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Hoodlum thriller the first recipient of High-end Television Development program

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Tuesday 21 January 2014

Queensland-based production company Hoodlum’s supernatural thriller Tidelands has today been announced as the first recipient of Screen Australia’s new High-end Television Development program, launched in October last year.
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Six Hot Shot teams get their short films greenlit

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Monday 20 January 2014

Six filmmaking teams have been selected for Screen Australia’s short film program, Hot Shots, and will each receive $70,000 to make a film of up to 8 minutes in length.
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Australian films selected for Berlin and Rotterdam

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Friday 17 January 2014

Warwick Thornton’s feature documentary The Darkside and Australian short films Emo (The Musical) and Snowblind have been added to the 2014 Berlin International Film Festival line up, joining previously announced Australian features Galore, 52 Tuesdays and The Turning. Three Australian films, Ruin, Canopy and experimental short animation Dot Matrix, have also been selected to screen at the 2014 International Film Festival Rotterdam.
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Local screen stories demonstrate breadth of industry talent

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Friday 17 January 2014

Screen Australia’s Chief Executive, Graeme Mason, said that both local and international audiences were responding positively to strong, distinctive Australian content across both film and television, and that 2014 is set to be a great year for Australian stories.
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Iconic Australian classic The Castle returns to the BIG screen this Australia Day

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Monday 13 January 2014

This Australia Day long weekend, Screen Australia is pleased to support the return to the big screen of the classic Australian comedy The Castle (M), exclusively at Event Cinemas.
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Screen Australia commits $2.7 million to festivals and events

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Friday 20 December 2013

Screen Australia today announced funding for film festivals and special events across the country, representing $2.7 million in support for Australian screen culture over the next three years.
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The Turning selected for Berlinale

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Wednesday 18 December 2013

The Turning will have its international premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) in February 2014 in the Berlinale Special program, which honours the greatest cinema from around the world, past and present.
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Multi-platform drama production receives $1.78 million investment

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Monday 16 December 2013

Screen Australia today announced $1.78 million investment in eight diverse new productions spanning interactive drama, multi-platform TV and web series through its Multi-platform Drama program.
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Two Australian features selected for Berlinale

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Friday 13 December 2013

Two Australian feature films have been selected to screen in the Generation program of the 2014 Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale). Galore will have its international premiere, joined by 52 Tuesdays, which will have its European premiere after screening at the Sundance Film Festival in January.
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Australian films selected for Clermont-Ferrand

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Wednesday 11 December 2013

Two Australian films have been selected for the 36^th Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival in France.
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New feature film projects receive development support

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Wednesday 11 December 2013

Screen Australia today announced $424,000 in funding to support 15 filmmaking teams to develop their feature film projects.
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52 Tuesdays and The Babadook selected for Sundance

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Friday 06 December 2013

The prestigious Sundance Film Festival has selected two Australian feature films, 52 Tuesdays and The Babadook, to premiere at the 2014 festival.