Arrente man Steve Mullawalla Dodd was honoured with the Jimmy Little Lifetime Achievement Award at the 19th Deadlys® on Tuesday night, at the Sydney Opera House with a standing ovation that didn’t end until the actor had finished his acceptance speech.
Taken with our hidden cam.
Nader Hamdan – Town Hall Station, Sydney
Amazon Studios is hell-bent on developing movies and TV series, and on top of script submissions, it’s now asking filmmakers to send in 2-15 minute long shorts to pitch their feature-length film ideas. Those would serve as a foundation for your project and “express an idea that’s begging to be seen on the big-screen, in full-length, full-budget form,” according to the division’s Hollywonk blog. Amazon Studios will spend 45 days evaluating each submission, and those added to the development slate will receive $10,000. After that, you’ll get put into the development pipeline, which could get you paid writing and directing opportunities, guidance and feedback from partners like Warner Bros., and up to $400,000 if your baby hits theaters. Private submissions are welcome, but if you’re feeling brave, you can also post it for the world to see — hit the source or More Coverage link for more info.
So why are taxpayers spending more than $20 million to get Walt Disney Studios to shoot a blockbuster movie in Australia? Isn’t this just throwing cash – not much more than a bribe – at a hugely profitable Hollywood studio?
Federal Labor backbencher Ed Husic is not alone in questioning why the government is handing so much money to attract 20,000 Leagues under the Sea – the latest movie based on Jules Verne’s novel about Captain Nemo’s adventures – instead of funding hospitals. (more…)
The Gillard Government has today announced a one-off payment of $21.6m to attract the Walt Disney Studios film 20, 000 Leagues Under the Sea: Captain Nemo to Australia.
The project, at one stage rumoured to have Brad Pitt attached, is expected to create up to 2,000 jobs and result in significant investment in Australian businesses working on the big-budget production. (more…)
From shameless remakes to nuclear armed class dramas, it’s all happening this TV pilot season, but will these out-there ideas fly?
Every year, Hollywood offers up the latest television concepts that may or may not be the Next Big Thing. (more…)
AND that’s a wrap.
Wagga’s first feature film, Backyard Ashes, will finish shooting today and prepare for the long editing process.
There were a few tears expected on set yesterday as the key cast and a team of more than 50 crew members wrapped up production. (more…)
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