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Inside Film http://if.com.au/ Inside Film - Australia en-us Cinematography, the industry's shining light http://if.com.au/news/article/Cinematography-the-industrys-shining-light/SKQSPMXBFE.html It's been a golden year of achievement for the Australian Cinematographers Society. The recent federal president Ron Johanson ACS shares a retrospective look at the ACS in 2008 and its members' shining achievements. 2009-01-05 16:22:37 Ground Beneath to screen at Clermont-Ferrand http://if.com.au/news/article/Ground-Beneath-to-screen-at-Clermont-Ferrand/HPKZAPIGQO.html The Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival has announced its program for 2009 and will include the screening of four Australian films. 2008-12-24 09:28:26 Screen Australia starts to appoint big guns http://if.com.au/news/article/Screen-Australia-starts-to-appoint-big-guns/LKUSTOYBUS.html Screen Australia has appointed Martha Coleman as Head of Development... 2008-12-23 14:38:49 Northern Territory releases Rosen discussion paper http://if.com.au/news/article/Northern-Territory-releases-Rosen-discussion-paper/TDCSSQRKOU.html The Northern Territory Film Office is excited to announce that the Strategic Discussion Paper... 2008-12-23 14:36:01 SBS brings in Kiwi to head pathos and funny http://if.com.au/news/article/SBS-brings-in-Kiwi-to-head-pathos-and-funny/VSPTYNQMUJ.html SBS today announced it has appointed Caterina De Nave as Executive Producer, Drama and Comedy. 2008-12-23 14:31:10 Screen Australia gives offset co-pro update http://if.com.au/news/article/Screen-Australia-gives-offset-co-pro-update/JFTPYUZKYM.html Marsha White, who has been the POCB Co-ordinator since October 2007, has recently left Screen Australia. 2008-12-23 14:26:04 TV show dares producers to apply http://if.com.au/news/article/TV-show-dares-producers-to-apply/KGESBRWYUQ.html A brand new TV show to be broadcast on TVS in 2009 is seeking TV producers who think theyʼve got a daring idea for an episode on Dare I Ask? 2008-12-23 14:22:26 Film Vic goes Xmas crazy with new funding http://if.com.au/news/article/Film-Vic-goes-Xmas-crazy-with-new-funding/YCDHZYNYWZ.html The Film Victoria Board has approved a $1.3 million investment in new film and television projects. 2008-12-23 14:13:58 Perth stars shine bright http://if.com.au/news/article/Perth-stars-shine-bright/GODNICCHVY.html Many of the directors, writers and actors who have undertaken screen training with the long running PAC Screen Workshops in Perth have recently celebrated big triumphs. 2008-12-23 13:40:00 Screen Australia backs vampires and superheroes http://if.com.au/news/article/Screen-Australia-backs-vampires-and-superheroes/IBPCTCEPKW.html Internationally acclaimed Australian director Ray Lawrence was yesterday backed by Screen Australia to direct Being Dead... 2008-12-18 17:13:02 Digital Pictures gets into Blu-ray http://if.com.au/news/article/Digital-Pictures-gets-into-Blu-ray/NTWSYNENEM.html Digital Pictures has pushed aside concerns about the economy announcing its commitment to the growth and success of digital postproduction in Australia... 2008-12-18 16:46:00 MIFF Fund open for applicants http://if.com.au/news/article/MIFF-Fund-open-for-applicants/PRIWRJYVVV.html The Melbourne International Film Festival, the MIFF Premiere Fund today has opened its application process for Round Five with a call for submissions that closes on January 9, 2009. 2008-12-18 15:39:17 Kiwi short to screen at Sundance http://if.com.au/news/article/Kiwi-short-to-screen-at-Sundance/YETZILYQBJ.html 2008-12-18 15:37:23 FTO appoints new Creative & Enterprise Development director http://if.com.au/news/article/FTO-appoints-new-Creative--Enterprise-Development-director/DQFBANTZOC.html Megan Simpson Huberman has been appointed to the new position of Director, Creative and Enterprise Development at the New South Wales Film and Television Office (FTO). 2008-12-16 14:54:24 Digistor to open Brisbane office http://if.com.au/news/article/Digistor-to-open-Brisbane-office/APMOOWFXRL.html Specialist broadcast and post-production digital solutions supplier Digistor has announced that the company will open a Brisbane office in January 2009. 2008-12-16 13:50:44 Flickerfest calls for volunteers http://if.com.au/news/article/Flickerfest-calls-for-volunteers/BODYLZACMH.html Flickerfest are looking for some dynamic volunteers who want to help make it the best film festival on this summer. 2008-12-22 13:00:00 Newcastle guerilla film wins Anchorage prize http://if.com.au/news/article/Newcastle-guerilla-film-wins-Anchorage-prize/HKTFXCIJCN.html Streetsweeper, an independent feature film, has won the 'Golden Oosikar' Jury Prize for Best Film at the Anchorage International Film Festival 2008. 2008-12-15 16:24:58 Tropfest deadline approaches http://if.com.au/news/article/Tropfest-deadline-approaches/JLFSGGSWKG.html It's time to get the tape rolling with the 2009 Movie Extra Tropfest deadline - 15 January 2009 - fast approaching and only one month away. 2008-12-15 16:15:43 Kurzel directs Dare Iced Coffee http://if.com.au/news/article/Kurzel-directs-Dare-Iced-Coffee/YBAMVBNGVH.html Cherub Pictures' Justin Kurzel has directed the latest installment in the Dare Iced Coffee series of TVCs... 2008-12-15 16:10:47 AWG scores Sex & the City creator http://if.com.au/news/article/AWG-scores-Sex--the-City-creator/CKKEZEEWYI.html The Australian Writers' Guild will bring Sex and the City down under when its creator Darren Star heads a stellar line up of guest speakers... 2008-12-15 15:32:42 Shrek writer to speak at guild conference http://if.com.au/news/article/Shrek-writer-to-speak-at-guild-conference/RYBVLITBUP.html The Australian Writers' Guild has announced that David N. Weiss, one of Hollywood's hottest animation writers, has also joined the lineup of guest speakers. 2008-12-15 15:30:33 Tim Winton short film wraps in WA http://if.com.au/news/article/Tim-Winton-short-film-wraps-in-WA/EGUZXKSCIE.html Filming has just wrapped in Western Australia on a ten-minute screen adaptation of Tim Winton's classic short story, The Water was Dark and It Went Forever Down. 2008-12-15 14:21:20 WA television industry pioneers celebrated http://if.com.au/news/article/WA-television-industry-pioneers-celebrated/LQEZWLGABC.html A special public exhibition is being planned by the Australian Museum of Motion Picture Technology (AMMPT) to recognise the ingenuity and efforts of Western Australians involved in creating and providing television entertainment over the past fifty years. 2008-12-15 14:15:04 WA & Singapore the new co-pro hubs http://if.com.au/news/article/WA--Singapore-the-new-co-pro-hubs/NQDQKTAJSF.html Following the launch of the Media Development Authority & ScreenWest Cross-Media Development Initiative in October, the two agencies... 2008-12-15 14:11:17 Hoyts to launch IMAX on Boxing Day http://if.com.au/news/article/Hoyts-to-launch-IMAX-on-Boxing-Day/ICEOUINZQW.html Hoyts' aggressive innovation strategy and IMAX partnership is set to deliver the world's most immersive movie experience to multiplexes in Australia. 2008-12-15 14:06:24 St George OpenAir cinema 2009 kicks off http://if.com.au/news/article/St-George-OpenAir-cinema-2009-kicks-off/NKFWPTEEHJ.html St George OpenAir Cinema has announced its 2009 Season, kicking off on January 12 with the Australian premiere of Milk. 2008-12-12 10:56:18 The Funk wins International Jury Award http://if.com.au/news/article/The-Funk-wins-International-Jury-Award/CEXIUDGDAN.html The Funk, written and directed by Cris Jones and produced by Melanie Coombs has picked up the International Jury Award at Short Cuts Cologne. 2008-12-12 10:44:59 SAFC welcomes Beautiful Offset http://if.com.au/news/article/SAFC-welcomes-Beautiful-Offset/QOAYGSGVEJ.html The South Australian Film Corporation has welcomed the news that the Adelaide production company Kojo has received its 40 percent Producer Offset for feature film Beautiful. 2008-12-11 13:29:17 Flickerfest shorts on Movie Extra http://if.com.au/news/article/Flickerfest-shorts-on-Movie-Extra/QGBNLQSCSH.html In 2009 Flickerfest will be bringing the best of Australian Short Films from the cinema to the television screens of the nation in an exciting new partnership with the Movie EXTRA channel. 2008-12-11 11:17:59 Golf championship shot on JVC ProHD cams http://if.com.au/news/article/Golf-championship-shot-on-JVC-ProHD-cams/NSVXHSHDJS.html A quality field of Indigenous golfers from Queensland and interstate competed in the Championship that was shot with JVC ProHD cameras. 2008-12-11 11:04:56 J.M. Coetzee is AFF's Natuzzi juror http://if.com.au/news/article/J-M--Coetzee-is-AFFs-Natuzzi-juror/CZKKLBVIII.html The 2009 BigPond Adelaide Film Festival has announced Booker Prize winning novelist, J. M. Coetzee, as the seventh and final juror for the 2009 Natuzzi International Award for Best Feature Film. 2008-12-11 10:55:32 The Substation wins Movie Network deal http://if.com.au/news/article/The-Substation-wins-Movie-Network-deal/WIHIWYEJAS.html The SubStation, Omnilab Media's recently launched subtitling and captioning service, today gave details of the exclusive 3-year contract it has been awarded by The Movie Network Channels. 2008-12-11 10:48:27