Blanchett’s Stateless is one of 23 film and TV projects that Screen Australia has announced will receive development funding to the total of $640,000. A diverse range of projects and talent are being supported, including works from Bryan Brown and Rachel Ward, Richard Roxburgh, Marieke Hardy, Jan Chapman, Stephan Elliott and Bondi Hipsters’ Nicholas Boshier. Cate Blanchett’s TV project Stateless centres on the tragic and true story of Cornelia Rau which made headlines in 2004. … [Read more...] about Cate Blanchett’s Stateless to receive Screen Australia’s funding
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CNN’s “Girl Rising” to air weekend of June 22
CNN International has announced a new slate of programming focused on the empowerment of young girls around the world with the premiere of film Girl Rising and launch of A Girl’s World, a distinctive new series chronicling the lives of seven girls in seven countries. Girl Rising, filmed before the well-known girls’ education campaigner Malala Yousafzai was shot by the Taliban on her way home from school in Pakistan’s Swat Valley, follows several girls across the globe as … [Read more...] about CNN’s “Girl Rising” to air weekend of June 22
ABC Commercial’s A Cautionary Tail chosen finalist at MIP Junior Kids’ Jury Award
ABC Commercial is heading to MIP Junior with a new and unique children’s animation A Cautionary Tail (1x14’ HD), a magical story about a girl born with a tail that expresses her emotions. Chosen as a finalist in the MIP Junior Kids’ Jury Award (7-10 year old category), A Cautionary Tail tells the story of how the girl faces the pressures in fitting in, and choosing between conformity and self-expression as she grows up. Directed by Simon Rippingale, A Cautionary Tail stars an … [Read more...] about ABC Commercial’s A Cautionary Tail chosen finalist at MIP Junior Kids’ Jury Award