#Sydney Australian Film Festival

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Meu curta Ar perturbador (de novo!) foi agraciado com uma menção honrosa no Sydney Australian Film Festival em Outubro.

My short Disturbing air (again!) was bestowed with an honourable mention on  Sydney Australian Film Festival in October.

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On June 15, 1974, The Cars that Ate Paris premiered at the Sydney Film Festival.

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A DIFFERENT MAN to premiere at the Melbourne film festival in August!

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St. Patrick's Day FREE Outdoor Movie Screenings

The Irish Film Festival have announced a program of three free Movie Nights at the Sydney St. Patrick’s Day Festival 2023. WHEN: Thursday 16th, Friday 17th & Saturday 18th MarchGates open 4:30pm for a 5pm startWHERE: Cadmans Cottage (Next to the MCA), The RocksPRICE: No tickets are required to attend the screenings Among the highlights for the very first Free Outdoor Irish Film Festival is The…

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Is there a link to a site or account where they say P won't be at the events in Sydney and Tokyo? Which is understandable btw. I knew Joseph won't be at the Sydney event.

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Is Kylie Minogue starting her 2025 world tour in Australia?

New Post has been published on https://qnews.com.au/is-kylie-minogue-starting-her-2025-world-tour-in-australia/

Is Kylie Minogue starting her 2025 world tour in Australia?

Kylie Minogue could be back on Australian stages as early as February 2025, as tea starts to spill that a Tension world tour announcement is coming very, very soon.

It’s been an excruciating wait for Aussies after Kylie’s renaissance last year with banger Padam Padam and album Tension.

At that time, the singer was focusing on her Las Vegas residency. After the residency wrapped up in May, Kylie’s schedule opened up.

For months, we’ve known that a world tour is coming. But music industry chatter about details and dates has ramped up over the last few weeks.

A tour announcement could even drop as soon as next week.

However it’s understood Kylie is planning to start the world tour in Australia in February 2025, at the end of our summer.

UK’s The Sun has also reported that US cities are next, before Kylie does arena shows in the UK and then all over Europe over summer in the Northern Hemisphere.

In July, Kylie herself casually dropped confirmation of an upcoming Australian tour during a radio interview here.

“I want to say yes. Yes. The answer is yes! We’re just locking down details,” she told the Fifi, Fev and Nick show on The Fox 101.9 in Melbourne.

“Maybe I wasn’t meant to say that, but yeah.”

Kylie Minogue hasn’t gone out on tour since Golden

Kylie Minogue’s last big gig in Australia was the huge Sydney WorldPride closing concert last year.

The upcoming Tension tour will be her first since the Golden era, with follow-up album Disco recorded and released at the height of the pandemic.

In July, Kylie was to headline Australian festival Splendour in the Grass, before the entire event was sadly cancelled.

After Tension last year, Kylie has been dropping collaborations all year – Dance Alone with Sia in February, Midnight Ride with out country star Orville Peck and Diplo in June, My Oh My with Bebe Rexha and Tove Lo in July and Edge of Saturday Night with The Blessed Madonna last month.

There’s more new music on the way too. Kylie shared that she was in the studio with UK EDM pro Joel Corry, amid talk of work on a “full-on dance album” at the time.

The Aussie icon recently signed a multi-million dollar Netflix deal for a documentary. That project is reportedly set to start filming before the end of the year.

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Happy 58th Birthday to the multi-talented Scottish actor Alan Cumming born on January 27, 1965 in Aberfeldy.

Alan Cumming has an amazing volume of work under his belt, last year alone he was involved in 8 different projects and TV and Cinema, add to that he appears on stage, writes, produces, directs things, as you'd imagine there is a lot to go through in his bio.........

Born to Mary (Darling), an insurance company secretary, and Alex Cumming. a forester for Atholl Estate, Alanspent his infant years in Dunkeld before the family moved to Fassfern near Fort William, before moving to the east coast of Scotland in 1969, where Alan's father took up the position of Head Forester of Panmure Estate; it was there that Alan grew up. He went to Monikie Primary School and Carnoustie High School, where he began appearing in plays, and soon after that began working with with the Carnoustie Theatre Club and Carnoustie Musical Society, and never looked back.

In 1981, he left high school with some great exam results in several subjects, but because he was too young to enter any university or drama school he worked for just over a year as a sub-editor at D.C. Thomson Publishers in Dundee. There he worked on the launch of a new magazine, “Tops”, and was also the “Young Alan” who answered readers’ letters. 

In September 1982 he began a three-year course at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow. He graduated in 1985 with a B.A. (Dramatic Studies) and awards for verse speaking and direction. He also had formed a cabaret double act with fellow student Forbes Masson called Victor and Barry, which went on to become hugely successful with tours (including two Perrier Pick of the Fringe seasons in London and a month-long engagement at the Sydney Opera House as part of an Australian tour), records and many TV appearances throughout the British Isles. Before graduating Alan made his professional theatre and film debuts in Macbeth at the Tron Theatre in Glasgow and in Gillies MacKinnon’s Passing Glory. 

After graduating, Alan worked extensively in Scottish theatre and television, including a stint on the soap opera High Road before moving to London when Conquest of the South Pole, a play by German playwright Manfred Karge, transferred from the Traverse Theatre in, Edinburgh to the the Royal Court in London, earning him his first Olivier award nomination for Most Promising Newcomer of 1988. 

Alan performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company and then the Royal National Theatre, where he starred in Accidental Death of an Anarchist, which he also adapted with director Tim Supple. The production was nominated for Best revival at the 1991 Olivier awards and Alan won for Comedy Performance of the Year. His film career began with Ian Sellar’s Prague , in which he starred with Sandrine Bonnaire and Bruno Ganz. The film premiered at the 1992 Cannes film festival and went on to win him Best Actor award at the Atlantic Film Festival and a Scottish BAFTA Best Actor nomination. In the same year he made two films for the BBC. 

In the 1992 Olivier awards got his second nomination for Comedy Performance of the Year for La Bete. The next year he played Hamlet for the English Touring Theatre to great critical acclaim  going on to play the Emcee in Sam Mendes’ revival of Cabaret. He received a 1994 Olivier award nomination for Best Actor in a Musical for “Cabaret”, and for Hamlet he received the 1994 TMA Best Actor award and a Shakespeare Globe award nomination.

In 1994, he made his first Hollywood film, Circle of Friends then two films released in quick succession Emma and GoldenEye as a talented hacker, Boris Grishenko, these films brought him to be noticed by further American producers, and he appeared in several Hollywood films, such as Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion and Buddy.

Returning home briefly in 1997 to work with Stanley Kubrick and the Spice Girls before reprising his role in Cabaret on Broadway. The show and his portrayal were a sensation, and he received the many plaudits and awards  for his performance including a Tony  for Best Actor in a Musical

Since then he has alternated between theatre and films, and also between smaller independent films and more mainstream fare.His films include Julie Taymor’s Titus, the Spy Kids trilogy, X-Men 2, Son of the Mask and the Showtime movie musical Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical, and Battle of the Sexes. 

Cumming’s TV work includes Taggart, of course!  The short lived Scottish sitcom The High Life,  Travelling Man, Third Rock from the Sun, Sex and the City, Foyles War and Dr Who. He is probably best known for starring in the US  legal and political drama The Good Wife 

Alan lives in Manhattan  with his husband, illustrator Grant Shaffer, he has been nominated and won too many awards to mention here, and has champion causes for the  LGBT community worldwide. He published a novel,, Tommy’s Tale in 2002,  centring on the life of a bisexual guy living in London, and his biography  Not My Father’s Son, Cumming describes the emotional and physical violence his father inflicted on him in his childhood, he became estranged from his father in his early 20′s and it wasn’t until filming   Who Do You Think You Are in 2010 he spoke to him, his father telling him he suspected he wasn’t his biological father, Alan, along with his brother later had DNA tests which  proved they were indeed his biological children.

Alan today went up in my estimations when he announce he was sending back the OBE he was awarded in 2009 due to "the toxicity of empire".

He explained it in full on his Instagram account, posting;

Today is my 58th birthday and I want to tell you about something I recently did for myself. I returned my OBE. Fourteen years ago, I was incredibly grateful to receive it in the 2009 Queen’s birthday honours list, for it was awarded not just for my job as an actor but ‘for activism for equal rights for the gay and lesbian community, USA’. Back then the Defence of Marriage Act ensured that same sex couples couldn’t get married or enjoy the same basic legal rights as straight people, and Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell ensured that openly gay, lesbian or bisexual people were barred from serving in the military. (Incidentally both these policies were instituted by the Clinton administration). This is the statement I made at the time: ‘I am really shocked and delighted to receive this honour. I am especially happy to be honoured for my activism as much as for my work.  The fight for equality for the LGBT community in the US is something I am very passionate about, and I see this honour as encouragement to go on fighting for what I believe is right and for what I take for granted as a UK citizen. Thank you to the Queen and those who make up her Birthday honours list for bringing attention to the inaction of the US government on this issue. It makes me very proud to be British, and galvanised as an American’. The Queen’s death and the ensuing conversations about the role of monarchy and especially the way the British Empire profited at the expense (and death) of indigenous peoples across the world really opened my eyes. Also, thankfully, times and laws in the US have changed, and the great good the award brought to the LGBTQ+ cause back in 2009 is now less potent than the misgivings I have being associated with the toxicity of empire (OBE stands for Officer of the British Empire). So I returned my award, explained my reasons and reiterated my great gratitude for being given it in the first place. I’m now back to being plain old Alan Cumming again. Happy birthday to me!

If you want to see Alan let loose in oor ain land check out Channel 4’s Miriam & Alan: Lost In Scotland where we see the esteemed actor venturing around his native Scotland in a mobile home, with a new friend in tow – fellow thespian, the 80-year-old super Miriam Margolyes. The second series saw then explore the US.

I have to say I hope I look in as good shape as Alan when I reach my 58th birthday........but with just over 4 months left it's not going to happen is it!

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New Zealand-born, Sydney-based filmmaker Samuel Van Grinsven’s psychological thriller Went Up the Hill will have its world premiere at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) after being included in today’s official line-up announcement.

An Australia/New Zealand co-production, the film picks up with main character Jack (Dacre Montgomery) as he ventures to remote New Zealand to attend the funeral of his estranged birth mother and meets her grieving widow, Jill (Vicky Krieps). However, his search for answers becomes dangerous when his mother’s ghost returns to inhabit both her son and widow, instigating a life-threatening nocturnal dance between the three of them.

Van Grinsven wrote the script with Jory Anast, with Samantha Jennings and Kristina Ceyton producing for Causeway Films, alongside Vicky Pope for POP Film. According to Deadline, the film finished its New Zealand shoot in October last year, receiving major production investment from the New Zealand Film Commission and Screen Australia, along with financial support from Screen CanterburyNZ, Fulcrum Media Finance, the New Zealand Government’s Screen Production Rebate, and Head Gear Films.

Went Up The Hill is Van Grinsven’s second feature, following 2019’s Sequin in a Blue Room, which he also wrote with Anast.

It will screen under the special presentations thread of this year’s event, which takes place from September 5–15.

In a statement to IF, Jennings, Ceyton, and Pope said they were “so honoured” by the film’s inclusion.

“Samuel’s beautiful unique vision will be shared with the world for the first time, bringing this haunting New Zealand- Australian co-production to the big screen,” they said.

“Huge thanks to our investors, incredible cast, and wonderful crew.”

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Filmmaker James Croke discusses his feature film debut LATENCY.

In filmmaker James Croke’s feature debut he introduces us to Hana, a gamer with agoraphobia who is asked to test new gaming equipment that uses A.I. to read her mind, the line between reality and the subconscious begins to blur and she starts to wonder if the device is helping her or serving a more sinister force.

James Croke is a freelance writer and director with extensive experience in the field of design for both stage and screen, and graduated in 2005 with a Master of Arts from the Australian Film, Television & Radio School. Starting his career in stage design, James was based in London before returning to Sydney, Australia, where he began working in the Australian film and television industry. James’ 2014 short film, Shift, which he wrote, directed and produced was screened at over twenty film festivals worldwide, and received many accolades, receiving two Australian Cinematography Society awards and the Australian Production Design Guild award for design on a short film.

Director James Croke and actress Sasha Luss on the set of LATENCY.

LATENCY will be in US theatres beginning June 14th, 2024, from Lionsgate.

The music heard in the background during this episode is from Latency, by composer J-Punch.

Read Our Review of LATENCY - HERE

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A DIFFERENT MAN to have its Australian premiere at Sydney film festival in June!

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Austin Butler to visit Sydney to launch THE BIKERIDERS

Universal Pictures is thrilled to announce that Golden Globe winner and Academy Award® nominee Austin Butler will attend the Australian Premiere of THE BIKERIDERS. Part of the Special Presentations strand of the Sydney Film Festival, the red-carpet event will be held at the State Theatre on Thursday 6 June. Written and directed by Jeff Nichols (“Loving”, “Midnight Special”, “Mud”) and featuring…

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Morgan Davies - The All-Round Actor

If you are a fan of Australian cinema, you have probably heard of Morgan Davies. He is one of the most versatile and diverse actors in the industry, with roles ranging from drama to comedy, and from action to horror. He is also a transgender man who has faced many challenges and prejudices to pursue his passion for acting.

In this article, we will tell you more about Morgan Davies, his journey as a transgender actor and director, his diverse and versatile filmography, and his future plans and aspirations. You will also get to know more about his personal life, his hobbies, and his inspirations. Morgan is a rising star of Australian cinema and transgender representation, and we are excited to share his story with you.

Birth and Early Years

Born in Sydney, Australia on November 27, 2001, Morgan is presently 21 years old and falls under the zodiac sign of Sagittarius. Raised by his single mother, Elaine Davies, in the suburb of Rozelle, his father’s identity remains unknown. As far as available information suggests, he does not have any siblings. He discovered his passion for acting at the age of seven and his mother supported him to pursue his dream. He graduated from high school, but there are no details available about his further education.

Beginning of Career

Morgan Davies began his career as a child actor in 2008 when he was only seven years old. He auditioned for a role in the Australian film Green Fire Envy, which was his first movie. Nevertheless, he experienced a significant turning point in his career in 2010 when he took on the role of Simone in the French-Australian film “The Tree.” The movie was selected as the closing film for the prestigious Cannes Film Festival and was met with a standing ovation. Davies was nominated for two AACTA awards for his performance in The Tree. He also appeared in The Hunter, another Australian film, in 2011, playing Sass Armstrong. Davies has since acted in various films and TV shows, such as Storm Boy, The End, and One Piece. He is also a director and a transgender advocate.

Morgan Davies: A Transgender Actor and Advocate

Morgan, raised in Sydney by his single mother Elaine, was assigned female at birth with the name Morgana Davies. However, at 13 years old, he bravely came out as transgender to his close family and friends, receiving their unwavering support. Though he initially struggled to openly express his gender identity, in 2020, Morgan publicly came out as a transgender man, adopting the name Morgan Davies.

Since then, he has become a passionate advocate for transgender rights, openly discussing his experiences with depression and stage fright as a teenager. Additionally, Morgan utilizes his platform to raise awareness and gather funds for various LGBTQ+ causes and organizations. Morgan is a role model and an inspiration for many transgender people and allies who admire his courage and talent.

Morgan Davies: A Director with a Vision

Morgan Davies is not only a talented actor, but also a director with a vision. He has been involved in directing several short films, such as The Boyfriend Game, Beautiful They, and BUSSY. He has also expressed his interest in directing feature films in the future.  As a director, Morgan aims to tell stories that are authentic, diverse, and meaningful. He wants to explore different genres and themes, such as horror, comedy, romance, and social issues. He also wants to collaborate with other artists and filmmakers, especially those from the LGBTQ+ community. Morgan Davies is a director with a vision, and we can’t wait to see what he will create next.

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Mia Wasikowska at the Bad Behaviour australian premiere, Sydney Film Festival - June 11th, 2023