‘The Boogeyman’ First Trailer Has Just Dropped

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High school student Sadie Harper and her younger sister Sawyer are reeling from the recent death of their mother and aren’t getting much support from their father, Will, a therapist who is dealing with his own pain. When a desperate patient unexpectedly shows up at their home seeking help, he leaves behind a terrifying supernatural entity that preys on families and feeds on the suffering of its victims. “The Boogeyman,” directed by Rob Savage (“Host”) with a screenplay by Scott Beck & Bryan Woods (“A Quiet Place”) and Mark Heyman (“Black Swan”) and a screen story by Scott Beck & Bryan Woods based upon the short story by Stephen King, stars Sophie Thatcher (“Yellowjackets”), Chris Messina (“Birds of Prey”), Vivien Lyra Blair (“Obi-Wan Kenobi”), Marin Ireland (“The Umbrella Academy”), Madison Hu (“Bizaardvark”), LisaGay Hamilton (“Vice”), and David Dastmalchian (“Dune”). The producers are Shawn Levy (“Stranger Things”), Dan Levine (“Arrival”), and Dan Cohen (“The Adam Project”), with John H. Starke (“Sicario”), Emily Morris (“Rosaline”), Scott Beck, Bryan Woods, Ryan Cunningham, Adam Kolbrenner (“The Tomorrow War”), and Robin Meisinger serving as executive producers.

The trailer for 20th Century Studios’ and 21 Laps’ horror-thriller The Boogeyman,” is here. “The Boogeyman,” a horror-thriller from the mind of best-selling author Stephen King, opens June 1, 2023, exclusively in cinemas. Check out the trailer below:

Disney+ New Releases For January 2023

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Disney+ is the dedicated streaming home for movies and shows from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, National Geographic, and more, alongside exclusive Disney+ Originals. This post provides updates on upcoming original films and series, the latest episodes, and new library titles joining the service in the U.S.

Wednesday, January 4

– The Boonies (S1)
– Locked Up Abroad (S12)
– Lost Treasures of Egypt (S4)
– Magic of Disney’s Animal Kingdom (S2)
– Primal Survivor: Over the Andes (S1)
– Small & Mighty (S1)
– Underworld, Inc. (S1, S2)

Star Wars: The Bad Batch – 2-Episode Season 2 Premiere – Episode 201 “Spoils of War” and Episode 202 “Ruins of War”
When the new season opens, months have passed since the events on Kamino, and the Bad Batch continue their journey navigating the Empire after the fall of the Republic. They will cross paths with friends and foes, both new and familiar, as they take on a variety of thrilling mercenary missions that will take them to unexpected and dangerous new places.

National Treasure: Edge of History – Episode 5 “Bad Romance”
Trust no one on a treasure hunt. Jess begins to wonder if this is true as she suspects someone close to her might’ve leaked an important clue to Billie, but she doesn’t want to believe it. While Tasha uses her tech skills to ferret out the mole, Jess realizes the key to the next step in the treasure hunt is locked in the Rare Books Room at the Governor’s mansion, leading Jess and her friends to plot a caper during the Governor’s Ball, where Jess’s trust in her friends will be tested.

Willow – Episode 7
An epic period fantasy series with a modern sensibility set in an enchanted land of breathtaking beauty, “Willow” features a diverse international cast with Jonathan Kasdan, Ron Howard, Wendy Mericle, Kathleen Kennedy, and Michelle Rejwan serving as executive producers. The story begins with an aspiring magician from a Nelwyn village and an infant girl destined to unite the realms, who together helped destroy an evil queen and banish the forces of darkness. Now, in a magical world where brownies, sorcerers, trolls, and other mystical creatures flourish, the adventure continues as an unlikely group of heroes set off on a dangerous quest to places far beyond their home, where they must face their inner demons and come together to save their world.

Friday, January 6

– Strangest Bird Alive

Wednesday, January 11

– Airport Security (S4, S5, S6, S7, S8)
– Best in Bridal (S1)
– Bride & Prejudice (S1)
– Celebrity Ghost Stories (S5, S6)
– Evil Genius (S1)
– My Ghost Story (S1)
– SuperKitties (S1, 11 episodes)

Chasing Waves – All Episodes Streaming
In the wake of surfing’s Olympic debut in Tokyo, “Chasing Waves” shines a spotlight on the people and places defining Japan’s global surf culture reach. This character-driven documentary series follows multicultural athletes in pursuit of their dreams, paints a captivating picture of Japanese life, and showcases what it takes to succeed in the international surf industry.

Gina Yei – All Episodes Streaming
Gina, a cheerful and creative girl, dreams of writing songs. Thanks to her lyric-writing abilities, she gets the chance of a lifetime when she wins a scholarship to the prestigious Caribbean Music Institute (CMI) on the island of Puerto Rico. It’s the best place in the world to study Latin music and the birthplace of reggaeton.

National Treasure: Edge of History – Episode 6 “Frenemies”
Not knowing who’s good and who’s bad, Jess works with Billie and deciphers a hundreds-year-old clue that points to a famous 18th-century landmark. Together they plan an impossible heist during a historic reenactment to retrieve the next piece of the treasure map. But things don’t go as planned, and Jess is ultimately faced with the most difficult decision of her life.

Star Wars: The Bad Batch – Episode 203 “The Solitary Clone”
When the new season opens, months have passed since the events on Kamino, and the Bad Batch continues their journey navigating the Empire after the fall of the Republic. They will cross paths with friends and foes, both new and familiar, as they take on a variety of thrilling mercenary missions that will take them to unexpected and dangerous new places.

Willow – Episode 8
An epic period fantasy series with a modern sensibility set in an enchanted land of breathtaking beauty, “Willow” features a diverse international cast with Jonathan Kasdan, Ron Howard, Wendy Mericle, Kathleen Kennedy, and Michelle Rejwan serving as executive producers. The story began with an aspiring magician from a Nelwyn village and an infant girl destined to unite the realms, who together helped destroy an evil queen and banish the forces of darkness. Now, in a magical world where brownies, sorcerers, trolls, and other mystical creatures flourish, the adventure continues, as an unlikely group of heroes set off on a dangerous quest to places far beyond their home, where they must face their inner demons and come together to save their world.

Wednesday, January 18

– Chibi Tiny Tales (Shorts) (S3, 14 episodes)
– Disney Junior Mickey Mouse Funhouse (S2, 5 episodes)
– Me & Mickey (Shorts) (S1, 13 episodes)
– Night Stalkers (S1)
– Secret Life of Predators (S1)

King Shakir Recycle – Premiere
Scientists trying to solve the environmental crisis of pollution devise a way to send the collected garbage into space via rocket ships. When this garbage starts to land on alien planets, the outraged aliens head to Earth for revenge. King Shakir and his family must do their best to protect the world from alien destruction.

National Treasure: Edge of History – Episode 7 “Point of No Return”
Jess sacrifices everything to confront her dad’s killer to find the last piece of the map. But that meeting rocks her world as she learns that nothing is what’s expected on a treasure hunt, propelling her to make a dangerous decision that could land her in prison for life.

Star Wars: The Bad Batch – Episode 204 “Faster”
When the new season opens, months have passed since the events on Kamino, and the Bad Batch continue their journey navigating the Empire after the fall of the Republic. They will cross paths with friends and foes, both new and familiar, as they take on a variety of thrilling mercenary missions that will take them to unexpected and dangerous new places.

Friday, January 20

– Ocean’s Breath
– Sharkatraz

Wednesday, January 25

– Bloody Tales of Europe (S1)
– Dino Ranch (S2, 6 episodes)
– Hacking the System (S1)
– Riding Britain’s Railways (S1)

Mila in the Multiverse – Premiere
Mila is 16 years old and living the adventure of her life traveling through the multiverse in search of her mother, Elis. As she travels, she will come face to face with The Operators, a mysterious and dangerous group that wants to exterminate all universes. She will have to face them in order to save the vast multiverse.

National Treasure: Edge of History – Episode 8 “Family Tree”
It’s a matter of life and death when Jess and her friends embark on their most impossible caper yet. Meanwhile, Liam teams up with his grandpa’s home care nurse, Myles, in a desperate attempt to bring down Billie and her secret organization before they harm Jess.

Star Wars: The Bad Batch – Episode 205 “Entombed”
When the new season opens, months have passed since the events on Kamino, and the Bad Batch continue their journey navigating the Empire after the fall of the Republic. They will cross paths with friends and foes, both new and familiar, as they take on a variety of thrilling mercenary missions that will take them to unexpected and dangerous new places.

Friday, January 27

– American Blackout
– Challenger Disaster: Lost Tapes
– T. Rex Autopsy

Horror Thriller “After She Died” Set For A Global Release

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“Utterly nerve-shredding… Grips you from the very first frame.” Dead Northern

This Friday, the 13th, descend into terror with AFTER SHE DIED – a new award-winning Australian horror movie. Follow the story of Jen, a grieving teenager who’s horrified to discover that her father’s new girlfriend looks identical to her dead mother.

After its successful VOD release in North America, the film will be expanding globally on January 13th. To celebrate the global release date, a new trailer is now online and available for sharing:

The film is available for pre-order, including 45 minutes of bonus content and an audio commentary from writer/director/producer Jack Dignan. More information about the release can be found at www.aftershedied.com

A screener is available for review upon request.

The film won Best Australian Feature and Best Australian Feature Performance (Vanessa Madrid) at 2022’s A Night of Horror International Film Festival.

Knowing the Score: a biopic of Australian conductor Simone Young to hit cinemas on February 16

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Sharmill Films, in partnership with Bonsai Films, has today announced the release date for KNOWING THE SCORE, a biopic documentary following the career of Simone Young, an inspiring, brilliant woman who made it to the top in a man’s world, wielding her wit, determination, sense of humour and baton.

Set to open in select Australian cinemas from February 16, Knowing the Score will have its world premiere at Randwick Ritz on Sunday 5 February followed by a Q&A with Young.

New York, London, Paris, Berlin, Simone Young has conquered them all in the most male dominated of professions, a Conductor of Opera and Classical Music. The girl from Manly beach, now a woman with so many firsts to her name, she’s tired of the whole “woman” title that follows her around. Knowing the Score captures the career of a great conductor, its challenges and triumphs, past, present and into the future.

Knowing the Score is directed by Janine Hosking, with Serendipity Productions’ Margie Bryant producing alongside Cate Blanchett as executive producer.

KNOWING THE SCORE WILL BE RELEASED IN CINEMAS ON 16 FEBRUARY 2023

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‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ Hits $1 Billion At The Global Box Office

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The latest James Cameron blockbuster “Avatar: The Way of Water” has amazingly gone past the $1 billion mark in global ticket sales in just a mere 14 days. According to a report from Variety, it has become the fastest movie this year to hit the box office milestone.

‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ is the fastest movie to hit $1 billion at the box office since Spider-Man: No Way Home, which needed 12 days in total to get there. Variety further confirms that only three films released in 2022 passed the billion-dollar mark. It took 31 days for “Top Gun: Maverick” to clear $1 billion at the box office; meanwhile, it took more than four months for “Jurassic World Dominion” to join the elite club.

Variety further confirms that the film has generated $317.1 million in North America and $712.7 million overseas, resulting in a global tally of $1.025 billion, which moved past “Jurassic World Dominion” as the second highest-grossing movie of the year, and the third highest of the pandemic era.

“Avatar” stars Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, and Sigourney Weaver, and it follows the Sully family as they head underwater to battle the elements and keep the Na’vi safe from humans. Other cast members include Stephen Lang, Kate Winslet, Edie Falco, and Jemaine Clement.

Cameras Set To Wrap On “The New Boy” In South Australia

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Award-winning First Nations filmmaker Warwick Thornton’s spiritual drama The New Boy wraps this week in regional South Australia, with major production funding from Screen Australia’s First Nations Department alongside Fremantle and Gretel Packer’s Longbridge Nominees, who join producers Kath Shelper for Scarlett Pictures; and Cate Blanchett, Andrew Upton, Georgie Pym and Coco Francini for Dirty Films.

Newcomer Aswan Reid has been cast in the titular role, alongside Blanchett, Deborah Mailman and Wayne Blair. An ensemble of new faces, including Shane Brady, Tyrique Brady, Laiken Woolmington, Kailem Miller, Kyle Miller, Tyzailin Roderick and Tyler Spencer, round out the cast.

Set in 1940s Australia, The New Boy is the story of a nine-year-old Aboriginal orphan boy (Reid) who arrives in the dead of night at a remote monastery, run by a renegade nun (Blanchett), where his presence disturbs the delicately balanced world in this story of spiritual struggle and the cost of survival.

Screen Australia’s First Nations Department provides major production investment in association with Screen NSW and the South Australian Film Corporation. Roadshow Films is handling distribution in Australia and New Zealand.

The First Nations Department first backed the project in development over a number of years.

Screen Australia’s Head of First Nations, Angela Bates, said: “We are proud to support the masterful Warwick Thornton together with an experienced creative team and talented cast on this film. With a subtle yet powerful script, The New Boy is a genre defying film that explores spirituality, culture and colonisation in a way we haven’t seen on screen before. I have no doubt it will resonate with audiences around the world.”

The film is produced by Shelper for Scarlett Pictures, Blanchett, Upton and co-producer Pym for Dirty Films, and De Maio (of De Maio Entertainment), with Francini serving as executive producer for Dirty Films alongside Packer for Longbridge Nominees.

Christian Vesper, President of Global Drama, Fremantle, commented, “The New Boy is a powerful story from the cinematic genius of Warwick Thornton, and we are honoured to collaborate with an outstanding group of actors and exceptional creatives to tell this compelling story. We all take this responsibility seriously and acknowledge that the power and success of The New Boy lies in the reclamation of Indigenous narratives and perspectives, where audiences from around the world can reflect and have meaningful conversations about the struggles for survival.”

Lorenzo De Maio, De Maio Entertainment added, “It’s an incredible joy to partner with Dirty Films, Scarlett Pictures, Longbridge Nominees, Screen Australia and Fremantle, to bring this extraordinary film to audiences worldwide and to support First Nations storytelling. Warwick Thornton has crafted a film with unique beauty and power, anchored by the incomparable Cate Blanchett, Deborah Mailman and Wayne Blair, alongside a cast of truly talented and inspiring young actors.”

Gretel Packer commented, “I am thrilled to be part of this magical project. It is both a heartbreaking and heart-warming story, being brought to the screen by such a brilliant team of passionate and talented artists. It is a privilege.”

Thornton is one of Australia’s most celebrated filmmakers, most notably for his critically acclaimed Sweet Country, for which he won the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival and the Platform Prize at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2017; and Samson And Delilah, for which he won the Caméra d’Or at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival. Both films won the AACTA Award for Best Film. His authentic lens highlights him as one of cinema’s most treasured voices.

CAA Media Finance and UTA are handling sales for North America and The Veterans are on board to manage sales for the remainder of the globe.

The Subtle Art of Not Giving A #@%! Trailer Just Dropped

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Based on the Global Bestselling Self-Help Phenomenon, The Subtle Art of Not Giving A #@%! is a cinematic documentary designed to help us become less awful people. The author himself, Mark Manson, cuts through the crap to offer his not-giving-a-#@%! philosophy: a dose of raw, refreshing, honesty that shows us how to live more contented, grounded lives. With over 15 million copies sold, The Subtle Art of Not Giving A #@%! struck a chord with readers all over the world and now, its no-bullshit, life-changing advice comes to the screen. Backed by both academic research and scatological jokes, The Subtle Art of Not Giving A #@%! shows us that improving our lives hinges not on our ability to turn lemons into lemonade but on learning to stomach lemons. Whether you couldn’t be #@%!ed to read the book, or you want a helpful refresher, The Subtle Art of Not Giving A #@%! reveals a counterintuitive approach to living a good life, designed to make us laugh, think, and grow. Filled with entertaining stories and profane, ruthless humour, this movie is a much-needed grab-you-by-the-shoulders-and-look-you-in-the-eye moment of real-talk to remind us that there are only so many things we can give a #@%! about, so we need to figure out which ones really matter.

Check out the trailer below:

AACTA Awards 2022: Here Are All The Winners From Last Night’s Ceremony

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The Australian Academy of Cinema Television Arts (AACTA) is proud to announce the full list of AACTA Award winners, including the public-voted Audience Choice Award winners and AACTA Trailblazer Recipient. Sonia Kruger, Mark Coles Smith, and the cast of Heartbreak High were among the stars to walk the carpet at the star-studded ceremony as the industry came together to honour Australia’s best and brightest screen talent.

Elvis and Mystery Road: Origin led the winners at the 2022 AACTA Awards Ceremony presented by Foxtel Group. Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis was the biggest winner of the night, taking home four additional Awards, including the coveted award for Best Film, Best Direction in Film presented by Filmology Finance (Baz Luhrmann), Best Lead Actor (Austin Butler), and Best Supporting Actress in Film (Olivia DeJonge). Elvis dominated the AACTA Industry Awards on Monday with 7 wins, bringing the total AACTA Award count to 11.

In television, Mystery Road: Origin received an additional 3 AACTA Awards, including Best Drama Series, as well as Best Lead Actor (Mark Coles Smith) and Actress (Tuuli Narkle) in a Drama presented by Foxtel. After receiving 4 AACTA Awards during Monday’s Industry Awards, Mystery Road: Origin leads the TV Award categories with a total of 7 AACTA Awards.

Another big winner of the evening was internet-sensation Heartbreak High. The teen drama swept all 3 of their eligible public-voted Audience Choice Award categories, including Best TV Show, Best Actor (Bryn Chapman), and Best Actress (Chloe Hayden). The Audience Choice Awards continued with Kat Clark crowned Best Digital Creator and Abbie Chatfield given the title of Australia’s Best TV Personality.

Chris Hemsworth was last night’s recipient of the Trailblazer Award. The AACTA Trailblazer Award highlights the achievements, abilities, and success of an Australian screen practitioner who inspires others in the industry. Hemsworth was honoured for his outstanding career and contribution to the Australian screen industry as one of the most famous residents of the NSW North Coast; Hemsworth has used his position and status to attract global productions to Australia, creating jobs and opportunities for hundreds of local screen practitioners and championing the Australian film industry.

Check out the full list of 2022 AACTA Award Winners below:

TELEVISION

AACTA Award for Best Children’s Program: Bluey – Charlie Aspinwall, Sam Moor, Daley Pearson – Ludo Studio (ABC)
AACTA Award for Best Cinematography in Television: Mystery Road: Origin (Episode 3) – Tyson Perkins
AACTA Award for Best Comedy Performer: Tom Gleeson – Hard Quiz
AACTA Award for Best Comedy Program: Shaun Micallef’s Mad as Hell – Peter Beck, Beth Hart, Shaun Micallef – ITV Studios Australia (ABC)
AACTA Award for Best Costume Design in Television: Heartbreak High (Episode 1) – Rita Carmody
AACTA Award for Best Direction in Drama or Comedy: Mystery Road: Origin (Episode 3) – Dylan River
AACTA Award for Best Direction in Nonfiction Television: You Can’t Ask That (Episode 1) – Kirk Docker
AACTA Award for Best Documentary or Factual Program: Miriam Margolyes Australia Unmasked – Laurie Critchley, Bethan Arwel-Lewis – Southern Pictures (ABC)
AACTA Award for Best Drama Series: Mystery Road: Origin – Greer Simpkin, David Jowsey – Bunya Productions (ABC)
AACTA Award for Best Editing in Television: Mystery Road: Origin (Episode 3) – Nicholas Holmes
AACTA Award for Best Entertainment Program: LEGO® Masters Australia – David McDonald, Di Yang, AJ Johnson – Endemol Shine Australia (Nine Network)
AACTA Award for Best Factual Entertainment Program: Old People’s Home for Teenagers – Debbie Cuell, Tony De La Pena, Paulo Vivan, Brooke Hulsman – Endemol Shine Australia (ABC)
AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor in a Drama Presented by Foxtel: Mark Coles Smith – Mystery Road: Origin
AACTA Award for Best Lead Actress in a Drama Presented by Foxtel: Tuuli Narkle – Mystery Road: Origin
AACTA Award for Best Lifestyle Program: Gardening Australia – Gill Lomas – Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
AACTA Award for Best Miniseries: The Twelve – Hamish Lewis, Ian Collie, Ally Henville, Rob Gibson, Michael Brooks – Warner Bros. International Television Production Australia and Easy Tiger Productions (Binge, Foxtel)
AACTA Award for Best Original Score in Television: Savage River (Episode 1) – Bryony Marks
AACTA Award for Best Production Design in Television: The Tourist (Episode 1) – Scott Bird
AACTA Award for Best Reality Program: MasterChef Australia – David Forster, Eoin Maher, Simon Child – Endemol Shine Australia (Network 10)
AACTA Award for Best Screenplay in Television: Heartbreak High (Episode 1) – Hannah Carroll Chapman
AACTA Award for Best Sound in Television: Mystery Road: Origin (Episode 3) – Luke Mynott, Wes Chew, Trevor Hope, Dylan Barfield
AACTA Award for Best Stand-Up Special: Ronny Chieng: Speakeasy – Ronny Chieng – All Things Comedy and Netflix (Netflix)
AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama: Thomas Weatherall – Heartbreak High
AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama: Brooke Satchwell – The Twelve

FILM

AACTA Award for Best Cinematography in Film: Elvis – Mandy Walker
AACTA Award for Best Costume Design in Film: Elvis – Catherine Martin
AACTA Award for Best Direction in Film presented by Filmology Finance: Elvis – Baz Luhrmann
AACTA Award for Best Editing in Film presented by Spectrum Films: Elvis – Matt Villa, Jonathan Redmond
AACTA Award for Best Film: Elvis – Baz Luhrmann, Catherine Martin, Gail Berman, Patrick McCormick, Schuyler Weiss – Bazmark
AACTA Award for Best Indie Film: A Stitch In Time – Sasha Hadden (Dir.) – Hadden Motion Pictures
AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor in Film: Austin Butler – Elvis
AACTA Award for Best Lead Actress in Film: Leah Purcell – The Drover’s Wife The Legend of Molly Johnson
AACTA Award for Best Original Score in Film: Falling For Figaro – Cezary Skubiszewski
AACTA Award for Best Production Design in Film: Elvis – Catherine Martin, Karen Murphy, Beverley Dunn
AACTA Award for Best Screenplay in Film: The Stranger – Thomas M. Wright
AACTA Award for Best Sound in Film: Elvis – David Lee, Wayne Pashley, Andy Nelson, Michael Keller
AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actor in Film: Sean Harris – The Stranger
AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actress in Film: Olivia DeJonge – Elvis

SHORT FILM

AACTA Award for Best Short Film: Finding Jedda – Tanith Glynn-Maloney – Since1788 Productions, Unless Pictures, Orange Entertainment Co

DOCUMENTARY

AACTA Award for Best Cinematography in a Documentary: Facing Monsters – Rick Rifici
AACTA Award for Best Documentary: River – Jennifer Peedom (Dir.), Joseph Nizeti, Jo-anne McGowan, John Smithson – Stranger Than Fiction Films
AACTA Award for Best Editing in a Documentary: We Were Once Kids – Shannon Swan
AACTA Award for Best Original Score in a Documentary: River – Richard Tognetti, William Barton, Piers Burbrook de Vere
AACTA Award for Best Sound in a Documentary: Facing Monsters – Jeremy Ashton, Ric Curtin, Xoe Baird

DIGITAL

AACTA Award for Best Digital Series or Channel: A Beginner’s Guide to Grief – Anna Lindner, Renee Mao, Linda Ujuk, Kate Butler, Julie Byrne
AACTA Award for Best Digital Short Video: Daddy Long Legs – Dr. Karl

OTHER

AACTA Award for Best Casting Presented by Casting Networks: The Twelve – Kirsty McGregor
AACTA Award for Best Hair and Makeup presented by HASK: Elvis – Shane Thomas, Louise Coulston, Mark Coulier, Jason Baird
AACTA Award for Best Visual Effects or Animation: Elvis – Tom Wood, Fiona Crawford, Julian Hutchens, Joshua Simmonds, Adam Hammond – Warner Bros. Pictures

INDIVIDUAL

2022 AACTA Trailblazer Award Recipient: Chris Hemsworth
2022 AACTA Longford Lyell Award Recipient: Catherine Martin
2022 AACTA Reg Grundy Award Recipient: Jayden James & George Harrington (Mr. Wolf), Rachel Kayrooz (Facing the Fear)

AACTA AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARDS

AACTA Audience Choice Award for Best Film: Elvis
AACTA Audience Choice Award for Best TV Series: Heartbreak High
AACTA Audience Choice Award for Best Actor: Bryn Chapman (Heartbreak High)
AACTA Audience Choice Award for Best Actress: Chloe Hayden (Heartbreak High)
AACTA Audience Choice Award for Best TV Personality: Abbie Chatfield
AACTA Audience Choice Award for Best Digital Creator: Kat Clark
AACTA Audience Choice Award for Best Sports Program: Women’s Footy (Nine)
AACTA Audience Choice Award for Best Sports Commentary Team: 2022 AFL Grand Final (Seven)

Actor Spotlight: One On One With Demitra Sealy Of Malibu Crush

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Demitra Sealy is an award-winning, multi-lingual actress, singer, comedian, and competitive martial artist from Sydney, Australia, now based in LA. Some of her recent credits include The Debt Collector 2 (Netflix Top 5), five seasons as host of MERAKI TV (Murdoch Media and Foxtel Australia), Co-writer/ lead of popular tongue-in-cheek skit comedy duo ‘Demi and Frenchy,’ which has over 3 million captive followers across various platforms, and the short film Euphoria, which she starred in, produced, directed, and edited to the success of being nominated for the Horizon Award at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival.

Demitra thrives in the comedy space as a stand-up and comedy writer on several projects. This year, she was selected for the Los Angeles MENASA Showcase. She was also a top 15 finalist in the Warner Brother TV-Actors In Training 2020 Worldwide Talent Search out of “many thousands of worldwide auditions.” She has a BA from the Australian Institute of Music and further training from the world-famous Actors Studio NYC, The Bell Shakespeare Company, Playwriting Australia, and the Upright Citizens Brigade. She has an extensive theatre resume, having worked with some of Australia’s most prestigious theatre companies like ATYP, The Q Theatre, The Hayes Theatre, Bell Shakespeare, KXT, Downstairs Belvoir play reads/developments, and numerous independent theatre companies and Off-Broadway productions in NYC. She also has a US Green card, a Canadian working visa, and citizenship in the EU,
Australia and New Zealand.

FilmCentral magazine recently caught up with Demitra, and here’s what went down:

What do you like most about acting?

I like so many parts of acting. I really couldn’t name just one! I love thinking and looking at the world’s character differently and through a different lens, thinking in ways I normally wouldn’t. Acting forces me to do that. I’m a much better human being because of acting and having to put myself in others’ shoes. I love improvisation and the collaboration with other actors that come with that. There’s a magic that comes with acting when you find your character, a feeling of ease that is just so addictive. I love this industry, and I love my job.

How different is it to act in a movie and to act in a TV series? And which one do you prefer?

Both are great! Malibu Crush was such a fun experience- working in comedy and with improvisation is definitely my favourite thing to do. However, I really do love working on TV. You get to stay with a character for a more extended period of time, and as an actor, that is really appealing to me. Deepening your understanding of who this character is is fascinating. I am learning, thinking like, making discoveries, and growing with them in different ways. That is so exciting to do, and I hope I get to do much more of it.

What are your strong points as an actor?

I recently opened a self-tape studio in Hollywood called Stella Self Tape Studio. I have years of experience coaching and reading for self-tape auditions. Even though my entire focus is on the actor auditioning, I’ve made a lot of self-discoveries while doing this work. As an actor, my focus is very much on my scene partner. Seeing what they are giving me and reacting off that. Actively listening to them. I’m not afraid to give offers and try things, to see what works and what doesn’t. All those skills came from reading opposite other actor’s auditions and trying to get the most honest performance out of someone else.

What have you learned from the directors that you have worked with throughout your career?

I have learned so many little tidbits about acting, life, and the industry from not just directors, but all kinds of people I’ve worked with. I always leave a set having learned something new. I am constantly changing, adapting, and improving. One of the most notable lessons I learned, and I try and live my life by, is “Hold on tightly, let go lightly.” One of the first directors I worked with in drama school taught me that. I interpreted that as; really fight and work for what you want but if it’s not working out, let it go without regret and try something else. It’s made me kinda bouncy in this industry. I get right back up.

What do you do when you’re not filming?

I love expanding my wworldviewand trying new things. I live in LA so there’s no shortage of great places to go and things to try here.

I stay active, training in Muay Thai and doing things like hiking, dancing, and rock climbing. I love food too, and LA has hella good food.

In Pictures: FilmCentral Magazine’s Editor-in-chief Yolandi Franken At The 2022 SmartFone Flick Fest

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SmartFone Flick Fest is Australia’s international smartphone film festival for filmmakers of all ages. They are a worldwide festival open to anyone with a smartphone or tablet and a great idea for a short film.

SF3 provides a platform for budding, emerging, and professional filmmakers to bring their ideas to life and have their films seen by a global audience without needing lots of fancy equipment or a big budget.

FilmCentral Magazine’s editor-in-chief was recently invited as a judge at SmartFone Flick Fest and here are some of the pics from the event: