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Tim Burton on the candy-striped carpet

Tim Burton on the candy-striped carpet

Burt-mania kicked off in Melbourne on Wednesday with the opening of our new exhibition exploring the life and art of Tim Burton. As spotlights shone into a typically freezing Melbourne night, an array of enthused guests headed down the red carpet and into ACMI to pay homage to this unique creative genius.

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The Sensory Box by Superbien

The Sensory Box by Superbien

Designed for their client Alcatel-Lucent, this installation by Superbien appeared at the Mobile World Congress held in Barcelona in February. The public was invited to enter a 3m x 3m cube and discover an immersive experience involving colour, light and music. The cavalcade of effects is spellbinding.

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Cannes wrap up

Cannes wrap up

Well Cannes has wrapped for another year and as usual it was an incredibly demanding, tiring, insightful and rewarding experience – an explosion of noise, colour, cigarette smoke and accents from the four corners. 

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Support for Oz filmmakers at Cannes

Support for Oz filmmakers at Cannes

I understand there’s a robust discussion going on in Australia about the representation Screen Australia provides to filmmakers on the ground here in Cannes, sparked by David Gould’s piece in Encore online.

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Dispatch from Cannes

Dispatch from Cannes

Cannes, Sunday. Been standing in a line for over an hour in the blazing sun hoping to get into one of the Director’s Fortnight films - which had now better be mighty good.

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Festivals flourishing, but on shifting sands

Festivals flourishing, but on shifting sands

The Australian film festival circuit is about to launch into ‘production mode’ and recent developments can’t help but get the mind speculating as to what kind of cycle we’re about to enter into: a cycle that will set the screen culture scene for at the next four to six years at the very least.

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