Monthly Archives: June 2008

BBC Worldwide + UK.TV

Posted on June 26, 2008 by East Coast editor

BBC Worldwide acquires Australia’s subscription TV channel, UK.TV with the official takeover set for July 1. As one of three stakeholders in the company, BBC Worldwide’s Channels business purchases the remaining shares from joint partners FOXTEL and FremantleMedia to become … Continue reading →

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Sydney Theatre Playbill from 1796

Posted on June 26, 2008 by East Coast editor

“So people like King were of the opinion that the colony shouldn’t just be a pure penal colony where people were sent to be punished, it should also be a civilised influence on them and try and reform them. “So … Continue reading →

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Melbourne's Acting School: TAFTA News

Posted on June 25, 2008 by East Coast editor

TAFTA just announced, the National Actors Intensive, an exhausting and incredibly rewarding week will be heading to Brisbane and one on the Gold Coast. The course has been very successful in Sydney for the past year. In five days (50 … Continue reading →

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Sydney Film Festival results

Posted on June 24, 2008 by East Coast editor

The Sydney Film Festival concluded on the 22nd of June. At the State Theatre, the audience pick was “Fugitive Pieces“, a Canadian-Greek drama about a boy who witnesses his family’s massacre in Nazi-occupied Poland. “Fugitive Pieces” was produced by Robert … Continue reading →

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Film "Triangle" increases Gold Coast acting jobs

Posted on June 24, 2008 by East Coast editor

The $18 million-dollar psychological thriller “Triangle” is produced by Gold Coaster Chris Brown. Filmmakers have started building a 55m three-storey-high replica ocean-liner at The Spit which will take about seven weeks to complete and employ more than 20 people. “It’s … Continue reading →

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