In their venture with Peloton, Stink Studios take audiences into the world of Peloton far beyond their infamous bike. The project, made in partnership with Director Jones is a two part roll video roll out which highlights the multidimensionality of the Peloton fitness world and the importance and impact of their instructors.
Significant cuts to the local New South Wales screen industry will be made in the coming state budget. The local government confirmed programmes such as Made in NSW, the Digital Games Development Rebate Programme , the Post Digital and Visual Effects (PDV) will be impacted, posing overall setback to the industry.
For another inspiring year, the Gerety Awards returned to celebrate an impressive slate of creatives for their 5th annual celebration. Tackling conversations around climate change, refugees, immigration, diversity, all the while making space for humourous projects to thrive, 4 entries came out on top winning the Grand Prix with a combined total of 161 winning for the gold, silver and bronze prizes. Amongst the celebrated top performers were industry boundary pushers including Riff Raff Films, McCann Manchester, and Uncommon Creative Studio.
BFI’s London Film Festival 2023 launched the official lineup, including titles such as thé much anticipated Bradley Cooper directorial The Maestro and festival closer The Kitchen from Kibwe Tavares and Daniel Kaluuya. With over 12 screening locations across London, the festival will be held from 4-15 October, offering the return of the BFI Expanded project as well as offering access to those tuning in from across the world.
The Location Managers Guild International (LMGI) Awards welcomed another successful year, announcing their winners of the night. Held on 26 August, location professionals gathered at The Eli and Edythe Broad Stage in Santa Monica to celebrate the crème de la crème of the field as well as the LMGI’s 20th anniversary. Winners included feature flicks such as John Wick: Chapter 4 and acclaimed series like The White Lotus: Season 2.
Ali Ahmadzadeh’s Critical Zone (Mantagheye bohrani) has come out with the top prize at this year’s Locarno Film Festival, winning the Golden Leopard for best film. Shot in secret, the Tehran filmed sci-fi feature is an Iranian-German co-production following a man driving through Tehran’s underworld with his dog. The global roster of winners saw a number of co-productions displaying international creative collaborations and boundaries pushed.
The 67th BFI London Film Festival, which will be held from 4 to 15 October announced yesterday their selection for this year’s opening gala. Taking to the screen will be Academy Award winner Emerald Fennell’s Saltburn. The mid-2000’s set film stars Barry Keoghan, Jacob Elordi, Rosamund Pike, Richard E. Grant, Alison Oliver, Archie Madekwe and Carey Mulligan.
Today, The Production Guild of Great Britain (PGGB) announced newly instated chair Bianca Gavin, taking over from Alex Boden who held the role for four years. Gavin, who has sat on the board since 2021, has also championed for diversity and inclusion as a member of the organisation’s diversity task force since 2020.