Happy new year and welcome to Ausfilm's first e-news of 2019.

The Ausfilm team kicked off the year supporting the Australian Government's G'DAY USA program which celebrates Aussie & US trade and cultural partnerships.

Our creative and innovative VFX and post companies showcase their latest work and Ausfilm sits down with two of Australia's most outstanding and respected sound post-production specialists at Big Bang Sound Design.

In all the Oscar® buzz there's a few Australian wizards who've been nominated for a golden trophy this year: Fiona Crombie, Production Designer extraordinaire and Tony McNamara Screenwriter with a magic pen. The exceptional team at Method Studios under VFX Supervisor Glenn Melenhorst has also been nominated for a VES (Visual Effects Society) Award for Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature - Christopher Robin! Fingers and toes crossed!

The year started with a bang for the Australian screen community with a record-breaking line-up of Australian films at Sundance this year. Plus so much more.....

Happy reading our filmmaking friends.

The Ausfilm Team 🐨

Ausfilm supported and attended this year's 16th annual black-tie G’Day USA Gala held on the 26th January 2019 in Los Angeles, celebrating high-profile Australians who were honoured for their contribution in strengthening our long-standing US-Australian business and cultural partnerships. 

Australian actor Liam Hemsworth (The Hunger Games) was honoured with a G’Day USA Excellence in Film award; Production Designer Deborah Riley (Game of Thrones) was awarded the G’Day USA Outstanding Achievement in Film and Television award. Legendary Australian singer Helen Reddy was honoured with a G’Day USA Lifetime Achievement award. 

In partnership with CAA, Screen Australia, Ausfilm and Adelaide Studios, G’Day USA also hosted a special advance screening of I Am Mother showcasing the creativity of the Australian film industry. This event celebrated Australia’s screen industry, government screen incentives and innovative film and television talent.

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BIG BANG SOUND DESIGN

Wayne and Libby Pashley from Big Bang Sound Design in Sydney had a chat to the Ausfilm team about their work for some of the biggest productions in Australia and what their studio space can offer.

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Two of the best Australian production designers in the business – Fiona Crombie and Karen Murphy – both from New South Wales, are nominated in the upcoming 23rd annual 2019 Art Directors Guild Awards in February and Fiona, is also nominated for an Oscar® for her work on Yorgos Lanthimos' The Favourite.

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The much-anticipated Wanted Season 3 and Pine Gap are now streaming on Netflix.

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The project, shooting in Western Australia and New South Wales, is from the creative team behind the multi-award-winning web series High Life and includes director Luke Eve, writer Glen Dolman and producer Adam Dolman.

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Australian-made features Little Monsters, Judy and Punch and I Am Mother screened at this year's Sundance Film Festival. All three films received support from the NSW state government screen agency, Create NSW.

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When Australian feature film Judy and Punch premieres at the Sundance Film Festival this month, audiences will see a dark and comic story featuring a backdrop of classic 17th century European architecture and European-style forests all located in Victoria.

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In an exciting week for the South Australian screen sector, three out of four SAFC funded feature films have enjoyed their world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival: I Am Mother, Animals, Top End Wedding and The Nightingale.

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