Australian Screen News July 2022: First Nations Spotlight on NT's writer/Director Steven McGregor, Aussie-made Thirteen Lives release

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We are past the halfway mark on the '22 calendar and we have a joyous Newsletter for you this month. Kicking off is our First Nations Spotlight subject shining strong, Northern Territory Writer/Director Steven McGregor who eloquently states that a man is as good as the people who stand beside him. We must have travel on our mind because the Location Spotlight has gone roaming this month, we dipped into the archives and selected some of our favourites, showcasing Australia: The Island Nation as a whole.

Welcome to Ausfilm, our newest members, production service specialists, Consolidated Media Services!

Some exciting projects have wrapped and some are in the process of release like the upcoming Queensland-made Ron Howard-directed drama, Thirteen Lives, available to watch in cinemas on July 29th and on Amazon Prime from Aug 4th. Meanwhile, in Victoria Force of Nature, starring Eric Bana has wrapped, alongside Western Australian boxing feature, Kid Snow. Screen NSW put their recently completed productions front and centre, with their new Showreel.

News from Show Group, CATO, and Framestore.
Plus, Ausfilm is hiring, this could be your chance to join the dream team as our Director of Marketing, Communications and Industry Partnerships! On that note, we would like to thank our lovely Rachelle for her amazing contribution to Ausfilm and we wish her all the best on her marvellous journey.

We hope you enjoy this one as much as we have!
All our best,

The Ausfilm team

FIRST NATIONS SPOTLIGHT: NORTHERN TERRITORY WRITER/DIRECTOR,
STEVEN MCGREGOR

Steven McGregor is an inspiring and award-winning First Nations Writer and Director from Northern Territory's capital, Darwin. Steven co-wrote Sweet Country, directed by Warwick Thornton and has a great attitude and enthusiasm in his work that shines through.
Enjoy this month's wonderful video edition First Nations Spotlight provided by Screen Territory.
"It's hard work, but it's deadly fun!"

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LOCATION SPOTLIGHT: AUSTRALIA,
ISLAND NATION

Each month we collect such an exquisite array of images showcasing the vastness of Australia's beauty, in this issue we are honouring our archives for the Location Spotlight. We picked a few of our favourite land and water-themed locations across Australia's states and territories. Enjoy this direct delivery of that sun-drenched and carefree feeling everyone didn't realise they needed!

WELCOME: NEW AUSFILM MEMBERS

CONSOLIDATED MEDIA SERVICES JOINS AUSFILM

Consolidated Media Services are a collective of highly experienced production services professionals, providing a dedicated full-service for physical production, accounting services and maximising Australian incentives.

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THIRTEEN LIVES: SET IN THAILAND, FILMED IN QLD

Directed by Ron Howard, starring Viggo Mortensen, Colin Farrell and Joel Edgerton, Queensland stands in for tropical Thailand.

SHOW GROUP RETURNS TO FOX STUDIOS AUS

Travel logistics specialists Show Group have moved their Sydney office into the international production hub of Fox Studios Australia.

ON-SET RAPID ANTIGEN TESTING WITH CATO

The CATO Locations and Safety Services team are geared up to protect production from unnecessary Covid-19-related interruptions.

CHECK OUT SCREEN NSW SHOWREEL

Production remains busy in New South Wales and they've released a shiny new showreel to prove it. This one is full of all the good feels.

CHECK IT OUT

FEATURE, KID SNOW WRAPS FILMING IN WA

Filmed in Western Australia's Goldfields-Esperance region. With a great ensemble cast, Kid Snow is bound to pack a punch!

ERIC BANA WRAPS HIS LATEST FILM IN VICTORIA

Melbourne’s own Eric Bana, Victorian writer/director Robert Connolly and Made Up Stories have called “cut” on their latest feature film, Force of Nature, the highly anticipated sequel to smash hit The Dry.

METHOD STUDIOS JOINS FRAMESTORE

Method Studios’ Melbourne office is now officially part of award-winning creative studio Framestore.

EXCITING OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN THE TEAM

The role of Director of Marketing, Communications and Industry Partnerships has opened up at Ausfilm. This could be your opportunity to lead our marketing & communications team in promoting Australia as an international film & TV production destination.

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