Art & Copy

Art & Copy, the new documentary directed by Doug Pray (Surfwise, Scratch, HYPE!), gives ‘behind the scenes’ access to the advertising industry, and interviews with some of its key players, including: George Lois, Mary Wells, Dan Wieden, Lee Clow, Hal Riney.
“When I began making ART & COPY back in 2005, it seemed like [...]

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ACMI: Marc Jacobs on Film

Marc Jacobs on Film
“Celebrating 25 years in the fashion industry, the designer who brought grunge to the catwalk continues to surprise and inspire with his unique take on downtown chic. Presented as part of the Melbourne Spring Fashion Week. Curated by James Nolen” - ACMI

Saturday 29 August - Sunday 6 September [...]

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Civilization by Marco Brambilla

Civilization by Marco Brambilla from CRUSH on Vimeo.

This video installation was created by artist/director Marco Brambilla with production team Crush for the elevators at the Standard Hotel in New York. The work displays scenes of heaven to hell when the passengers go down, and scenes that lead from hell to heaven when [...]

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Kate McCurdy
Absolute Watchmen is just that: complete, definitive, absolute.
The oversized hardcover edition of this ground-breaking graphic novel is considered to be a prized item to any collector of comics and graphic novels, as well as those of good literature.
The 1986 comic, Watchmen, was classed by Time magazine among its ‘100 best English-language novels from 1923 [...]

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A behind the scenes look at international cinema is put on show in this fascinating exhibition celebrating production design, some of which is exclusive to Australian audiences. Kate McCurdy reports.
The Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) presents an exciting new exhibition, Setting the Scene: [...]

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‘I always try to find ways of manipulating reality to accentuate the central focus of the film. I’ll exaggerate certain details and discard others.’
- Dante Ferretti
Film Production Design is being celebrated at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) in its current exhibition Setting [...]

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Kate McCurdy
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Nominated for the Palme d’Or at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival, Waltz with Bashir is attracting audiences from all over the globe, if not just for the fascinating content of the film, but for the way it has been [...]

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Nominated for the Palme d’Or at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival, Waltz with Bashir is attracting audiences from all over the globe, if not just for the fascinating content of the film, but for the way it has been presented.

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The 3rd annual Possible Worlds Film Festival, held in Sydney November 27 - December 2, aims to introduce and familiarise Australian audiences with the rich diversity, vibrant talent and the accessible nature of Canadian film. Much of the program of films selected for the festival will be screened in Australia for [...]

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Kate McCurdy
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The 3rd annual Possible Worlds Film Festival, held in Sydney November 27 - December 2, aims to introduce and familiarise Australian audiences with the rich diversity, vibrant talent and the accessible nature of Canadian film. Much of the program [...]

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Kate McCurdy
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The Production Book, published annually, is the most comprehensive film and television directory for crew, suppliers and production information in Australia.
Known as the ‘industry bible’, it is spiral bound, tabbed and indexed so that you can find what you’re looking for quickly [...]

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Art Deco 1910-1939
Art Deco: 1910-1939 is a comprehensive exhibition celebrating the significant period in which its glamour and style influenced design worldwide. Direct from London’s famed Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A), the exhibition is staged exclusively at the National [...]

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Supervising Animator - Pixar Animation Studios
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In recent years, animation has made the leap from 2D cartoon to 3D feature film. Always in the front line, Pixar Animation Studios have kept up a stream of memorable masterpieces and the good [...]

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Book review
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Toygiants is a celebration of toys: the culture, the passion, the obsession.
While the Toygiants project has taken more than four years to complete, the content is the result of a lifetime of meticulous collecting. Selim Varol is the owner of one the largest toy collections in Europe, and perhaps the [...]

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Winner: Sea Change by Rosie Clements and Joe King
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In an attempt to support and promote the myriad disciplines that fall under the umbrella term ‘digital moving image’, this year the Jerwood Moving Image Awards was established to provide a platform for [...]

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