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A new draft of the feature film Dance for Me has been completed by Roger Monk ahead of stage two of the Aurora Script Workshops to take place in Sydney from 12th – 15th November at AFTRS. The workshop will feature a full reading of the script by leading Sydney actors and meetings with marketing …

Read More<span class="screen-reader-text">"New draft of Dance For Me completed"</span>

An ACTION Movie teaser goes global: Microsoft launched the DeforestAction project in Cape Town this week in partnerhsip with TakingITGlobal and the Smithsonian Institute. The conference and media event opened with the teaser for An Action Movie 3D, edited by Josh Dawson. The clip has been picked up by a range of media outlets include …

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Microsoft’s Partners in Learning announced a strategic partnership, called Shout, with the Smithsonian Institution and TakingITGlobal at an gathering of 500 educators attending the sixth annual Worldwide Innovative Education Forum in Cape Town this week. The first global student challenge in the Shout program will focus on DeforestACTION which will connect students across Asia working …

Read More<span class="screen-reader-text">"World’s most innovative educators and school leaders gather in South Africa for the Partners in Learning Worldwide Innovative Education Forum."</span>

Graham Lloyd|The Australian A program pioneered by Australian students has helped spawn a five-million-strong youth army to try to save the orang-utans of Borneo. What started as a dream for one million children to each raise $10 to collectively buy a piece of jungle the size of Singapore to release rescued orang-utans has become a …

Read More<span class="screen-reader-text">"Kids inspire army to save orang-utan (The Australian Article)"</span>

After a highly successful lightning trip to LA, San Francisco, Montreal and Toronto, Cathy has joined the Screen Queensland Factual Delegation in London for meetings with broadcasters, producers and distributors in Europe. The purpose of the delegation is to promote the message that Queensland in a vibrant and innovative centre for documentary production across all …

Read More<span class="screen-reader-text">"Producer Cathy Henkel’s report from Europe"</span>