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Five years since the death of peace activist Rachel Corrie, My Name is Rachel Corrie makes its Australian debut on the Downstairs stage.

While volunteering with the International Solidarity Movement, Rachel Corrie was killed by an Israeli bulldozer while protesting the demolition of civilian homes in the Gaza Strip, Palestine. Within days of her death on 16 March 2003, the numerous vivid and expressive emails she had sent her family and friends, as well as many of her lifelong journal entries, were published, with the consent of her family, and Rachel Corrie was given new life.

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Auditions for the July 2008 Showreel Course are now open! This course has two intakes per year in July & January and the cost of the complete course, and showreel production is all inclusive.
Please ring Reka in the office on 9281 4484 should you wish to book an audition date.

The Screenwise 12 MONTH INTENSIVE SHOWREEL COURSE consists of:-

Darlinghurst's indie film night ‘Caught Short’ will screen ‘Accessible Shorts’ next week. This program of films is made by and with people with mixed abilities. Stories are about mental illness, children with autism and the Australian Blind Cricket Team's world cup quest in Pakistan. The filmmakers will also take part in Q&A’s.. The full program can be viewed at: www.filmcaughtshort.com

Screening will take place in the ground floor gallery. Please contact the gallery in advance if you have any specific access requirements 02 9361 0440.

Contact: Annie Ukleja
Phone: 9361 0440

Crews of two or three are urgently needed to capture the magic of the upcoming Sydney Film Festival. We’re looking for presenters, camera operators and editors to conceive, present, capture and edit and upload podcasts before and during the festival. Apart from the general fame and joy that comes with this product, you’ll also receive tickets and credits. Please contact Mark Adnum as soon as possible if you are interested.

Contact: Mark Adnum, Website Co-ordinator Sydney Film Festival
Phone: 9318 0999 ext 3
Website: http://www.sydneyfilmfestival.org

When: 4 – 22 June

Join Meaningful Media and Melnitz Movies for a free sneak preview of the new Errol Morris documentary:

STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE

plus art show, guest speaker and a catered reception

Thursday, April 24th @ 7:30 PM

UCLA James Bridges Theater (1409 Melnitz Hall)

Free and open to the public.

Tickets will be given out on a first-come, first-served basis.

Arts Minister Rod Welford will officially launch the 2008 Audi Festival of German Films at Palace Centro in Fortitude Valley tonight.

Mr Welford said the five-day festival, presented by the Goethe-Institut Australien, would kick-off with a screening of the highly-anticipated thriller, The Wave.

"This festival, 23-27 April, gives Brisbane film fans the opportunity to see the new wave of award-winning German films and casts a spotlight on the best of German film culture," Mr Welford said.

Australia's foremost film festival for young people, Cine Sparks, returns in 2008 as part the St George Bank Brisbane International Film Festival (31 July-10 August).

Arts Minister Rod Welford said since its launch in 2005, Cine Sparks had attracted an audience of more than 16,000 students to its inspiring program of Australian and world cinema titles.

"Cine Sparks aims to transform cinema for young people from simply entertainment to a forum for learning and understanding," Mr Welford said.

In a national first, the Pacific Film and Television Commission (PFTC) will today sign a ground-breaking agreement with two Korean film agencies, marking an exciting new phase in international film collaboration between Queensland and the Republic of Korea.

The partnership places Queensland at the forefront of developing closer ties with a new force in the global film industry.

Minister for Trade John Mickel said the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was one element of a three-day Korean trade mission to Queensland.

ACTORS, HERE'S YOUR CHANCE...DON'T MISS OUT!

WOLVERINE CASTING DIRECTOR IN A 2 DAY ACTORS BLOCKBUSTER AUDITION INTENSIVE
Get in quick to work intimately with Australia's Blockbuster Casting Director, Dave Newman (Christine King Casting).

Starting out as a trained actor, Dave has worked closely with some of Australia's most prestigious casting consultancies all over Australia.

Kim Sanders & Friends CD Bent Grooves has at last been released and will be launched at the Sound Lounge on May 8.

The album features serene Sufi meditations, berserk Balkan Gypsy rhythms, bent African grooves and magical collective improvisation.

Kim has just returned from three months in Istanbul where he studied with ney master Ahmet Kaya and Gypsy clarinettist Selim Sesler (the man The Guardian called "the Coltrane of the clarinet"). He also performed with percussionist Okay Temiz, Laz singer Birol Topaloglu and with the Istanbul State Modern Folk Music Ensemble.