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Dirty Films
Dirty Films is an Australian independent film and television production company founded by Cate Blanchett and Andrew Upton. The company was incorporated in the United Kingdom on 20 January 2000. Films produced include '' Bangers'' (1999), '' Little Fish'' (2005), ''Carol'' (2015), ''Shayda'' (2023), ''The New Boy'' (2023), and ''Fingernails'' (2023). Television productions include the series '' Stateless'' (2020), and '' Mrs. America'' (2020). History The company's first feature film, '' Little Fish'', directed by Rowan Woods, was released in 2005. The romantic drama film ''Carol'' (2015), directed by Todd Haynes, was produced in association with Dirty Films, and received six Academy Awards nominations. In June 2020, Dirty Films signed a first-look deal with New Republic Pictures. In July 2020, it signed a first look television deal with FX Productions, with Coco Francini joining the company as a partner. In February 2022, it released its first podcast on Audible, ''Climate of C ...
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Cate Blanchett
Catherine Elise Blanchett (; born 14 May 1969) is an Australian actor. Regarded as one of the finest performers of her generation, she is known for her versatile work across independent films, blockbusters, and the stage. She has received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, three British Academy Film Awards, and three Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominations for a Tony Award and two Primetime Emmy Awards. After graduating from the National Institute of Dramatic Art, Blanchett began her acting career on the Australian stage. She came to international attention as Elizabeth I in the drama film '' Elizabeth'' (1998), for which she won the Golden Globe and BAFTA Award for Best Actress, and received her first Academy Award nomination. Her portrayal of Katharine Hepburn in Martin Scorsese's '' The Aviator'' (2004) won her the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She later won the Academy Award for Best Actress for playing a neurotic former socialit ...
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Time (magazine)
''Time'' (stylized in all caps) is an American news magazine based in New York City. For nearly a century, it was published Weekly newspaper, weekly, but starting in March 2020 it transitioned to every other week. It was first published in New York City on March 3, 1923, and for many years it was run by its influential co-founder, Henry Luce. A European edition (''Time Europe'', formerly known as ''Time Atlantic'') is published in London and also covers the Middle East, Africa, and, since 2003, Latin America. An Asian edition (''Time Asia'') is based in Hong Kong. The South Pacific edition, which covers Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands, is based in Sydney. Since 2018, ''Time'' has been published by Time USA, LLC, owned by Marc Benioff, who acquired it from Meredith Corporation. History ''Time'' has been based in New York City since its first issue published on March 3, 1923, by Briton Hadden and Henry Luce. It was the first weekly news magazine in the United St ...
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Porchlight Films
Liz Watts is an Australian film producer best known for '' Animal Kingdom'' (2010). In 1997, with Vincent Sheehan and Anita Sheehan, and she formed Porchlight Films. around 2008. The company ceased operations on 20 June 2020. In 2021 she struck an overall deal with Matchbox Pictures. Selected filmography *'' Martha's New Coat'' (2003) *''Jewboy'' (2005) *'' Little Fish'' (2005) *''The Home Song Stories'' (2007) *'' Animal Kingdom'' (2010) *'' Laid'' (2011–12) (TV series) *''Lore'' (2012) *''Dead Europe'' (2012) *'' The Rover'' (2014) *''Jasper Jones'' (2017) *''Mary Magdalene'' (2018) * ''True History of the Kelly Gang ''True History of the Kelly Gang'' is a novel by Australian writer Peter Carey, based loosely on the history of the Kelly Gang. It was first published in Brisbane by the University of Queensland Press in 2000. It won the 2001 Booker Prize a ...'' (2019) References External links * * 1965 births Living people Australian film producers {{ ...
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Alfonso Cuarón
Alfonso Cuarón Orozco ( , ; born 28 November 1961) is a Mexican filmmaker. He is known for directing films in a variety of genres including the family drama '' A Little Princess'' (1995), the romantic drama '' Great Expectations'' (1998), the coming of age road film '' Y tu mamá también'' (2001), the fantasy film '' Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban'' (2004), the science fiction films '' Children of Men'' (2006) and ''Gravity'' (2013), the semi-autobiographical drama ''Roma'' (2018), and the 2009 short ''I Am Autism''. Cuarón has received 10 Academy Award nominations, winning four including Best Director for ''Gravity'' and ''Roma'', Best Film Editing for ''Gravity'', and Best Cinematography for ''Roma''. He is the first Mexico-born filmmaker to win the Best Director award, and one of only four people to have been nominated for Academy Awards in six different categories. Early life Cuarón was born in Mexico City, the son of Alfredo Cuarón, a doctor specializi ...
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Apple TV+
Apple TV+ is an American subscription streaming service owned and operated by Apple Inc. Launched on November 1, 2019, it offers a selection of original production film and television series called Apple Originals. The service was announced during the Apple Special Event of March 2019, where entertainers from Apple TV+ projects appeared on-stage, among them Jennifer Aniston, Oprah Winfrey and Steven Spielberg. The service can be accessed through Apple's website and through the Apple TV app, which has gradually become available for many Apple devices and some major competing streaming devices, including some smart TV models and video-game consoles. Apple plans to expand the services' availability, and there are workarounds for subscribers whose device is not presently supported. Access is included in the Apple One subscription bundle. Most of the content is available in Dolby Vision profile 5 and Atmos. Upon its debut, Apple TV+ was available in about 100 countries, fe ...
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Disclaimer (TV Series)
''Disclaimer'' is an upcoming American psychological thriller miniseries written and directed by Alfonso Cuarón, based on the 2015 novel of the same name by Renée Knight. Premise A famed television journalist discovers she is a prominent character in a novel that reveals a secret she has tried to keep hidden. Cast * Cate Blanchett as Catherine Ravenscroft * Kevin Kline as Stephen Brigstocke * Sacha Baron Cohen as Robert * Kodi Smit-McPhee as Nicholas * Louis Partridge as Jonathan * Lesley Manville as Nancy * HoYeon Jung as Kim * Liv Hill as Sasha * Gemma Jones as Helen * Leila George as Young Catherine * Adam El Hagar as Young Robert * Archie George as Lattimer Production It was announced in December 2021 that Apple TV+ had ordered the series, which will be written and directed by Alfonso Cuarón, with Cate Blanchett and Kevin Kline set to star. Emmanuel Lubezki and Bruno Delbonnel will serve as cinematographers for the series. In February 2022, Kodi Smit-McPhee joined the ca ...
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Variety (magazine)
''Variety'' is an American media company owned by Penske Media Corporation. The company was founded by Sime Silverman in New York City in 1905 as a weekly newspaper reporting on theater and vaudeville. In 1933 it added ''Daily Variety'', based in Los Angeles, to cover the motion-picture industry. ''Variety.com'' features entertainment news, reviews, box office results, cover stories, videos, photo galleries and features, plus a credits database, production charts and calendar, with archive content dating back to 1905. History Foundation ''Variety'' has been published since December 16, 1905, when it was launched by Sime Silverman as a weekly periodical covering theater and vaudeville with its headquarters in New York City. Silverman had been fired by ''The Morning Telegraph'' in 1905 for panning an act which had taken out an advert for $50. As a result, he decided to start his own publication "that ouldnot be influenced by advertising." With a loan of $1,500 from his fa ...
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Warwick Thornton
Warwick Thornton (born 1970) is an Australian film director, screenwriter and cinematographer. His debut feature film '' Samson and Delilah'' won the Caméra d'Or at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival and the award for Best Film at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards. He also won the Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Film in 2017 for '' Sweet Country''. Early life and education Thornton is a Kaytetye man born and raised in Alice Springs. His mother Freda Glynn co-founded and was the first director of the Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association (CAAMA) and was the director of Imparja Television for its first 10 years. At 13, Thornton was sent to school in Australia's only monastic town, New Norcia, Western Australia, although he later declared he became angry with Christianity and did not consider himself religious. He graduated in cinematography from the Australian Film, Television and Radio School. Career Thornton began his career making short films and has achieved succe ...
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Screen Australia
Screen Australia is the Australian Federal Government's key funding body for the Australian screen production industry, created under the ''Screen Australia Act 2008''. From 1 July 2008 Screen Australia took over the functions of its predecessor agencies the Australian Film Commission (AFC), the Film Finance Corporation Australia (FFC) and Film Australia Limited. Screen Australia supports the development, production, promotion and distribution of Australian narrative and documentary screen content. History The Commonwealth ''Screen Australia Act 2008'' provides detailed information about the specific functions and powers of Screen Australia. Under this act, from 1 July 2008 the Australian Film Commission, the Film Finance Corporation Australia and Film Australia Limited were merged into one body, to be known as Screen Australia. New Zealand television and film executive Ruth Harley was appointed the inaugural chief executive officer, handing over to Graeme Mason at the end of ...
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Danny Kennedy (environmentalist)
Danny Kennedy (born February 24, 1971) is a clean-technology entrepreneur,Cate Blanchette'Danny Kennedy: Solar energy entrepreneur' Ode Magazine, January 2010. an environmental activist, and the author of the book ''Rooftop Revolution: How Solar Power Can Save Our Economy—and Our Planet—from Dirty Energy'' (2012). Kennedy serves as managing director of thCalifornia Clean Energy Fund a non-profit dedicated to optimising the clean energy transition. He co-founded Sungevity, a rapidly growing residential solar power company, and Powerhouse, the primer solar incubator in Oakland. While at Sungevity, Kennedy won a Planet Forward Innovator of the Year award from the PBS program Planet Forward. Early life Kennedy was born in Los Angeles to Australian parents. Kennedy and his family moved between the United States, Europe, and Australia until he was 11 years old, when his family settled in Sydney, Australia. Kennedy attended St. Aloysius School. As a youngster Kennedy was a commu ...
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Audible (service)
Audible is an American online audiobook and podcast service that allows users to purchase and stream audiobooks and other forms of spoken word content. This content can be purchased individually or under a subscription model where the user receives "credits" that can be redeemed for content monthly and receive access to a curated on-demand library of content. Audible is the United States' largest audiobook producer and retailer. The service is owned by Audible, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc., headquartered in Newark, New Jersey. History The company's first product was an eponymous portable media player known as the Audible MobilePlayer; released in 1997, the device contained around four megabytes of on-board flash memory storage, which could hold up to two hours of audio. To use the player, consumers would go online to the official Audible website, download the audiobook, and put it onto the player. In 1999, Microsoft invested $11 million into the company. On Octo ...
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Podcast
A podcast is a program made available in digital format for download over the Internet. For example, an episodic series of digital audio or video files that a user can download to a personal device to listen to at a time of their choosing. Streaming applications and podcasting services provide a convenient and integrated way to manage a personal consumption queue across many podcast sources and playback devices. There also exist podcast search engines, which help users find and share podcast episodes. A podcast series usually features one or more recurring hosts engaged in a discussion about a particular topic or current event. Discussion and content within a podcast can range from carefully scripted to completely improvised. Podcasts combine elaborate and artistic sound production with thematic concerns ranging from scientific research to slice-of-life journalism. Many podcast series provide an associated website with links and show notes, guest biographies, transcript ...
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