News From Australia
MPA Congratulates Winner Of Tropfest Award
- 27Feb 2012
Singapore/Sydney - On 20 February, the Motion Picture Association (MPA) and the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) were proud to support emerging filmmakers at the 20th anniversary of the world’s biggest…
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MPA APSA Film Fund Recipient Wins Academy Award For Best Foreign Language Film
- 27Feb 2012
SINGAPORE/LOS ANGELES: Iranian writer/director Asghar Farhadi’s multi award-winning film, A Separation, completed with the support of the MPA APSA Academy Film Fund, achieved further acclaim today by winning Best Foreign Language Film…
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MPA APSA Academy Film Fund Awards Four Script Development Grants At Asia Pacific Screen Awards
- 24Nov 2011
SINGAPORE/BRISBANE: Script development grants totaling US$100,000 were awarded to four filmmakers from the Asia Pacific region tonight at the 2011 Asia Pacific Screen Awards.
The grants are offered…
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MPAA Chairman And CEO Chris Dodd Delivers Keynote Address At Asia Pacific Screen Awards
- 23Nov 2011
SINGAPORE / BRISBANE: Senator Chris Dodd, Chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) delivered the keynote address at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA), 2011 held today.
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ISPs HOLD THE KEY TO REDUCING ONLINE MOVIE AND TV THEFT BY 72%
- 12Sep 2011
SINGAPORE/SYDNEY: Research released today reveals 72% of consumers say they would stop illegal downloading activities if they received an educational notice from their ISP (internet service provider). The study also revealed that…
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Economic Contribution Report of the Film & Television Industry - Australia 2011
- 31Aug 2011
Access Economics has estimated the economic contribution of the film and television industry to the Australian economy. The total value added contribution of the sector is about $6 billion and 49,000 FTE…
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FILM AND TV INDUSTRY CONTRIBUTES A$6.1 BILLION TO AUSTRALIAN ECONOMY
- 23Aug 2011
SINGAPORE/GOLD COAST – The film and television industries injected a remarkable A$6.1 billion into Australia’s economy, according to a report released today by Access Economics.
The report assessed the economic contribution…
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AUSTRALIAN POLICE TAKE DOWN OPERATOR OF ILLEGAL MOVIE DVD BURNER LAB
- 30May 2011
Singapore/Sydney: On May 27, 2011, Campsie Police Detectives supported by investigators from the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) conducted a multiple search warrant operation on a vehicle and a residence in…
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Economic Consequences Of Movie Piracy - Australia
- 1Jan 2011
A joint study undertaken by Ipsos and Oxford Economics on behalf of AFACT: Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) has indicated the scale of harm caused by movie piracy to the Australian…
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MPA APSA ACADEMY FILM FUND AWARDS FOUR SCRIPT DEVELOPMENT GRANTS
- 2Dec 2010
SINGAPORE/GOLD COAST: Four script development grants each of US$25,000 were awarded to filmmakers from the Asia Pacific region at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards on the Gold Coast, Queensland Australia, today.
The…
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