Australia’s Government Unveils $250M Package to Restart Music and Arts Industries

Everyone is sad in the Australian indie “ Dirt Music,” a sprawling story about a small fishing town, an affair and the dark secrets that tie everyone together. But at least the Western Australia setting is pretty, and the people are, too.

Music executive Andrew Jackson has partnered with Sony Music Entertainment Australia to launch Avoca Drive, a joint venture label with A&R executives in both Los Angeles and Sydney, Australia. Avoca Drive's first signing is Tanisha Tishawiana Sadewo and Osvaldo Rio Nugroho Aritonang's new project Galdive, whose first single ‘Nescience’ drops Friday (July 17).

Things are getting juicier with each day in court!

and his wife Rita Wilson while filming for a new movie in Gold Coast, Australia, in March.Speaking in a recent interview about ways to stop the spread of with Reuters, Hanks said: "At the very least, three tiny things (are) in everybody's wheelhouse, if you choose to do them."Wear a mask, wash your hands, social distance.

During a virtual press conference on Tuesday, Tom Hanks called on more people to wear masks and practice social distancing during the ongoing pandemic.Hanks joins a growing list of celebrities advocating for wearing a mask as parts of the country have reopened despite record high COVID-19 cases. All Tom Hanks wants is for you to wear a mask.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefAustralia is to formally close the state border between New South Wales and Victoria in response to a growing resurgence of the coronavirus. The move shuts down all travel between Sydney and Melbourne, the two largest hubs of the Australian film and TV industry.The move was announced Monday afternoon and will take effect from 23.59 local time on Tuesday.

“We expect this sale will help stimulate demand even more and encourage Australians to go on holidays and visit family and friends while also helping get more of our people back working again.” Fares are available throughout August, September and October. The sale is being launched to rival Virgin’s sale last Thursday and the recent Jetstar “Friday Frenzy” sales which offered a range of $19 flights around the country.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorFunimation, a leading provider of anime content, plans to expand its streaming service to Brazil and Mexico this fall, offering select subtitled and dubbed anime series in Spanish and Portuguese.The company, an independent joint venture between Sony Pictures Entertainment and Japan’s Aniplex, already operates globally, with nine offices in six countries.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorDeadline has learned from sources on the ground in Sydney, Australia that Disney/Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of Ten Rings is looking to restart filming later this month at Fox Studios. The Destin Daniel Cretton-directed film is in prep now, and our Sydney source says that Marvel is taking “careful steps.” The movie began filming back in February.

Tom Grater, Jill Goldsmith Yesterday’s news that the European Union will not lift travel restrictions on the U.S. due to the scale of the country’s ongoing coronavirus outbreak prompted concerns about the re-start of American film and TV production based in Europe.As of today (July 1), travelers from 15 countries including Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Japan and China can cross borders into the EU, but the U.S.

It took something special to keep Bob Dylan’s comeback album from the crest of Australia’s albums chart. Music From The Home Front (Bloodlines/Universal) is something special.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefThe Australian federal government said on Thursday that it would provide the film and industry with $34.4 million ($A$50 million) as a post-coronavirus relief measure.

True History of the Kelly Gang.Mackay, who portrays Australian outlaw Ned Kelly in the crime drama, told NME how the pair first joined forces after director Justin Kurzel asked them to perform as part of a bonding exercise.“Justin [Kurzel] was just like ‘I see those boys in a punk band and I want you to form a band before rehearsals'”, Mackay said.“We had four weeks before we were all together for the shoot and he just said ‘I’ve booked you a gig in a bar in Melbourne.

Garrett Hedlund and Kelly MacDonald star in the new trailer “Dirt Music”.

Garrett Hedlund stars in the new romantic movie Dirt Music and he goes shirtless throughout the just-released trailer!

It goes without saying that Nicole Kidman is currently one of the most celebrated actresses in Hollywood. The actress has added enough jaw-dropping on-screen roles to her credits to prove her remarkable acting skills.

Fake Friends by New York DJ/producer PS1 is quickly shaping up to be one of the songs of summer 2020. 

Fox earlier this year for $440 million, is now available in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Australia, as the San Francisco-based company continues to expand into more international markets.To begin, Tubi will be available on VIDAA smart OS on Hisense TVs, both iOS and Android phones, and on the web; the company, in its Thursday release announcing the launch, said it’ll be available on more devices down the line.