Arts

Russell Crowe, Land of the Bad. | Newsreel

Russell Crowe back in Queensland for Bear Country

Academy Award-winner actor Russell Crowe heads back to Queensland next month for filming of the action thriller Bear Country. Screen Queensland CEO Jacqui Feeney said
Read more 31 January 2025
Sting Live Aid 1985. | Newsreel

FireAidLA unites music stars in twin benefit concerts

Twin benefit concerts, featuring music stars from across the decades, will be held in California this week to raise funds for LA fire victims. From noon Friday (Brisbane
Read more 29 January 2025
The then Prince Charles and Molly Meldrum on the ABC Countdown program - Newsreel

Countdown still looks fresh in a world that’s getting old

By Shane Rodgers When you get to a certain age you spend a lot of time saying you cannot believe how long it has been since something happened. Is that really 30 years?
Read more 28 January 2025
1984 production shit shake & stir. | Newsreel

Shake & stir go national with George Orwell’s 1984

A Brisbane theatre company has received a Creative Australia grant to embark on a national tour with its production of George Orwell’s 1984 . Shake & stir, based
Read more 23 January 2025
Music producer in recording studio. | Newsreel

Music labels funded to nurture Aussie talent

Almost $2 million will be invested in Australian music labels which nurture and promote local talent. Music Australia will support 23 record labels, with an initial
Read more 21 January 2025
Vision Splendid Outback Film Festival. | Newsreel

Screen culture lights up with latest funding

Screen time is being enhanced across Queensland with 12 organisations receiving funding in the latest funding round of the Screen Culture Fund. State Arts Minister
Read more 20 January 2025
Fortitude Valley Music Hall, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. | Newsreel

JC’s one-man band grows to a 16-strong ensemble

Queensland’s Night-Life Economy Commissioner has been given a diverse group of back-up performers to help drive the state’s after-hours activity. Appointed in
Read more 17 January 2025
Bob Dylan. | Newsreel

Dylan blows in as TikTok is knockin’ on heaven’s door

Undeterred by TikTok’s potential ban in the United States, legendary signer-songwriter Bob Dylan made his first appearance on the social media platform this
Read more 16 January 2025
Woman reading a book. | Newsreel

Looking for a dopamine hit? Read a great book

The power of words has been confirmed, with new experiments showing the human brain releases chemicals based on language, just as it does for physical experiences. An
Read more 15 January 2025
Band playing live music. | Newsreel

Core funding for national music organisations

More than a dozen national music organisations have received funding to support their operations as inaugural recipients of Music Australia’s Core Contribution
Read more 14 January 2025