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Short films Two Sands and In Australia have snared the lion’s share of nominations for the Wa Screen Culture Awards, recognised across both the innovation and outstanding achievement award categories.

Now in its second year, the WASCAs are presented and produced by the Revelation Perth International Film Festival, in collaboration with the Wa screen industry, to recognise new, established, and emerging screen practitioners across a variety of disciplines.

Of this year’s nominees, Poppy van Oorde-Grainger’s Two Sands is the most represented with eight nods, while Miley Tunnecliffe’s In Australia has seven.

There is also good news for Rush Films, with Gracie Otto’s Under the Volcano, Frances Elliott and Samantha Marlow’s Girl Like You, and Jacqueline Pelczar’s Sparkles all scoring multiple nominations.

Revelation Film Festival director Richard Sowada said he couldn’t wait to reveal the deliberations of the 36 screen professionals that make up the jury for the awards.

Alexa, play "Hold Up" by Beyoncé. Benny Blanco accidentally spilled the tea about his past hang out with the history-making Grammy winner and Jay-Z at their Hamptons home 10 years ago. Speaking to Zane Lowe on Apple Music on Wednesday, March 24, the musician opened up about the moment his "life flashed before my eyes." Hint: He got too close to Queen Bey and the "Young Forever" rapper was near. So, grab your popcorn and lemonade because the 33-year-old record producer shared rare details about his unforgettable weekend with the power couple. "One night we're chilling...," the songwriter recalled, noting other...

Stars: Ruby Rose, Rachel Skarsten, Meagan Tandy, Nicole Kang, Camrus Johnson, Elizabeth Anweis, Dougray Scott | Created by Caroline Dries

Batwoman takes a leap into the paranormal this week as a new villain, Nocturna arrives as a serial killer that projects herself as a vampire that literally drains the blood out of her victims. It’s a unique take on a serial killer story and one that would fit much better in an October/Halloween episode than in February.

Nocturna (Kayla Ewell) is actually Natalia Knight, who was adopted as a child by a janitor working at a church. It just so happens Natalia has a rare blood disorder that prevents her from being exposed to sunlight and her kidneys have trouble cleaning her own blood, hence the reason she needs other people’s blood to stay alive. Nocturna could be an interesting villain/character but unfortunately, she isn’t given...

Twenty-two emerging producers to receive up to £2.2m; almost 500 applicants.Scroll Down For Recipients

The BFI has announced the recipients of its 2016-18 Vision Awards, comprising 22 investments in up-and-coming UK producers.

The awards, generally spread over two years, are designed to enable producers to build and develop their companies, slates and creative relationships.

The BFI had intended to give 20 awards but increased that allocation to 22 in response to the number of strong applications it received. Almost 500 companies applied for the awards, which are backed by a total commitment from the BFI of £2.2m of National Lottery funding.

Fifteen of the awards are to women producers or partnerships, while eight of the companies are based outside of London, located in Belfast, Cardiff, Glasgow, Hull, Leeds, Manchester, Sheffield and York.

In a bid to foster sustainability, the third iteration of the Vision Awards will include an allowance to cover a producer’s fees and overheads of up to half...

Erik Skjoldbjærg, the acclaimed director of Insomnia - later remade by Christopher Nolan - and Nokas returns to the big screen with Pyromaniac, a period set thriller which has just released its first trailer. The year is 1981 and it is summer in the little village of Finsland. Dag is 19 years old and has spent his childhood in the countryside living with his parents. His father is chief of the local volunteer fire brigade and Dag has since he was a child been going along with his father to the call-outs. Dag has recently returned after a year of military service and his parents notice that he has changed. Then the fires begin. Skjoldbjærg has long been considered one of Norway's finest and this...

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Revenge thriller marks first Norway-Canada co-production in 15 years.

Norwegian revenge thriller The Doll in the Ceiling (Dukken i taket) has begun principal photography in Norway.

The $2m (NOK16.4m) psychodrama marks the feature debut of director Kjersti Steinbø, who also adapted the novel of the same title by Norwegian novelist Ingvar Ambjørsen.

The story centres on a woman who seeks out her deceased sister’s rapist and embeds herself in his idyllic family to destroy his life. It is earmarked for release in autumn 2015.

Producers are Paul Barkin of Toronto’s Alcina Pictures and Kristine Knudsen of new Bergen-based company Den Siste Skilling. Executive producers are Lisa G. Black of Garnet Girl (Us) and Mark Gingras of Vigilante Productions.

It marks the second Norway-Canada treaty co-production, the last being more than 15 years ago.

“This is an exciting time for Nordic Cinema,” said Barkin. “Through co-production with Canada, films like [The Doll in the Ceiling] have a better opportunity at reaching North American...

Last night I had a lovely Scandinavian dinner with friends as we discussed our book club title "The Ice Princess" the latest best seller capitalizing on the super hot Scandinavian crime genre (oh what The Girl With/Who... has wrought!). I didn't like the book at all and the translation seemed clunky (or maybe that was the fault of the original prose?) but I find the whole trend vaguely hilarious since Scandinavian countries, to their vast collective credit, are not exactly known as hotbeds of crime! Returning home, what do I have in my inbox?, but the nominations for Norway's annual "Amanda" Awards. Don't you love unexpected theme days?

Norway had a record breaking year with 34 original films eligible for their own prizes. To give you a very general sense of the amount of films various countries make each year here's a handy graphic AMPAS provided for the films of...

In 2002, fresh off the success of his indie-hit Memento, Christopher Nolan made his Hollywood studio debut with Insomnia. A smartly constructed thriller that did modest business, the Al Pacino / Robin Williams starring picture nevertheless drew solid critical notice and laid the groundwork for Nolan to land the job as director of Batman Begins, the film that made Nolan into one of the heaviest hitters in the Hollywood system.

Nolan's Insomnia is a remake of an earlier Norwegian picture of the same name, a 1997 picture directed and co-written by Erik Skjoldbjærg, who now returns with real life heist-thriller Nokas. Here's the synopsis from the Norwegian Film Institute.

In the morning of the 5th of April 2004, the greatest bank robbery in Norwegian history was carried out in Stavanger.

Nokas is the story of this robbery, which took place at the central cash service in Stavanger. The film traces the development of the...

Just a couple weeks to go until Christopher Nolan's Inception opens (the reviews are already up) but let's take a moment to go back in time to 2002, when Nolan remade the Norwegian thriller Insomnia. The original was a great little piece of work, directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg. After Insomnia Skjoldbjærg hasn't done a lot -- his 2001 adaptation of Prozac Nation looks like it was a serious career stall. But he's back with Nokas, a heist thriller based on a real-life crime, and the trailer is after the break.  Twitch offers up the trailer. Ok, setting aside obvious touchstones such as Heat, the footage here is sharp enough that I'm ready to overlook Prozac Nation and hope that Skjoldbjærg is really back on the horse. There appears to be a certain degree of fetishizing the criminals here that looks a little freakish -- easy to understand making the 'bad guys'...

In 2002, fresh off the success of his indie-hit Memento, Christopher Nolan made his Hollywood studio debut with Insomnia. A smartly constructed thriller that did modest business, the Al Pacino / Robin Williams starring picture nevertheless drew solid critical notice and laid the groundwork for Nolan to land the job as director of Batman Begins, the film that made Nolan into one of the heaviest hitters in the Hollywood system.

Nolan's Insomnia is a remake of an earlier Norwegian picture of the same name, a 1997 picture directed and co-written by Erik Skjoldbjærg, who now returns with real life heist-thriller Nokas. Here's the synopsis from the Norwegian Film Institute.

In the morning of the 5th of April 2004, the greatest bank robbery in Norwegian history was carried out in Stavanger.

Nokas is the story of this robbery, which took place at the central cash service in Stavanger. The film traces the development of the...