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FIRST LOOK: Rosamund Pike in INTER ALIA

Rosamund Pike makes her National Theatre debut in SUZIE MILLER’S INTER ALIA Read more HERE
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Logie Nominations Announced

7 HLA Projects have been nominated for the 2025 Logie Awards! 
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REVIEW: New Skin by MIRANDA NATION

NZ Herald has released a review on Miranda Nation’s debut novel, NEW SKIN! Read more HERE
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NEW SKIN Publication Day!

Miranda Nation‘s debut novel NEW SKIN is out today! Get your copy HERE
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REVIEWS: The Empress Murders by TOBY SCHMITZ

Reviews are out for THE EMPRESS MURDERS by TOBY SCHMITZ 
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SHERIDAN HARBRIDGE wins Patrick White Playwrights Fellowship

Sydney Theatre Company has announced the recipients of the 25th Patrick White Playwrights Award and Fellowship. Named by new Artistic Director Mitchell Butel last week, Sheridan Harbridge is the new Patrick White Playwrights Fellow!
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REVIEW: The Empress Murders by TOBY SCHMITZ

THE EMPRESS MURDERS by Toby Schmitz has received a glowing reviews from The SMH: “Prepare to be both dazzled and discombobulated. You have been warned” Read the full review HERE
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INSIDE wins Betty Roland Prize for Scriptwriting

Charles Williams’ debut feature film INSIDE has won the Betty Roland Prize for Scriptwriting. Congratulations Charles! Read more HERE
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NEW SKIN available for pre-order now!

NEW SKIN, the debut novel from MIRANDA NATION is now available for pre-order. The novel will be officially released on June 3rd 2025.
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PRIMA FACIE Film Adaptation Heading to Cannes Market

A film adaptation of PRIMA FACIE, the smash-hit one-woman stage, play starring Cynthia Erivo will launch at the Cannes Film Market!
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SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL Program Announced!

Sydney Film Festival has released its full program for 2025, featuring some fantastic projects by HLA Clients!
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MY BRILLIANT CAREER wins at The Greenroom Awards

MY BRILLIANT CAREER has won two Greenroom Awards!
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Screen Australia Funding Announced

Screen Australia has announced a significant investment for local scripted projects. Multiple HLA client’s have received funding for projects across feature film, television and online.
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INSIDE shortlisted for The Betty Roland Prize

Charles Williams’ debut feature film has been shortlisted for the The Betty Roland Prize for Scriptwriting!
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TRAILER: The Roses

The official trailer for THE ROSES has been released!
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Richard Roxburgh stars as journalist Peter Greste in The Correspondent.

★★★★ for THE CORRESPONDANT

Reviews are out for THE CORRESPONDANT!
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INSIDE selected for Tribeca Film Fest

Charles William’s debut feature film has been chosen for Tribeca Film Festival!
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New BBC TV series HONEY is confirmed as a prequel to Killing Eve

Check out GLAMOUR’S exclusive on HONEY.
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THE ROSES Cinema Release Date

THE ROSES, written by Tony McNamara will be released in cinemas on August 29. Life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Ivy (Olivia Colman) and Theo (Benedict Cumberbatch): successful careers, a loving marriage, great kids. But beneath the façade of their supposed ideal life, a storm is brewing – as Theo’s career nosedives while Ivy’s own ambitions take off, a tinderbox of fierce competition and hidden resentment ignites.  THE ROSES is inspired by the 1989 Danny DeVito directed, Michael Leeson scripted ...
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INTER ALIA Set for Global Cinema Release

Suzie Miller’s National Theatre Play ‘Inter Alia’ Set for Global Cinema Release!
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FAKE is confirmed to air exclusively on ITVX and ITV in April

  ITV announced today that the critically acclaimed romance-scam thriller FAKE is set to air exclusively on ITV1 and ITVX in April, bringing the gripping eight-part series to UK audiences.
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Tristram Baumber’s ‘SITE UNSEEN’ heads into production next month!

This is the first film created under Tristram and Allan Brady’s new production company, Bad Rev Films. Read more at IF Magazine
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WAR OF THE ROSES Remake Announced

Tony McNamara has penned the remake of WAR OF THE ROSES, directed by Jay Roach for Searchlight and SunnyMarch. Read the full article here!
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Production Wraps on THE CORRESPONDENT

Production has wrapped on THE CORRESPONDENT, a feature film about Peter Greste, the award-winning foreign correspondent who, along with two of his colleagues, was arrested in Cairo in 2013 while working for Al Jazeera and charged with terrorism offences. The film is directed by Kriv Stenders with costume design by Joanna Mae Park. Read more here
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