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It hasn’t even been three weeks, but Prince George is so over school!

The world watched as the cute royal arrived for his first day at Thomas’s Battersea in Wandsworth, south London on Sept. 7.

But it seems, like many kids, school is the last place the 4-year-old wants to spend his time.

“I just dropped George off and he didn't want to go," Prince William told a fellow parent during a visit to Milton Keynes on Tuesday, according to Hello!.

Watch: Prince George Attends First Day of School With Prince William as Pregnant Kate Middleton Stays Home

William talked to a mom of two, Louise Smith, during the visit, which marked the 50th anniversary of Bedfordshire.

“It was really exciting meeting William," Smith said. "He told me he'd just dropped Prince George off at school and he didn't want to go. Sounds a bit like mine really."

News: Kate Middleton Promotes Youth Mental Health in New...

Prince George only started at Thomas's Battersea school a few weeks ago, but according to his dad, Prince William, the 4-year-old is already pretty over it. While at a royal engagement on Tuesday, William reportedly told mother-of-two Louise Smith, "I just dropped George off and he didn't want to go." The duke may have had an idea that the George would tire of it, as he made this remark after the first day of school on Sept. 7: "We are all seeing how long that lasts before he doesn't want to go." Maybe it's the strain of having another little sibling on the way? RelatedThe Unusual Reason Prince George Isn't Allowed to Have a Best Friend at School Some advice for you, George: I can obviously see why you'd rather be at home, riding a pony around your living room, watching Peppa Pig, or shaking hands with former President Barack Obama...

Prince William is keeping his poker face on when it comes to Prince Harry’s royal romance with Meghan Markle.

The couple of more than a year caused a sensation on Monday when they walked hand-in-hand during the Invictus Games. And William — being the good big brother he is — expertly side-stepped engagement whispers.

During a visit to Milton Keynes on Tuesday, William stopped by William Cowley Parchment Makers, which makes vellum for royal documents and for use in Parliament. Paul Wright, the general manager of the company, told William: “If Prince Harry marries Meghan then his certificate will be in our vellum.

Pixar's third (and presumably final) Cars film is heading into your home later this year. Disney announced the upcoming release today, which will also be Pixar's First film release in 4K Ultra HD, notating all the special features and things fans can expect. Come inside to check out all the details!

If you enjoyed the latest Pixar outing this Summer, you should be happy to know you'll get the chance to bring Cars 3 home with you on November 7th (October 24th on Digital). Pixar always has stunning animation and for the first time, they're launching one of their films in the 4K Ultra HD format, which will make every single animated pixel pop. Not to mention the wealth of bonus features you'll be able to enjoy as well. All in all, it looks to be a stacked release:

In honor of world-champion racer #95, Disney•Pixar is proud to announce...

After a detour into spy territory with “Cars 2,” Pixar gets back on track with another animated mid-life crisis movie. “Cars 3” finds champion Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson) struggling past his prime and channeling the late Paul Newman’s sagacious Doc Hudson from “Cars” for a comeback.

The filmmakers were able to use outtakes from John Lasseter’s “Cars” recording sessions with the late Newman for the sequel’s flashbacks. Fortunately, the director left the mic on the legendary actor and celebrated race car driver, who had a lot more to say than his lines. Newman would regale them with anecdotes, play practical jokes, and often utter, “That’s not racing!” They added some of his ad libs in “Cars 3.”

In a clever reversal of “The Color of Money” riff from the first movie, McQueen plays mentor to trainer and wannabe racer Cruz Ramirez (Cristela Alonzo) in a bid...

Liz Doran.

Screenwriter Liz Doran has written for The Secret Life of Us, McLeod.s Daughters, Miss Fisher.s Murder Mysteries, Dance Academy and Please Like Me.

She speaks to Jackie Keast about Gender Matters and upcoming projects..

How did you get your start as a writer?

Well, I did it the classic long way of making sure I was an expert before I put myself forward (laughs). I left school in the early 90s and actually trained as a film editor, but I always only ever wanted to be a writer. After I finished film school I did the usual thing: I applied for a lot of development [funding] for early drafts and I tried to get Screen Nsw funding for things. I was quite lucky; there was a funding round through the F.T.O., the precursor to Screen Nsw, and they funded development on a series of 50-minute scripts.

Xenia Goodwin.

StudioCanal has dated Dance Academy: The Movie.

The film, directed by Jeffrey Walker and starring Xenia Goodwin, Keiynan Lonsdale, Jordan Rodrigues, Dena Kaplan, Thomas Lacey, Alicia Banit and Tara Morice, will hit Australian cinemas on March 23, 2017.

International sales are being handled by Zdf Enterprises Germany.

The show was created by writer Samantha Strauss (Mary: The Making of a Princess) with producer Joanna Werner (Secret City, Ready For This).

The film.s Ep's are Louise Smith (The Square, The Rage in Placid Lake), Bernadette O.Mahony (Worst Year of My Life Again, Mortified), Vicki O.Neil, Arne Lohmann and Nicole Keebe.

Dop Martin McGrath Acs (Muriel.s Wedding), who shot all 65 episodes of the show.s three seasons, is lensing the feature..

Also on board is production designer Chris Kennedy (The Water Diviner, The Proposition, Cosi), costume designer Tess Schofield (The Water Diviner, The Sapphires, Bootmen), hair and...

Xenia Goodwin on the set of Dance Academy: The Movie.

Dance Academy: The Movie has begun shooting in Sydney, almost six years to the day since the premiere of Dance Academy season one in 2010.

The series began with country girl Tara Webster (Xenia Goodwin) travelling to Sydney to audition for a place at the National Academy of Dance, the top ballet school in Australia..

Returning alongside Goodwin in the feature film is Dena Kaplan, Alicia Banit, Thomas Lacey (Winners and Losers), Jordan Rodrigues (The Fosters), Keiynan Lonsdale (Insurgent) and Strictly Ballroom's Tara Morice.

The show was created by writer Samantha Strauss (Mary: The Making of a Princess) with producer Joanna Werner (Secret City, Ready For This).

The film.s Ep's are Louise Smith (The Square, The Rage in Placid Lake), Bernadette O.Mahony (Worst Year of My Life Again, Mortified), Vicki O.Neil, Arne Lohmann and Nicole Keebe,...

Werner Film Productions. founder and producer Joanna Werner.

Writer-producer, showrunner and specialist script producer Javier Grillo-Marxuach (Lost) is headed to Melbourne for a week-long intensive workshop to develop The Story Lab project Hereafter, created by Giula Sandler (Glitch) & David Hannam (Carlotta).

Grillo-Marxuach has just wrapped work as co-executive producer on The CW.s post-apocalyptic drama The 100, and is currently developing the Xena: Warrior Princess reboot for NBC Universal.

While in Melbourne, Grillo-Marxuach will also feature in a Screen Australia .In Conversation. event hosted by Werner Film Productions. founder and producer Joanna Werner.

Funded by Screen Australia.s Enterprise Stories program, The Story Lab is an initiative of film and television production company Werner Film Productions, cultivating "innovative Australian stories for television that can hold their place amongst the current wave of global long form television series"..

Wfp producers Werner and Louise Smith are guiding the process.

A high concept family drama,...

Werner Film Productions. founder and producer Joanna Werner.

Writer-producer, showrunner and specialist script producer Javier Grillo-Marxuach (Lost) is headed to Melbourne for a week-long intensive workshop to develop The Story Lab project Hereafter, created by Giula Sandler (Glitch) & David Hannam (Carlotta).

Grillo-Marxuach has just wrapped work as co-executive producer on The CW.s post-apocalyptic drama The 100, and is currently developing the Xena: Warrior Princess reboot for NBC Universal.

While in Melbourne, Grillo-Marxuach will also feature in a Screen Australia .In Conversation. event hosted by Werner Film Productions. founder and producer Joanna Werner.

Funded by Screen Australia.s Enterprise Stories program, The Story Lab is an initiative of film and television production company Werner Film Productions, cultivating "innovative Australian stories for television that can hold their place amongst the current wave of global long form television series"..

Wfp producers Werner and Louise Smith are guiding the process.

A high concept family drama,...

Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani's latest date is straight out of a romantic comedy. On Monday, music's new it couple took a tour of Mosby Winery in Buellton, California. Shelton, 39, and Stefani, 46, kept it casual for the outing. While she donned a dark coat and top, the country crooner wore his signature camouflage jacket and blue jeans. A snap of Stefani made it to Mosby Winery's Facebook page. The star, who now counts Shelton's ex-wife Miranda Lambert as one of her Twitter followers, is pictured with a big smile as she wraps her arm around the vineyard's manager. "So...

Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani's latest date is straight out of a romantic comedy. On Monday, music's new it couple took a tour of Mosby Winery in Buellton, California. Shelton, 39, and Stefani, 46, kept it casual for the outing. While she donned a dark coat and top, the country crooner wore his signature camouflage jacket and blue jeans. A snap of Stefani made it to Mosby Winery's Facebook page. The star, who now counts Shelton's ex-wife Miranda Lambert as one of her Twitter followers, is pictured with a big smile as she wraps her arm around the vineyard's manager. "So...

It’s a big day for Armin Van Buuren fans today, as the trance legend has two big announcements for us.

The first comes in the form of the expected but still very pleasing Armin Only Embrace world tour, which is set to get underway in 2016. Dates and stops haven’t been announced just yet, but as you can see in the video above, the more people use the hashtag #Aoembrace, the more Armin will reveal. According to the official press release, every 5,000 uses of the hashtag will unlock a new clue, so start Tweeting!

In the second piece of Armin news, the producer has announced that pre-orders are now available for the highly anticipated A State of Trance Year Mix, which will drop on December 18th. Boasting some of trance music’s heaviest hitters, like Cosmic Gate, Andrew Rayel, Above & Beyond, Markus Schulz and more, the release is sure to be a big one,...

The Jump was back on our screens this evening (February 1), and by god, have we missed it!

Joey Essex, Gogglebox's Dom and Steve-o set Twitter alight as the celebrity-injuring winter sports contest returned to Channel 4. Digital Spy rounds up the best reactions below:

Kind of miss Sinitta screaming the entire way down the skeleton track. #TheJump

— Nick Walker (@nickw84) February 1, 2015

Is this how Joey gets his teeth whitened? Hurtling down an ice runway, face down on a tea tray? #TheJump

— AuditionPianist (@AuditionPianist) February 1, 2015

I think Joey Essex has the advantage in going head first in the skeleton event. He's less likely to do himself any damage! #TheJump

— Matt Hill (@mat_hil) February 1, 2015

"Joey has got to keep things simple" yeah, think he can manage that.... #TheJump

— Garreth Waites (@GTWaites) February 1, 2015

Joey Essex is the only thing on the Jump thicker than the snow.

— Benjamin Wills (@BenjaminWillsSJ) February 1, 2015

Dad: 'You...

Australian producers increasingly are looking to international co-productions as one solution to the difficulty of raising finance at home.

Producers say the .soft. money available for co-pros with Canada and Europe will help to compensate for the very low minimum guarantees offered by Australian distributors.

Another advantage, they say, is the improved chances of securing marquee cast for films shot in part or completely in Canada and Europe.

. With the collapse of distribution windows, online communication, and the competitiveness of getting soft money out of Australia, producers are becoming more savvy in financing their films with global partners especially as we are telling more global, universally themed stories,. says producer Raquelle David, who is developing the futuristic thriller Lucid as a co-pro.

Producer Matthew Dabner aims to shoot Seasons Pass, a comedy scripted by Heath Davis about an Australian ski instructor who goes to the Canadian snowfields where he is...

UK producer Kevin Loader joins comedy drama B Model, to be directed by actor Rachel Griffiths.

Now that it is likely to be set up as a UK/Australian co-production, prolific UK producer Kevin Loader (In the Loop, Hyde Park on Hudson, Le Week-End) has become part of the team behind the comedy drama B Model, to be directed by actor Rachel Griffiths.

Griffiths has directed two shorts, Roundabout and Tulip and this will be her first feature – providing the money can be raised.

Australian producer Louise Smith was reluctant to provide details of the project precisely because it is yet to be financed. The current draft of the script is being written by Samantha Stauss, co-creator of the series Dance Academy.

B Model is included in a list of 18 features that Screen Australia has injected a total of Us$500,000 worth of development money into in the last four months.

One of the...

Screen Australia today announced nearly $535,000 in development funding for 18 features including projects set in Canada, inner-city Berlin, Mexico City, Vietnam, the Middle East and medieval England.

The genres range from family and musical to comedy, drama, thriller, sci-fi and action. The funding will support eight new projects as well as further assistance for 10 titles.

Through its Talent Escalator programs, the agency is placing three producers in professional posts to improve their direct industry experience and supporting short film director Nicholas Verso in the next stage of his professional development.

Screen Australia.s Head of Production Sally Caplan said, .In this round it is encouraging to see such a great range of Australian stories receive support from filmmakers at different levels, some with international creative partners and several with international focus.

"We are also pleased to be able to support emerging local talent with international placements that will increase our industry...

Lionsgate currently has a powerful female led franchise in the form of The Hunger Games with Jennifer Lawrence, and now they're working on a true life drama that will give another powerful female the spotlight on the big screen. Deadline report Lionsgate and Odd Lot Entertainment have picked up a pitch called Spitfire from up and coming writer Grant Thompson (scripting the Kevin Costner sports film McFarland), a film that looks at the life of Louise Smith, a rebellious woman who broke onto the stock car racing circuit back in the 1950s, paving the way for females to enter the fast-paced, male-dominated sport. Smith came to be known as the First Lady of Racing as she followed her dreams of racing all the way to Daytona, and even became an integral part of landing the funding for the racing organization that would become Nascar after World War II. The stock...

Lionsgate and Odd Lot Entertainment have acquired Grant Thompson's script pitch "Spitfire".

The project proposes to tell the fact-based story of Louise Smith, the woman who took the stock car racing scene of the 1950s by storm.

Smith smashed through gender preconceptions of the time and helped secure the initial funding for what would become the billion-dollar sports giant Nascar.

Nicky Weinstock is producing.

Source: Deadline...

With a fanbase in the trillions . at least that.s what it seems like . the sport of Nascar is barely present in the history of cinema outside of a few obvious examples, especially when compared to movies about major league baseball and other sports organizations. And with Ron Howard.s Formula 1 .centered Rush recently gaining much critical acclaim (not to mention tons of money at the foreign box office), it.s no surprise that Nascar is now getting behind its own origin story, Spitfire, which was recently acquired by Lionsgate and OddLot Entertainment, who is also behind Ivan Reitman.s upcoming NFL comedy Draft Day. Based on a pitch from actor/writer Grant Thompson, Deadline reports Spitfire will cover the strong female presence in the early years of Nascar, which was created after World War II by Florida businessman Bill France Sr. The film will follow Louise Smith, often called...

Exclusive: Lionsgate and Gigi Pritzker’s Odd Lot Entertainment has acquired Spitfire, a pitch by Grant Thompson to tell the fact-based story of Louise Smith, a rebellious firebrand who takes the stock car racing scene of the 1950s by storm with her steadfast driving skills and changes the fate of racing forever. Female drivers were surprisingly instrumental in the founding of Nascar just after WWII. A forgotten forerunner of contemporary female drivers like Danica Patrick, Smith was the quintessential small-town girl with big dreams who smashed through the gender preconceptions of the time to ultimately race at the famed Daytona Beach road course and helped secure the initial funding for what would become the billion-dollar sports giant Nascar. Nicky Weinstock of Invention Films is producing. Nascar is exec producing. Nascar holds the key to a vast potential racing audience, but it is stingy about the films it gets involved in.

Screen Australia has granted more than $276,000 in funding to support the development of 10 feature films, including projects by the co-writer of local smash The Sapphires and the team behind Wish You Were Here.

It is a small financial lifeline for the industry which is no longer receiving drama production investment from the national government agency after it spent its entire annual $42 million budget in just six months.

Among the new feature film projects to receive funding is comedy-drama The Grip, written by Tony Briggs (The Sapphires). It follows five young Australian businessmen who discover the secret to winning the pokies and develop Robin Hood-like reputations. David Field (The Combination) will direct.

Writer Felicity Price and director Kieran Darcy-Smith (Wish You Were Here) have also received funding to develop a new (as yet) untitled thriller. It follows social misfit Vincent, who holds a flame for 17-year-old Amber, but when his hopes are crushed he acts impulsively,...

Short film fest, The St Kilda Film Festival has announced its award nominees across 18 categories. Winners will be announced on Sunday 27 May

The announcement:

Now in its 29th year the St Kilda Film Festival’s (Skff) Top 100 competition recognises and awards local filmmakers of all levels of experience who excel in creative and craft and who show potential for growth within the industry.

From an increasingly competitive field of entrants, 62 nominees are in the running for 18 prestigious awards and their share of $40,000 of cash and in-kind prizes, with the winner of the Best Film being awarded $10,000 cash.

The nominations for the 2012 Best Short Film include: At The Formal (Directed by Andrew Kavanagh & Produced by Ramona Telecican). Peekaboo (Directed by Damien Power & Produced by Joe Weatherstone) The Palace (Directed by Anthony Maras & Produced by Anthony Maras, Kate Croser, Andros Achilleos) and Transmission (Directed by Zak Hilditch & Produced by Liz Kearney)

Nominees...

Screen Australia has annouced development investment for 13 features, two animated shorts, two games and the completion of two shorts.

Projects include B Model, to be directed and produced by Rachel Griffiths, as well as new projects from the Spierig Brothers (Jungle), Bruce Beresford (The Fortunes of Richard Mahoney, co-production with China), Emile Sherman (Tracks) and Gregor Jordan (Five Spice)

Hannah Hilliard (Franswa Sharl) and Callum Cooper (Little Brother) were announced as the first recipients of the new Director’s Acclaim Fund, which recognises the importance of directors maintaining momentum following critical acclaim of their short film.

The projects are:

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B Model

Producers Rachel Griffiths, Louise Smith

Writer Samantha Strauss

Director Rachel Griffiths

Synopsis A young Australian girl gets swept up into the chaotic, exciting world of high fashion modelling. Sydney, Tokyo, London and New York. An innocent in a sex-soaked business, she is seeking love and validation, but isn...

Check out new clips from Apparition's "The Square" including a "VFX Elements Breakdown" as well as a "House Fire Comparison" and more. The thriller/drama helmed by Nash Edgerton from the writing by Joel Edgerton and Matthew Dabner opens on April 9th in limited areas. Louise Smith produced the Australian film which runs at around 105 minutes. A stylish, twist-filled film noir, "The Square" centers on an adulterous couple whose scheming leads to arson, blackmail and murder. The Square is the first feature from Australian stuntman-turned-director Nash Edgerton and his brother Joel who co-wrote and stars in the film. Escaping the monotony of a loveless marriage, Raymond (David Roberts) becomes entangled in an affair with the beautiful and troubled Carla (Claire van der Boom). Ray’s moral limits are tested when Carla presents him with the proceeds of her controlling husband’s latest crime. This is their chance: Take the money and run.

Director Nash Edgerton and producer Louise Smith hang outside the theater following a screening of their film, "The Square" Wednesday night at The Sunshine in New York. Their film, basically about an affair that's gone really really - we mean Really - gone wrong (we're talking death, arson, corruption, even a freaky shark attack). The film received multiple Australian Film Institute nominations and is opening here in the U.S. beginning April ...

"The Square" from Apparition has two new clips available. The thriller stars David Roberts, Claire van der Boom, Joel Edgerton and Anthony Hayes. Nash Edgerton directs from the screenplay by Matthew Dabner and Joel Edgerton. Film sees release on April 9th in Los Angeles and New York City and is produced by Louise Smith. A stylish, twist-filled film noir, The Square centers on an adulterous couple whose scheming leads to arson, blackmail and murder. The Square is the first feature from Australian stuntman-turned-director Nash Edgerton and his brother Joel who co-wrote and stars in the film. Escaping the monotony of a loveless marriage, Raymond (David Roberts) becomes entangled in an affair with the beautiful and troubled Carla (Claire van der Boom). Ray’s moral limits are tested when Carla presents him with the proceeds of her controlling husband’s latest crime. This is their chance: Take the money and run.

New images are in from Apparition's "The Square," starring David Roberts, Claire van der Boom, Joel Edgerton, Anthony Hayes and Paul Caesar. The Nash Edgerton film is written by Joel Edgerton and Matthew Dabner and produced by Louise Smith. The film is a 2008 Australian Film Institute nominee for 7 awards as well as a Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards winner for Best Screenplay. A stylish, twist-filled film noir, The Square centers on an adulterous couple whose scheming leads to arson, blackmail and murder. The Square is the first feature from Australian stuntman-turned-director Nash Edgerton and his brother Joel who co-wrote and stars in the film. Escaping the monotony of a loveless marriage, Raymond (David Roberts) becomes entangled in an affair with the beautiful and troubled Carla...

Apparition has acquired North American rights to thriller "The Square," the first feature from Australian stuntman-turned-director Nash Edgerton.

His brother Joel Edgerton stars in the tale of an adulterous couple involved in arson, blackmail and murder. Joel, who most recently appeared off-Broadway as Stanley Kowalski opposite Cate Blanchett in "A Streetcar Named Desire," co-wrote the screenplay with Matthew Dabner.

Apparition will release the film April 9 with Nash's short film "Spider."

"It was the short film 'Spider' that interested me in Nash," Apparition CEO Bob Berney said. "Popular at festivals all over the world, it signals the mood for the appropriately shocking and wickedly humorous follow-up feature 'The Square.' "

"Square," produced by Louise Smith, is a Screen Australia in association with the Screen New South Wales presentation of a Film Depot production in association with Blue-Tongue Films. Pathe International handles international sales.

Nash Edgerton has appeared as a stuntman in more than 100 movies,...

Dustin O'Halloran Virtuoso classical pianist/composer Dustin O'Halloran, also half of '90s art-rock duo Devics with Sara Lov, was born in Los Angeles in 1971. O'Halloran's music training started at the age of 7. Uprootedness and early sorrow stole him from his piano, which remained untouched for over a decade, until he met Lov and formed Devics in 1996. O'Halloran's collaborations include Spoon, Soulsavers, Dustin Hoffman, and most recently William Olsson. With rushes of style and mystique, O'Halloran's work represents a sound that wraps itself into the future and the past in one breath. A truly elegant artist. Start with "Opus 23," from Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack). Buy: iTunes Genre: Classical/Experimental Artist: Dustin O'Halloran Song: Opus 23 Album: Marie Antoinette (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Big Maybelle Soul songbird Mabel Louise Smith, a.k.a. Big Maybelle, was born on May 1, 1924, in Jackson,...