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Destroy All Neighbors and Sissy will be released on Blu-ray on July 29 via Shudder.

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Game of Thrones might have ended on a disappointing note, but there is still a lot of hope for the universe HBO is trying to create around the fantasy epic series. Based on George R.R. Martin‘s books, HBO has greenlighted and even canceled many spin-offs and prequels to Game of Thrones, but in this list, we are only talking about the shows and movies that have been confirmed to come out.

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Status: In Post Production & Premiering in late 2025 Credit – HBO

Based on Martin’s Tales of Dunk and Egg stories, the upcoming series, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, will be the second Game of Thrones spin-off series. It revolves around Ser Duncan the Tall and his squire, Egg (Egg is actually Aegon V Targaryen), as they travel through Westeros and go on various lighthearted adventures.

Game of Thrones author George R. R. Martin has seen all six episodes of the show’s prequel series, originally titled The Hedge Knight, and he approves of the adaptation.

“I’ve seen all six episodes now, and I loved them,” Martin wrote on his personal blog. “Dunk and Egg have always been favorites of mine, and the actors we found to portray them are just incredible.”

First-look footage has been released for A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms alongside HBO’s upcoming slate of shows such as The Last of Us, The White Lotus and And Just Like That.

In April 2023, HBO announced it had ordered the show, tentatively titled A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight. Ordered to series in April 2023, the prequel is based on novellas written by George R.R. Martin. During the Warner Bros. Discovery February, 2024 earnings call,...

HBO is still in the Game of Thrones business, for at least the next few years. It was revealed on Tuesday that A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, a prequel series set in Westeros, is slated to hit television screens in 2026.

According to new reporting from Variety, Warner Bros. Discovery global streaming chief Jb Perrette told attendees at a tech and media conference hosted by Wells Fargo that the story of Dunk and Egg will arrive in Summer 2026. Although, according to the trade publication's sources, "Variety has learned it's more likely going to be a fourth-quarter title."

What Is 'A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms' About And How Does It Connect To 'Game of Thrones'? Meet Dunk and Egg.A sneak peek of the @HBO Original Series #AKnightOfTheSevenKingdoms, coming in 2025 to Max. pic.twitter.com/n3GrJShydY— Max (@StreamOnMax) August 5, 2024

Regardless of when, exactly, the show ends up on our screens,...

London is set to become the capital of fear this winter as the Soho Horror Film Festival makes its eagerly awaited return for 2024. With an expanded hybrid format, this year’s festival promises to be the biggest yet, delivering a chilling mix of in-person and online scares across two weekends. Kicking off at Brixton’s Whirled Cinema from 22nd to 24th November, the festival then moves online for its Sohome Horror Film Festival from 28th November to 1st December, offering fans a ghoulish feast of over 80 films from 17 countries.

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of The Blair Witch Project, the festival will showcase an exceptional strand of found footage films. Leading the charge is the international premiere of Tim Kasher’s Who’s Watching, a disturbing tale of obsession starring Zachary Ray Sherman. Horror fans can also expect chills from Stuart Ortiz’s documentary Strange Harvest: Occult Murder in the Inland Empire,...

What Do We Know About the upcoming series A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms? More than you may think. The Game of Thrones prequel series is the second new project set in George R.R. Martin’s fantasy realm of Westeros and the first to exist as a limited series. With multiple Game of Thrones projects in development based on existing source material, we have some solid details about this show. So, let’s dive in and take a look at what we know about A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.

The series will be based on multiple stories and novellas.

Set between House of the Dragon and Game of Thrones, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is based on the novellas collectively known as The Tales of Dunk and Egg. Focused on a smaller scale narrative compared to the epic series that came before it, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms...

Exclusive: Rising actor Kartiah Vergara (Ticket To Paradise, Dora the Explorer: The Lost City of Gold) has signed with The Rosenzweig Group for representation in all areas.

Vergara was recently cast in the upcoming Sarah Snook-led Peacock series All Her Fault, based on the Andrea Mara novel of the same name, alongside Daniel Monks and Duke McCloud. In addition to Snook who stars, the cast also includes Dakota Fanning, Abby Elliot, Jake Lacy, Sophia Lillis, Jay Ellis, Thomas Cocquerel, and Michael Peña.

Per the official logline: “Marissa Irvine (Snook) arrives at 14 Arthur Avenue, expecting to pick up her young son Milo (McCloud) from his first playdate with a boy at his new school. But the woman who answers the door isn’t a mother she recognizes. She isn’t the nanny. She doesn’t have Milo. And so begins every parent’s worst nightmare.”

Vergara previously was seen in...

The upcoming Peacock thriller series All Her Fault, led by Sarah Snook, has announced further cast members, including Duke McCloud, Daniel Monks, and Kartiah Vergara. McCloud, Monks, and Vergara join an ensemble that includes Dakota Fanning, Abby Elliot, Jake Lacy, Sophia Lillis, Jay Ellis, Michael Peña, and Thomas Cocquerel. The series, an adaptation of the […]

Additional Cast Announced for Peacock Thriller ‘All Her Fault’...

The Sarah Snook-led Peacock series “All Her Fault” has filled out its main cast with three new additions, Variety has learned exclusively.

Daniel Monks, Duke McCloud (upcoming “Kinda Pregnant”), and Kartiah Vergara have all signed onto the series, which is based on the Andrea Mara novel of the same name.

The show was originally picked up to series at Peacock back in June with Snook in the lead role. The cast also includes Dakota Fanning, Abby Elliot, Jake Lacy, Sophia Lillis, Jay Ellis, Thomas Cocquerel, and Michael Peña. Monks will play the character Brian, while McCloud will play Milo and Vergara will play Ana.

Monks is repped by Independent Management Company in Australia and Curtis Brown in the U.K. McCloud is repped by the Bella Agency, Brave Artists Management, and Goodman Genow. Vergara is repped by Benchmark Creative Management.

The official logline for the series states, “Marissa Irvine (Snook) arrives at 14 Arthur Avenue,...

Alas, the end of 2024 is drawing closer, and another Game of Thrones spinoff, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, waits in the wings of 2025.

This particular prequel is an exciting prospect for the keen and savvy book readers out there.

Given what we know of the books, Max’s latest outing (Max is on a roll heading into 2025) should easily develop into a multi-series story.

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There are three books in the Dunk and Egg series (the nicknames given to two of the story’s primary characters), and their story is set some hundred years before the events of Game of Thrones.

In fact, Dunk (short for Duncan) interacted with one of the characters every Game of Thrones viewer is familiar with.

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The highly anticipated Game of Thrones spinoff, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, has expanded its cast with seven new members. The prequel series, set 100 years before the events of the original Game of Thrones and 100 years after House of the Dragon, is the third television series in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire franchise.

According to Variety, the HBO series has cast Edward Ashley as Ser Steffon Fossoway, Henry Ashton as Daeron Targaryen, Youssef Kerkou as Steely Pate, Daniel Monks as Ser Manfred Dondarrion, Shaun Thomas as Raymun Fossoway, Tom Vaughan-Lawlor as Plummer, and Danny Webb as Ser Arlan of Pennytree.

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Westeros is composed of several independent kingdoms, each of which has its own unique culture and history.

These new additions will join previously announced stars Peter Claffey as Ser Duncan the Tall and Dexter Sol Ansell as his squire,...

With the cameras rolling for close to a couple of months now, the Game Of Thrones prequel A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms is most definitely underway ahead of its arrival on our screens next year. And following on from June's casting flurry, another bunch of additions have been announced, with Edward Ashley, Henry Ashton, Daniel Monks, Shaun Thomas, Tom Vaughan-Lawlor and Danny Webb all reporting for duty down Westeros way.

Those new arrivals join stars Peter Claffey as Ser Duncan the Tall and Dexter Sol Ansell as his squire, Egg.

As you'll no doubt know by this point, A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms is set roughly 100 years before the events of the parent show (and 100 years after the dragon-clashing conflicts of House Of The Dragon), and follows the two unlikely heroes as they wander the land. The official synopsis adds: "Set in an age when the Targaryen line still holds the Iron Throne,...

The cast for A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms – the latest Game of Thrones spinoff series – is starting to come together.

The new series, which is set between the events of GoT and House of the Dragon, entered production earlier this summer in Belfast, Ireland.

On Thursday (August 8), seven stars joined the project, and their roles have been revealed. The new round of casting has introduced us to the star who will play a new Daeron Targaryen.

Keep reading to find out more…

According to reporting by Variety, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms will feature Edward Ashley as Ser Steffon Fossoway, Henry Ashton as Daeron Targaryen, Youssef Kerkour as Steely Pete, Daniel Monks as Ser Manfred Donadrrion, Shaun Thomas as Raymun Fossoway, Tom Vaughan-Lawlor as Plummer and Danny Webb as Ser Arlan of Pennytree.

The new stars join the cast, which includes Peter Claffey, Dexter Sol Ansell, Finn Bennett,...

The last time we shared news on the Game of Thrones spin-off A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, it was production began in June and the names of five cast members were revealed. As production continues, we have more A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms news to share, as Variety has revealed the names of seven more cast members. These are: Edward Ashley (Masters of the Air) as Ser Steffon Fossoway, Youssef Kerkour (House of Gucci) as Steely Pate, Daniel Monks (Kaos) as Ser Manfred Dondarrion, Shaun Thomas (How to Have Sex) as Raymun Fossoway, Tom Vaughan-Lawlor (Avengers: Infinity War) as Plummer, Danny Webb (The Dig) as Ser Arlan of Pennytree, and Henry Ashton (A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder) as a member of a family that’s a major part of the Game of Thrones franchise, Daeron Targaryen. If that name sounds familiar, Variety has a helpful note: “For...

The next chapter in the story of Westeros is the Game of Thrones spinoff A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. Based on the Tales of Dunk and Egg novella by George R.R. Martin, the story takes place between the events of the Game of Thrones story and its prequel, House of the Dragon, with the action happening smack-dab in the middle of the two series. A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms will follow Ser Duncan the Tall (Peter Caffey) and his squire, Egg (Dexter Sol Ansell). Today, HBO announced new cast members who will be joining in on the adventure, including a brand-new Targaryen.

According to Variety, those new additions include Henry Ashton as Daeron Targaryen, Edward Ashley as Ser Steffon Fossoway, Youssef Kerkour as Steely Pate, Daniel Monks as Ser Manfred Dondarrion, Shaun Thomas as Raymun Fossoway, Tom Vaughan-Lawloras Plummer, and Danny Webb as Ser Arlan of Pennytree. With...

The upcoming Game of Thrones spinoff A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight has added seven more cast members. This includes Henry Ashton as Daeron Targaryen. Also joining the cast are Edward Ashley, Daniel Monks, Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Danny Webb, Shaun Thomas, and Youssef Kerkour.

The Game of Thrones spinoff A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight has added seven more stars to its cast. The show is based on the Tales of Dunk and Egg novellas by George R. R. Martin, which take place in the Song of Ice and Fire universe and follow the adventures of the young Ser Duncan the Tall and King Aegon V Targaryen. The cast of the upcoming The Hedge Knight already features Peter Claffey as Dunk and Dexter Sol Ansell as Egg alongside Finn Bennett, Bertie Carvel, Tanzyn Crawford, Daniel Ings, and Sam Spruell.

Per The Hollywood Reporter, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight...

Less than a week after one Game of Thrones spin-off concluded its second season, another upcoming series set in Westeros just got an exciting update. A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, the Game of Thrones spin-off which is set roughly 90 years before the events of the original series, has added seven new cast members to its call sheet. Edward Ashley will play Ser Steffon Fossoway, Henry Ashton will play Daeron Targaryen, Youssef Kerkous will play Steely Pate, Daniel Monks will play Ser Manfred Dondarrion, Shaun Thomas will portray Raymun Fossoway, Tom Vaughan-Lawlor will feature as Plummer, and lastly, Danny Webb will play Ser Arland of Pennytree. The Daeron Targaryen featured in A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is not the same one teased during Season 2 of House of the Dragon.

HBO is rounding out cast for A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, George R.R. Martin’s six-episode Game of Thrones prequel series, an adaptation of his novella The Hedge Knight, adding Edward Ashley (Masters of the Air), Henry Ashton, Youssef Kerkour (House of Gucci); Daniel Monks (Kaos); Shaun Thomas (How To Have Sex), Tom Vaughan-Lawlor (Avengers: Infinity War) and Danny Webb.

They join previously announced Peter Claffey as Dunk; Dexter Sol Ansell as Egg; Finn Bennett as Aerion Targaryen; Bertie Carvel as Baelor Targaryen, Tanzyn Crawford as Tanselle; Daniel Ings as Ser Lyonel Baratheon and Sam Spruell as Maekar Targaryen.

Ashley will play Ser Steffon Fossoway; Ashton portrays Daeron Targaryen; Kerkour is Steely Pate, Monks will play Ser Manfred Dondarrion, Thomas portrays Raymun Fossoway; Vaughan-Lawler is Plummer and Webb portrays Ser Arlan of Pennytree.

In the prequel,...

HBO’s latest Game of Thrones prequel sure is filling up its tournament rolls.

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms has cast several more actors in its forthcoming first season, TVLine has learned. Among them are Edward Ashley (The Terror, Masters of the Air), who’ll play Ser Steffon Fossoway; Tom Vaughan-Lawlor (the Avengers films, Dublin Murders), who’ll play Plummer; and Henry Ashton (My Lady Jane, Outlander), who’ll play Daeron Targaryen — a relative of the one you’ve heard about in the most recent season of House of the Dragon.

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HBO’s A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms has announced seven more actors and the roles they’ll play in the Game of Thrones prequel / House of the Dragon sequel.

The casting news includes an actor playing Daeron Targaryen. That’s a familiar name — though not a familiar face — to House of the Dragon fans. But as is often the case in George R.R. Martin’s fantasy world, there is more than one Daeron Targaryen, and this is not the same Daeron as the one in House of the Dragon.

The Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Daeron will be played by Henry Ashton (A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder). This Daeron, also called Daeron the Drunken, is the eldest son of King Maekar I Targaryen and is known for having prophetic dreams.

In Dragon, Daeron is King Viserys and Alicent Hightower’s fourth child, who has been kept offscreen in the series,...

Westeros is getting some new faces.

The “Game of Thrones” spinoff “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” has added seven new cast members.

The HBO series has cast Edward Ashley (“Masters of the Air”) as Ser Steffon Fossoway, Henry Ashton (“A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder” and “My Lady Jane”) as Daeron Targaryen, Youssef Kerkour (“House of Gucci”) as Steely Pate, Daniel Monks (Netflix’s upcoming film “Kaos”) as Ser Manfred Dondarrion, Shaun Thomas (“How to Have Sex”) as Raymun Fossoway, Tom Vaughan-Lawlor (“Avengers: Infinity War”) as Plummer and Danny Webb (HBO’s “The Regime” and “The Dig”) as Ser Arlan of Pennytree. For fans who recently finished Season 2 of “House of the Dragon,” the Daeron in “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” is different than the one in the prequel series — just like how there are multiple Aegons in Westeros history.

They join stars Peter Claffey as Ser Duncan...

Warning: This list contains spoilers for Ricky Stanicky.

Lead actors’ comedic talents shine in the wacky sitcom movie Ricky Stanicky. The presence of actor John Cena as Ricky leads to laugh-out-loud disaster scenarios. The characters’ dilemmas in concealing Ricky’s true identity lead to over-the-top hilarity.

The wacky sitcom-inspired movie Ricky Stanicky includes many funny scenes, primarily due to the comedic talents of its lead actors. Zac Efron's post-Disney Channel career is still going strong, with him starring alongside John Cena in this movie. In Ricky Stanicky, Dean (Efron) and his best friends Jt (Andrew Santino) and Wes (Jermaine Fowler) have always relied upon their invented friend Ricky Stanicky to get them out of trouble — until the day their respective partners want to meet the man. This leads them to hire a washed-up actor (Cena) to play Ricky, with disastrous results.

In addition to the main trio and their alleged best friend,...

(L-r) Dean (Zac Efron), Jt (Andrew Santino) and Wes (Jermaine Fowler) meet Rod (John Cena), in Peter Farrelly’s Ricky Stanicky. Courtesy of Amazon/MGM

Peter Farrelly’s Ricky Stanicky is an R-Rated, penis-joke filled bro comedy about three childhood friends who invented a fictional friend to take the blame for a prank gone wrong. Really wrong – they set the guy’s house on fire. Kids might make up something like that to dodge responsibility, but adults buying into the idea that someone named “Ricky Stanicky” is at fault is much more of a stretch.

Yet these three pals use this made-up friend to take the blame all through their childhoods, but then director Peter Farrelly (and the script’s six writers) go further, and have the grown-up friends continue using the fictional Ricky Stanicky as someone to blame into adulthood.

Ok, it’s comedy, and disbelief gets suspended, but...

These next several weeks are going to be absolutely loaded with brand new horror, and this week alone brings 11 new movies to the table as we make our way into the month of October.

This week’s new releases include brand new theatrical horror as well as the sequel to a beloved Halloween favorite and even a new take on a classic TV series from an unlikely source.

Here’s all the new horror arriving September 27-October 2, 2022!

First up, Rob Zombie‘s The Munsters comes to Blu-ray, VOD and Netflix on Tuesday, September 27, a fresh – and colorful – new take on the classic black & white television series.

Jeff Daniel Phillips is playing Herman Munster and Sheri Moon Zombie is playing Lily Munster in Zombie’s movie, with Daniel Roebuck co-starring as Grandpa Munster.

In the brand new movie, “Herman and Lily’s crazy courtship takes The Munsters on a hauntingly hilarious...

Sissy Review Video — Sissy (2022) Video Movie Review, a movie directed and written by Hannah Barlow and Kane Senes, and starring Aisha Dee, Yerin Ha, Lucy Barrett, Hannah Barlow, Victoria Hopkins, Alea O’Shea, Emily De Margheriti, Darcie Irwin-Simpson, Daniel Monks, Ryan Panizza, Jared Jekyll, and Michael Slater. Plot Synopsis Sissy‘s plot synopsis: [...]

Continue reading: Video Movie Review: Sissy (2022) – A Subtly Shocking Satire & The Messy Musings on the Miasma of the Modern Age...

Stars: Aisha Dee, Hannah Barlow, Emily De Margheriti, Lucy Barrett, Yerin Ha, Daniel Monks | Written and Directed by Hannah Barlow, Kane Senes

A social media influencer unravels when she accidentally meets her childhood bully in this blackly comic horror, co-written and co-directed by Australian husband-and-wife filmmakers Hannah Barlow and Kane Senes. With a thematically rich, genre-savvy script, some delightfully nasty gore moments and a terrific central performance from Aisha Dee, this is one of the best horror movies of the year.

Sissy centres on Cecilia (Dee), who used to be called Sissy at school, where she was the target of bullying. Now in her early 20s, Cecilia has reinvented herself as a social media influencer, offering self-help advice and mental health tips. However, there are hints that Cecilia’s life isn’t quite as together as she likes to make out, at least if the off-camera state of her apartment is anything to go by.

Hello, dear readers! The 2022 SXSW Film Festival featured an impressive number of genre goodies on this year’s programming slate, which kept this writer rather busy over the last few weeks. Here are my thoughts on a pair of super fun indie horror projects that fans should definitely keep on their radars for later this year: Kane Senes and Hannah Barlow’s Sissy and Deadstream from the husband-wife team of Joseph and Vanessa Winter.

Sissy: In Hannah Barlow and Kane Senes’ Sissy, we’re introduced to social media influencer and self-appointed self-help guru Cecilia (Aisha Dee), who has never quite shaken the memories of losing her childhood best friend Emma some decades ago. But fate steps in one day when Cecilia bumps into Emma (played by Barlow) at a pharmacy, and her former bestie invites Cecilia to come out and celebrate her impending nuptials to her fiancée, Fran (Lucy Barrett), that night.

Sissy Review — Sissy (2022) Film Review from the 29th Annual South By Southwest Film Festival, a movie written and directed by Hannah Barlow and Kane Senes, starring Aisha Dee, Yerin Ha, Lucy Barrett, Hannah Barlow, Victoria Hopkins, Alea O’Shea, Emily De Margheriti, Darcie Irwin-Simpson, Daniel Monks, Ryan Panizza, Jared Jekyll, [...]

Continue reading: Film Review: Sissy: Social Media and Social Anxiety Blend in Murky Australian Horror [SXSW 2022]...

Supernatural Dark Comedy Jethica Releases First Clip Ahead of World Premiere at SXSW: "A supernatural dark comedy like you’ve never seen, Jethica was shot in New Mexico in January 2021, in the midst of the pandemic, and world premieres at SXSW in the Visions section. Jethica boldly blends and bends genres, all at once shining as a sharp comedy and dire stalker thriller with an undead edge.

The third feature from Pete Ohs, one of Filmmaker Magazine’s 2013 ‘25 New Faces of Independent Film’ and co-director of the award-winning Julia Garner lead sci-fi fable Everything Beautiful Is Far Away, the film stars Austin-raised actress Callie Hernandez, Will Madden, Ashley Denise Robinson (Taking Stock), and Andy Faulkner (Youngstown).

Conceived and created through radical approaches to filmmaking, Pete Ohs continues to push the boundaries of indie film, collaborating with his four leads on the script and story of Jethica, each of whom shares writing credits,...

Streaming service Shudder has acquired the rights to Australian horror-comedy film “Sissy” ahead of its premiere at SXSW in the Midnighters section on Friday.

“Sissy” tells the story of young friends Cecilia (Aisha Dee) and Emma (Barlow), who were inseparable until Alex (Emily De Margheriti) showed up. After Emma and Cecilia run into each other 12 years later, Emma invites Cecilia for weekend at a secluded cabin in the mountains, where Alex turns Cecilia’s weekend into a living nightmare. From writing-directing duo Hannah Barlow and Kane Senes, the film is produced by Arcadia, Dems Entertainment and Freedom Films.

Shudder, which specializes in horror, thriller and supernatural content, will be the exclusive streamer for the film in North America, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and Ireland.

“Shudder is the perfect home for ‘Sissy’ and we look forward to continuing our partnership with them,” said Arcadia producer Lisa Shaunessy. “The team...

LevelK has boarded the buzzed-about Australian horror movie “Sissy” which have its world premiere at SXSW’s Midnighters section. The company is handling international sales on “Sissy,” while XYZ films is representing North American rights.

Penned and directed by Hannah Barlow (For Now) and Kane Senes, the film stars Aisha Dee (The Bold Type) as Cecilia, aka Sissy, a twenty-something girl whose best friend is Emma. The two were inseparable until Emma’s new friend Alex got in the way. Twelve years later, Cecilia is a successful social media influencer living the dream of an independent, modern millennial woman, until she runs into Emma for the first time in over a decade. Emma invites Cecilia away on her bachelorette weekend at a remote cabin in the mountains, where Alex proceeds to make Cecilia’s weekend a living hell.

“Sissy is a satirical nightmare directed at the self-victimizing child within all of us,...

"What are you, rebranding?" An early festival trailer has debuted for an indie horror film called Sissy, which is premiering at the 2022 SXSW Film Festival kicking off in March. It's screening in the Midnighters section at the festival, as another brutal social media horror thriller for the digital age. Invited away on a bachelorette weekend, "Sissy" ends up stuck in a cabin with her old high school bully. Cecilia is a successful social media influencer living the dream of an independent, modern millennial woman... until she runs into Emma for the first time in over a decade. This looks like it gets super crazy out in the woods! Starring Aisha Dee as Cecilia / Sissy, with Hannah Barlow, Emily De Margheriti, Daniel Monks, Yerin Ha, Lucy Barrett, Shaun Martindale, Amelia Lule, April Blasdall, and Camille Cumpston. This looks like a kick ass follow-up to Ingrid Goes West, with hints at some frightening twists and turns.

Australians in Film (AiF) has announced the 10 ambassadors for its inaugural Untapped professional development program.

Corrie Chen, Jub Clerc, Brooke Goldfinch, Liv Hewson, Julie Kalceff, Gemma Bird Matheson, Daniel Monks, Mitchell Stanley, Nicholas Verso and Steve Vidler will front the selection committee for the initiative, which is supported by Screen Australia and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.

Geared towards undiscovered and underrepresented members of the Australian screen industry, the program features a series of masterclasses by filmmakers, including Taika Waititi, Alma Ha’rel (Honey Boy), and Warwick Thornton, as well as a four-month development lab with production companies, such as LuckyChap Entertainment, Blossom Films and Made Up Stories.

AiF executive director Peter Ritchie said the ambassadors were “changing the face” of the Australian industry, internationally and at home, with their work.

“We couldn’t be prouder to have supported them in their careers, in some small way, and are so...

Exclusive: The Bold Type star Aisha Dee is leading feature horror Sissy, which is underway in Canberra, Australia.

The social media satire heralds from producers Lisa Shaunessy of Arcadia (2067), John De Margheriti of Dems Entertainment (Ladies In Black) and X-Men franchise co-producer Jason Taylor of Freedom Films. Taylor and Arcadia recently teamed on sci-fi 2067, starring Kodi-Smit McPhee and Ryan Kwanten.

In Sissy, Dee plays Cecilia (aka Sissy), teen Bff of Emma. The two were going to grow old together and never let anything come between them, until Alex, her bully and tormentor, ruined all of that. Twelve years later, Cecilia is a successful social media influencer living the dream – until she runs into Emma for the first time in over a decade. Invited away on Emma’s bachelorette weekend, Sissy finds herself stuck in a remote cabin with her high school bully…and a taste for revenge.

Also starring are...

Anousha Zarkesh and Nathan Lloyd each took home two gongs from the Casting Guild of Australia (Cga) Awards on Saturday, leading the night’s winners.

Bert and Amanda LABONTé hosted the ceremony, virtual this year due to Covid-19.

Lloyd snared Achievement in Casting for the second season of children’s series The InBestigators, as well as Best Casting in a TV drama for Wentworth.

Yet again, Zarkesh won Best Casting in a TV Comedy for the fourth season Black Comedy (she won last year for the third innings of the show), as well as Best Casting in a TV Miniseries & Telemovie for Operation Buffalo.

Following on from their Aacta win on Friday night, the feature film award went to Kirsty McGregor and Stevie Ray for Babyteeth, which stars Eliza Scanlen, Toby Wallace, Essie Davis and Ben Mendelsohn.

Best Casting in a Short Film went to Daniella Friedman for the Aacta nominated The Mirror.

The Casting Guild of Australia (Cga) has named its ten ‘Rising Stars’ for 2020: Luca Sardelis, Lily Sullivan, Yazeed Daher, Sophie Wilde, Ayesha Madon, Patrick Jhanur, Daniel Monks, Ratidzo Mambo, Thomas Weatherall and Bridie McKim.

It’s the sixth year the guild has compiled the list, which has previously identified talent such as Eliza Scanlan, Katherine Langford, Tilda Cobham-Harvey, Geraldine Viswanathan and Alexander England.

Cga President David Newman said: “Each year all Cga members nominate and then vote for 10 emerging artists they see as Rising Stars, those who we believe are most likely to cut through at an international level.

“In 2020, these actors have gone from all work stopping, thinking they may never work again to now being presented as some of the most promising of their generation – what a roller coaster! We’re extremely proud to present 10 emerging artists who aren’t only amazingly talented but also represent the...

Monica Zanetti’s screenplay of Ellie & Abbie (& Ellie’s Dead Aunt), Ben Lawrence and Beatrix Christian’s Hearts and Bones and Ally Burnham’s Unsound have been nominated for best original feature in the 53rd annual Awgie Awards.

The contenders for the feature film adaptation prize are Thomas M. Wright and Erik Jensen’s Acute Misfortune, Lisa Hoppe’s H is for Happiness, Shaun Grant and Harry Cripps’ Penguin Bloom and C.S. McMullen’s The Other Lamb.

The TV series prize promises to be a close race between episodes of Glen Dolman’s Bloom, Michael Petroni’s Messiah for Netflix, Belinda Chayko’s Stateless, Samantha Strauss’ The End and Pip Karmel’s Total Control.

Timothy Hobart, John Ridley, Jeremy Nguyen, Alan Nguyen and Michele Lee’s Hungry Ghosts will square off against Matthew Cormack and Niki Aken’s The Hunting for best miniseries.

In the TV serial category it must...

Pulse’ – Available June 2 A gay disabled teenage boy changes into the body of a beautiful woman, so that he can be loved in Pulse, available this June from Dark Star Pictures. Directed by Stevie Cruz-Martin and written by Daniel Monks, this critically acclaimed Australian supernatural drama will compel with it’s wholly unique storytelling …

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Nick Boshier.

Nick Boshier and co-creators Anthony MacFarlane and Jarod Green are developing a long-form series of their animated comedy Beached Az.

That will be a sequel to Beached Aziversary, which Robot Army produced last year for Facebook, YouTube and Instagram, marking the 10th anniversary since Beached Az premiered on the ABC.

The 10 x 3′ online series followed the bizarre adventures of a philosophical, Kiwi-accented whale and his cocaine-addicted, murderous seagull friend. The unlikely couple had a steamy love affair which spawned a love child.

As part of the re-boot, the team launched a beer range, Beached Az Brew, in partnership with Sydney-based brewery Modus Operandi. A significant percentage of profits goes to charities which clean up beaches around Australia.

As lead writer Boshier is crafting the treatment and pilot for the Beached Az TV series with David Webster’s Cheeky Little Media and Ian Collie’s Easy Tiger.

“I thought...

Daniel Monks.

After making his feature film debut in director Stevie Cruz-Martin’s Pulse, Daniel Monks moved to London in 2018 because he figured the UK offered more career opportunities.

That proved to be a smart decision as the actor made his West End debut this year as the lead in Teenage Dick – and then went straight into rehearsals for a contemporary re-imagining of the classic Chekhov play The Seagull.

In the adaptation by Anya Reiss which premieres at Playhouse Theatre on March 11, he will play Konstantin, an aspiring playwright who is smitten with Nina (Game of Thrones’ Emilia Clarke).

Indira Varma, another GoT alum, will play his mother, the celebrated actress Arkadina, with Tom Rhys Harries as Trigorin, who steals Nina away from Konstantin.

Monks, whose right side has been paralysed since a spinal cord tumour was removed when he was 11, is thrilled to be playing an able-bodied character and alongside such a stellar cast.

Ratidzo Mambo.

Last year Ratidzo Mambo figured she wasn’t being offered the type of roles she wanted and so she made a pivotal decision.

The Zimbabwean-born actor and former sales agent and distribution consultant resolved to take her fate into her own hands by becoming a creative producer, developing her own TV and film projects.

“I’ve had to learn how to multi-task because acting jobs are scarce and the types of roles I want to do are seldom offered to me,” Rati tells If via Skype from Bali, where she is finishing the bibles and treatments for a bunch of projects.

“Rather than blame people or live in a space of negativity, I have to take accountability. I have a lot to say and I am a storyteller as well.”

With the help of her Us manager, Fictional Entity’s Krista Carpenter (a former head of development at...

Warwick Thornton.s doco.'We Don't Need A Map' will open the 2017 Sydney Film Festival..

Warwick Thornton.s We Don.t Need A Map will open this year.s Sydney Film Festival, with the event also marking the documentary.s world premiere..

The latest film from the Samson and Delilah director explores Australia.s relationship to the Southern Cross through colonial and indigenous history through to the present day..

We Don't Need A Map will compete in the festival.s Official Competition. Among the 12 films in the running for the $60,000 prize are Aussie theatre director Benedict Andrew.s debut feature Una, which stars Ben Mendelsohn, as well as Sofia Coppola.s Beguiled.and Michael Haneke.s Happy End, both of which will come to the festival from Cannes.

Overall the festival program boasts 288 films from 59 countries, including 37 world premieres. Bookending the fest will be Korean director Bong Joon-ho.s Cannes film.Okja,...

(L-r): Yingna Lu, Hyun Lee, Natalie van den Dungen and Nicole Coventry..

Screen Nsw has announced grant funding for three new short films as part of its Generator: Emerging Filmmakers Fund. .

This year.s applications required the inclusion of a female director and priority was given to teams including people from under-represented groups. Each funding grant of $30,000 covers the shoot and/or post-production.

Aquarius Films. Cecilia Ritchie and Polly Staniford will executive produce all three titles. Aquarius' slate includes the upcoming Lion, directed by Garth Davis, and Berlin Syndrome, directed by Cate Shortland — recently selected for the 2017 Sundance Film Festival.

The filmmaking teams will also be supported by Screen Nsw development and production exec Andrea Ulbrick.

Screen Nsw CEO Courtney Gibson said the three projects were "bursting with fresh ideas and creativity". .

.It.s particularly exciting that the films will be directed by women and that the key creative...

Tim Ferguson and the Screenability Nsw interns.

The first eight participants in the Screenability Nsw internship program, each receiving a paid placement across film and television, have been unveiled.

Screenability Nsw, launched by Screen Nsw in September, is a program to create opportunities in the screen industries for people with disabilities. Screen Nsw has partnered with Ai-Media, Aftrs, Carriageworks, Bus Stop Films and Toozly on the initiative.

On top of the internships, the program promises to deliver an annual film festival at Carriageworks, a short film-making initiative and a long-term job placement scheme. .

Yesterday at Aftrs each of the interns met representatives from the companies who will be employing them; they include Matchbox Pictures, Screentime and Animal Logic.

Each intern will be provided with bespoke training through Aftrs, developed in consultation with Bus Stop Films. An online network will be created for all the interns to share their production experiences,...

The Legend of Gavin Tanner.

We Were Here and Flushed have scooped the nominations for the West Australian Screen Awards.

The West Australian Screen Awards celebraes excellence and achievements in feature film, short film, web series, music videos, television production, documentary, games and interactive productions.

Short drama We Were Here, directed by David Vincent Smith and produced by Joshua Gilbert and Simon Camp, earned six nominations, the most for the awards.

Short comedy Flushed, directed and produced by Richard Eames, also received six nominations.

ABC comedy TV series The Legend of Gavin Tanner, written and directed by Matt Lovkis and Henry Inglis and produced by Lauren Elliott received five nominations, as did short drama Sol Bunker, produced by Glen Stasiuk and directed by Nathan Mewett.

Film and Television Institute Wa (Fti) chief executive, Paul Bodlovich, said the WASAs were one of the most important events on the cultural calendar in Western Australia.

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Tim Winton.s The Turning was named best feature at the 26th annual Wa Screen Awards presented in Perth on Monday night.

Drift was recognised for best actor Myles Pollard, Tim Duffy.s screenplay and for Glenn Dillon.s sound.

Emily Rose Brennan.s performance in the online series The Legend of Gavin Tanner: Episode 5 - The Big Fight, earned her the best actress award. The comedy also took the People.s Choice Award for the Mad Kids team of writer/star Matt Lovkis, director Henry Inglis and producer Lauren Elliott.

Nicholas Dunlop was honoured as best director for Comic Book Heroes, the ABC documentary about the quest by Australian comic book creators Wolfgang Byslma and Skye Walker Ogden to penetrate the Us market by travelling to Comic-Con International in San Diego; it also won best factual TV production.

Antony Webb's The Fan...

The Melbourne Queer Film Festival has announced its winners, Grant Scicluna, Daniel Monks, Madeleine Olnek, Bobbie Birleffi and Beverly Kopf, Maria Block and Mitsuyo Miyazaki.

The announcement:

The 22nd Melbourne Queer Film Festival (Mqff) came to a close on Sunday with a whole lot of dance in Leave It on the Floor by Sheldon Larry.

A record 161 films from 28 countries filled the 11 day festival along with 4 panel sessions, plus a huge 28 sessions sold out and six back-by-popular demand screenings were programmed after their first sessions sold out.

At the Oz Shorts screenings on Saturday 24 March the City of Melbourne Emerging Filmmaker Award for Best Australian Short Queer Film (which has a prize of $3000) was awarded to Grant Scicluna for The Wilding, which looks at a juvenile inmate who has a choice of freedom or his cell mate lover. A special commendation was given to Adam’s Tallit by Justin Olstein.