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    • Apr 2, 2012
    • SCREENWISE’S ASHLEIGH CUMMINGS TO STAR IN PUBERTY BLUES!
    • Actress Ashleigh Cummings - who played the conservative Robyn in Tomorrow When The War Began - will play protagonist Debbie, the role originally made famous by Nell Schofield in the 1982 movie adaptation of Kathy Lette (who’s coming for the Sydney Writers’ Festival) and Gabrielle Carey’s groundbreaking novel. Brenna Harding (Packed To The Rafters) Sean Keenan (Ted Pickles in Cloudstreet), Charlotte Best (Home & Away), and Isabelle Cornish (Abbie’s sister, also Home & Away) will also star.
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    • Mar 8, 2012
    • AUSSIE NEWCOMER CAST IN U.S. PILOT
    • By David Knox on March 8, 2012 At just 20 years of age and a handful roles to her name, Sydney actress Meegan Warner has the opportunity of a lifetime -cast in US pilot Beauty and the Beast. Warner, who trained at Screenwise Film & TV School for Actors, has been cast in the role of ‘Elizabeth’ in the ABC pilot alongside F. Murray Abraham, fellow Aussie Chris Egan, Darlus Campbell, Ruth Bradley and Monique Cumen. In Australia she has had roles in Paper Giants, My Place, Rescue Special Ops and Beyond the Darklands. But making life doubly confusing -there are two pilots named Beauty and the...
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    • Sep 18, 2011
    • The Wife of Spartacus Star Andy Whitfield Tearully Recalls His Last Words.
    • Zoe Nauman From: The Sunday Telegraph September 18, 2011 12:00AM 1 comment THE beloved wife of actor Andy Whitfield has tearfully recalled the brave Spartacus star’s final words to his kids: “I am going to go to sleep now as my body won’t work any more. I am like a butterfly with broken wings.” Vashti, 38, of Paddington, said the actor had tried to remain strong until the end and never lost hope he would be able to beat non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, the cancer which took his life last weekend. He also made an emotional deathbed promise to his young family, telling his children Jesse Red, 6, and...
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    • Sep 2, 2011
    • Auditions for Screenwise’s 2 Year Full-time Government accredited Diploma of Screen Acting
    • August 31, 2011 13:39 Auditions for the Screenwise 2 Year Full-time Government accredited Diploma of Screen Acting open on 1 Sept. If you’re serious about an acting career in Film & TV, do not miss your chance. Auditions close 1 Nov. The two year Diploma in Screen Acting is the first of its kind in Australia as it focuses on the skills and knowledge required for acting on screen, which includes post production. It provides intense training in the unique acting skills and techniques required to meet the demands of today’s Film & TV industry. Comprised of 14 Units of Core Subjects and One...
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    • Aug 9, 2011
    • ‘Last Night’ starring Screenwise Grad Liliya May!
    • Last Night trailer [Tue 02/08/2011 10:49:16] Last Night, written by Nicholas Chan and directed by Spencer and Lloyd Harvey, has been selected for the Salento International Film Festival in Italy. Andrew is having an early night as an important day lies ahead, but he is interrupted by a young woman he met earlier. How will this rendezvous affect his future plans and what exactly are they? Female lead Liliya May (Horizons Crossing), who graduated from Sydney-based Screenwise, has recently been cast as a lead in Russian primetime TV series Zolotoi Zapas. May is also set to appear in Any...
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    • May 23, 2011
    • Bright lights beckon Claire Scott
    • Bright lights beckon Claire Scott LOCAL NEWS 23 MAY 11 @ 04:59PM BY OMAR HAMWI Claire Scott has moved from the Blue Mountains to LA to pursue an acting career. A FORMER Blue Mountains resident has left Sydney for the film sets and flashing lights of Hollywood. Actress Claire Scott, 24, recently moved to Los Angeles to establish herself at the mecca of popular cinema. The former Springwood High School student was cast for a lead role in Brian Brightly’s crime thriller Truth or Dare. “Acting is my love, my passion, my hobby and I’m now lucky enough to call it my job,” Scott said from...
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    • May 5, 2011
    • Rhoades Review: Superhero ‘Thor’ wields his mighty hammer By Shirrel Rhoades
    • Wednesday, May 4, 2011 Another Marvel Comics superhero gets his couple of hours on the screen this week in “Thor.” The title character is based on Norse mythology. In Norse polytheism, Thor is a hammer-wielding god associated with thunder, lightning, storms, oak trees, strength, destruction, fertility, healing, and the protection of mankind. And now blockbuster summer movies. May is the official beginning of the summer movie season, always peppered with blockbusters based on comic books. This year is no different, other than the dominance of Marvel superheroes. “Thor” leads the pack, soon...
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    • Apr 21, 2011
    • Top LA Casting Director Lyndsey Baldasare Hunts For Actors At Screenwise in Surry Hills
    • Top LA Casting Director Lyndsey Baldasare Hunts For Actors At Screenwise In Surry Hills April 19, 2011 16:47 On the 8th of May, one of LA’s top Casting Directors Lyndsey Baldasare will host an intensive actors master class at the Screenwise acting school in Surry Hills. This is Baldasareʼs first visit to Australia after recently completing casting work on David E Kelleyʼs new TV series ‘Wonder Woman’ with her good friend David Rappaport. She is also known for her work as Casting Director in ʻItʼs Always Sunny in Philadelphiaʼ and ʻThe Hard Times of RJ Bergerʼ and as a Casting Associate on...
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    • Apr 3, 2011
    • Infiltration - The Underbelly Files
    • Valentino DelToro (Antonio) Del Toro is best known for his portrayal of Vinnie Regiobellosa in the feature film Stone Bros. Other feature credits include Fool’s Gold, Gabriel and Nailed, as well as a string of short films including two for Australian Film Television & Radio School (AFTRS). Del Toro graduated from Screenwise in 2006 and soon after appeared in Sea Patrol (series 1). Additional television outings include All Saints, Two Twisted and, more recently, a guest role in series 4 of Sea Patrol.
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