Coming soon to Silverscreen at The Mercury

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Silverscreen at The Mercury returns The Silverscreen program welcomes new and old cinema lovers to the Mercury Cinema for a morning or afternoon of conversation, connection and complimentary morning or afternoon tea, and a collection of films together from Cannes festival favourites to mainstream blockbusters. Cinemagoers now have the opportunity to access all standard screenings […]

Register now for the 48 Hour Film Project!

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The Adelaide 48 Hour Film Project is back for its eighth year! Do you have what it takes to write, shoot, edit and score a film in just 48 hours? We have a challenge for you! This wild and sleepless competition is open to everyone that is up for the challenge, regardless of age or […]

2023 AIR Awards winners announced

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Australia’s independent music sector was celebrated in Adelaide this week when the winners of the 2023 AIR Awards were announced at Freemasons Hall in a ceremony hosted Dylan Lewis and Jessica Braithwaite. King Stingray owned the night, taking home gongs for Best Independent Rock Album or EP, Independent Album of the Year and Breakthrough Artist of […]

SALA Festival begins August 1

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The 2023 South Australian Living Artists Festival begins Tuesday 1 August with a remarkable program of 10,915 artists in 697 exhibitions across the state throughout August. Artists will display a diverse array of artworks, including paintings, prints, sculptures, ceramics, glass, and photography. Notable participants this year include Angela Valamanesh, James Tylor, Laura Wills, Vans the […]

Design the 2024 Adelaide Fringe poster!

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The 2024 Adelaide Fringe marks 50 years of the Adelaide Fringe Poster Competition, which has catapulted the careers of dozens of creators and created many iconic posters. To celebrate, Adelaide Fringe is on a global search for a 2024 poster with a theme of ‘arts unlimited’.  Entries are open now to designs which capture the spirit […]

The Mercury launches writers’ room and filmmaking facilities for subscribers

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The Mercury has announced the creation of a writers’ room, made possible with a generous donation from screenwriter and showrunner Shane Brennan. Shane Brennan is an Australian television writer and producer best known as the Executive Producer of the worldwide hit police drama NCIS, as well as the creator of the NCIS spin-off NCIS: Los Angeles […]

PM Anthony Albanese delivers Lowitja O’Donoghue Oration on C44

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Join us for a very special event on Channel 44 and CTV+ when we bring you the 2023 Lowitja O’Donoghue Oration by the Hon Anthony Albanese MP, Prime Minister of Australia. The Lowitja O’Donoghue Oration is presented by the Don Dunstan Foundation to honour influential Aboriginal leader Dr Lowitja O’Donoghue AC CBE DSG and highlight vital issues […]

Internships available for aspiring First Nations screenmakers

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Applications are open now for the 2023 First Nations Internship Program (FNIP), an initiative of the South Australian Film Corporation (SAFC) and Channel 44 to provide career pathways for First Nations screenmakers. The FNIP will support up to five 80-hour internships in which First Nations screenmakers will be will be mentored across key creative and crew […]

Bumper 2023 Fringe breaks box office and economic records

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Adelaide Fringe has once again cemented its status as one of the world’s leading arts festivals, generating $105.5 million in expenditure for the state of South Australia – a 40% increase on 2022.   The Adelaide Fringe made headlines and history at 10pm on the closing night, claiming the title of the first Australian festival […]

Join the Adelaide Film Festival youth jury!

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Calling all young cinema fans! The Adelaide Film Festival Youth is looking for jury members! High school students aged 15 and over are invited to join the Youth film jury. The Youth Jury will select winners for the Statewide Schools Filmmaking Competition categories, open to individual students, groups of students, or classes of students from South […]