Tag: movies

The joy of short films

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The phrase most often heard during a four-day short film festival is that film-making, in particular short films, is a ‘labour of love‘.By that, the film-maker means he/she/they did not make a bean out of it – in fact probably lost money. Gympie’s Heart of Gold International short film festival was held last weekend after a two-year hiatus through the Covid pandemic. Festival director Jackson Lapsley Scott waded through 914 short movies from Australia and…

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February 29 – a most ingenious paradox

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Every four years we get to wish our friend (let’s call her Hannah), a very real birthday, as she was born on February 29. Hannah was born in a Leap Year, so officially celebrates her birthday every four years. Leaplings, as they are known, are a rare breed. There have been only 2,470 Australians born on February 29 over the past 10 years, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. There are, however, 4.8 million…

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