Archive for October, 2008
Tourism Australia and the internationally renowned film-maker Baz Luhrmann and his team have created a new sophisticated destination campaign to make Australia the ‘must visit’ destination for travellers around the world.
Aussies, tune in to A Current Affair tonight to see Baz discuss his vision for the campaign, or view it at ACA online.
And catch the Today Show tomorrow morning (view here) for your first look at the two cinema and television ads which will be shown around the world over the coming months.
To see the ads, and to download supporting information and background on this fully integrated campaign for Australia, visit tourism.australia.com.
View campaign Ad #1 – Billabong Film
View campaign Ad #2 – Boab Tree Film
October 7th, 2008
BigPond telecommunications company in Australia were the first in the world to release the teaser trailer of Australia. Now they’re back with a whole sub site dedicated to the film and some excellent content!
The sub site features cast and crew information; we’re given the names of characters played by some supporting actors in the film. Visitors can download wallpapers, browse an image gallery or win a trip to Wrotham Park Lodge located in outback Queensland.
However most pleasing to the modern day fan is a series of exclusive videos. Sure some of the content is taken from the pre-existing Apple podcasts, but they have so much more. A five video feature includes interviews with Luhrmann, Kidman, and Jackman. We’re given a multitude of new images, each more exciting than the next. One video in particular is very well put together and details Australia’s history in dealing with some real issues in the film such as World War II and The Stolen Generation.
At this stage it appears access to the videos is limited to those living in Australia. However australiamovie.net has been able to make a substantial amount of screencaps so that our international visitors may share the excitement.
October 5th, 2008
The November 2008 edition of Elle Magazine features a stylish looking Nicole Kidman on their cover, with a substantial interview and array of glamour shots within.
The accompanying interview takes place in Nicole’s adopted hometown of Tennessee. “There’s something to be said for going back to a simple form of living—nature and family. There’s something very…there’s safety in that.” Which is what her character in this month’s romantic epic Australia comes to realize. “She’s so tightly wound and incapable,” Kidman says. “And she’s never had love. But she learns to believe and trust through the nature of the landscape and the adventure of what’s happening to her, and the country wears her down and takes away the facade. And she’s finally able to become a living, breathing, fully evolved person. She becomes of the earth.”
Shot over the course of nine months, the film is ultimately a love triangle, though not one we’ve come to expect.
Read more on what Nicole has to say about filming Australia, her new home in Tennessee and becoming a mother for the third time; and purchase the issue this month at news stands.
October 4th, 2008
The November edition of US publication Men’s Journal, features a Drover-esque Hugh Jackman on their cover and a great five page spread with a brand new interview.
The laid back article takes place in Sydney, Australia aboard a harbour cruise with wife Deborra-Lee Furness and children Ava and Oscar in toe, providing an entertaining and, at times, personal read.
“When the head of the studio saw Australia, he said, ‘Mate, when your grandkids ask your kids what you did, this is the movie they’ll put in.’ “
“He brings enormous Aussie charm to the role and this laid-back swagger, which I think hasn’t been seen onscreen for a long time,” gushes Kidman. “I think Baz brought something very different out of Hugh.”
You can read the full transcript right here, and purchase the issue this month at news stands.
October 3rd, 2008
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