HOT HOSTS HEAD FOR HOTA

Australian actor Insurgent Wilson has been named because the emcee of the 2024 version of the Australian Academy of Cinema and Tv Arts (AACTA) awards. Wilson will take to the stage on Saturday, Feb. 10.

Two days earlier, on Feb. 8, singer and actor Harry Connick Jr. would be the host of the AACTA Business Awards. Each hosts will likely be joined by among the trade’s most dynamic stars presenting on the ceremonies. And each ceremonies, introduced by Foxtel Group, will likely be held on the Residence of the Arts (HOTA) on the Gold Coast in Queensland.

SHORTS TO FEATURES

Author-director-actor Alice Englert (“Unhealthy Behaviour,” “Lovely Creatures”), producer Jodi Matterson (“The Dry,” “Wolf Like Me”), director David Michôd (“The King,” “Animal Kingdom”), and producer Jamie Hilton (“Runt,” “Sleeping Magnificence”), will likely be among the many audio system at Flickerlab 2024 on Thursday. Pitched as a one-day journey from shorts to options, the Bondi, New South Wales-located occasion is backed by the Australian Movie Tv and Radio College (AFTRS) and the Flickerfest 33rd Worldwide Movie Pageant.

Different audio system embody director Darlene Johnson (“Bluey,” “Following the Rabbit Proof Fence”), writer-director Samuel Van Grinsven (“Sequin in a Blue Room”), producer Mahveen Shahraki (“The Rooster”), and Peter Skinner, author and director of the AFTRS’ Award-winning brief movie “Misplaced Boy.” They are going to be joined by journalists and distribution, display company and broadcast executives.

PAGEANT

The Miss World Group has appointed EndemolShine India because the producers for the upcoming 71st Miss World Pageant that will likely be streamed and broadcast throughout the globe. The occasion returns to India after 28 years. Scheduled to happen Feb. 18 – March 9, the pageant will likely be hosted throughout a number of venues, together with the Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi and the Jio World Conference Centre in Mumbai.

PRODUCTION

Filming has commenced on four-part psychological thriller, “Useless and Buried,” written by Colin Bateman. Commissioned by BBC Northern Eire and Virgin Media Tv in affiliation with All3Media Worldwide, the collection follows Cathy and her younger son who encounter Michael, the person convicted of the brutal homicide of her brother, 20 years earlier. Ignoring the recommendation of her finest buddy, Cathy takes to social media, uncovering the profitable profession and household life Michael has cast for himself since early launch from jail, whereas she grieved for her brother.

The solid contains Annabel Scholey (“The Cut up”), Colin Morgan (“People”), Kerri Quinn (“Hope Avenue”), Waj Ali (“Carnival Row”), Owen Roe (“Vikings”) and Niamh Walsh (“The Sandman”). The collection is produced by Three River Fiction and Vico Movies with assist from Display screen Eire, Northern Eire Display screen and Coimisiún na Meán. It’s going to movie within the Republic of Eire and Northern Eire over the approaching months.

COMMISSION

BBC Kids has commissioned “Crongton” from New Footage (an All3Media Firm), in affiliation with All3Media Worldwide. The ten-part returning collection, aimed toward a 10-12-year-old viewers, is written by Archie Maddocks and primarily based on the bestselling novels by Alex Wheatle. The collection will chronicle the lives and journeys of a gaggle of younger folks dwelling in a multicultural group in a fictional city housing property, as they navigate the complexities of social politics, peer stress and identification whereas making an attempt to forge a spot for themselves inside a world filled with chance and plagued by hazard.