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Auckland's Diwali Festival brought a joyful mishmash of modern and contemporary Indian music, food, dance, art and culture to the CBD over the weekend.

Irish Olympian and European champion dies aged 34

WAtoday takes a look back at the history of the chamber and the role it has played in shaping not just the Goldfields, but the entire state.

EXCLUSIVE: Here’s a nicely timed company announcement for Halloween. Dubai-based indie director and writer Faisal Hashmi has officially launched genre-focused production company Spine Drop Pictures and unveiled its inaugural slate of three horror features. Hashmi has won fans over his 15-year career with a collection of 10 contained, high-concept genre short

Watermelon Pictures co-founders Badie Ali and Hamza Ali, who had a high-profile 2025-26 Oscars season with their International Feature Film nominee The Voice Of Hind Rajab and shortlisted titles Palestine 36 and All That’s Left Of You, are back on the awards trail with documentary American Doctor. The film centers on three American physicians of […]

In Fanore, Co Clare, the community participates in the traditional herding of cattle to hill pastures warmed by the Burren’s limestone

His career on stages and screens spanned seven decades but came to be defined by his roles on some of the most popular sci-fi franchises in history.

The motley mix of roles that won the British actor acclaim includes a Shakespearean hero, a “Star Trek” captain and an “X-Men” mutant.

EXCLUSIVE: Prestige International Pictures (PIP) has acquired all sales rights to SXSW Midnighters title Fifteen (Quince), outside of Latin America, ahead of the AFM in November. Taking its cue from the Latin American tradition of quinceañera, a coming-of-age celebration when a girl turns 15, the film was directed by Mexican brothers Jack Zagha and Yossy […]

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The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by The Age picture editors.

Michelle Hooper is leaving Searchlight Pictures as executive vice president of marketing after two decades with the company. Since joining in 2006, Hooper’s work on publicity, awards and creative marketing helped earn the studio nearly 200 Oscar nominations and more than 130 Golden Globe nominations. Of those 200, Searchlight took home 49 wins, including bes

EXCLUSIVE: We hear that Searchlight Pictures’ EVP of Marketing Michelle Hooper, who delivered the specialty label numerous Oscar nominations and wins during her two-decade tenure, is exiting. Hooper led publicity, awards and creative marketing operations, earning the studio 21 Best Picture Oscar nominations — including Best Picture winners Slumdog Millionair

EXCLUSIVE: The sequel to Godzilla Minus One doesn’t bow until next month, but Takashi Yamazaki is already getting the wheels in motion for his first major studio pic, Grandgear, securing the cast to lead that movie. Sources tell Deadline that Sam Nivola and Nico Parker are set to join the pic, with Paul Giamatti in […]

Our photographer joined scientists and technicians on a voyage to recover Ireland’s M5 weather buoy and carry out marine research

Protests over inequality and living costs drew an estimated 410,000 people across France, with clashes in several cities for a second straight weekend.

Belgian TV series “The Inheritance,” about the death of a wealthy widow that ignites a battle over her estate, scored the Sony Pictures Television Award for best drama project at Rome’s MIA Market as its 12th edition wrapped Friday. The show, which is being produced by Kristoffel Mertens and Kato Maes for Belgian shingle Panenka, […]

Sony Pictures Television has sealed a multiyear, first-look deal with content creator Thea Von Engelbrechten, who’s behind the popular “Moletown Drama” social platforms — which boast 2.5 million TikTok followers and 1 million Instagram followers. As part of the deal, Sony has the first-look rights to develop and produce original series from Von Engelbrechten

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EXCLUSIVE: Made By Us, the studio arm of creator management firm Made By All, has partnered with frequent horror collaborators Image Nation Studios and Spooky Pictures to launch Made By Spooky, a new creator-first horror label. Made By Spooky will house and produce original short form, vertical serialized and longform IP revolving around digital native […]

“Test,” the award-winning gay bodybuilding drama from director Sam McConnell, has been acquired by Dark Star Pictures for U.S. and Canadian distribution. Written by and starring Brock Yurich (“Goat”), the film also features Tammy Blanchard (“Into the Woods”), Matthew Morrison (“Glee”), Paloma Garcia-Lee (“West Side Story”), Evan Hall (“Orange Is the New Blac

From idol immersions to Ravana effigy burnings, visuals from across the country as communities mark the end of Navratri with Dasara, Vijayadashami and Durga Puja festivities

EXCLUSIVE: The Station, the debut narrative feature from Yemeni-Scottish filmmaker Sara Ishaq, has been picked up for North America by Watermelon Pictures. Watermelon will release the film theatrically later this year. The Station debuted in the Critics’ Week competition at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival. The official synopsis reads: Set against the backdrop

From the Springlands to Veilwater Basin, these are my favorite places to build.

Parton is remembered by fans as a singular songwriting talent, a prolific artist, and shrewd, trailblazing businesswoman.

Seven Tipperary players have been named on the team