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A big week for Australian music

Monday, 17 October 2011

Don’t be fooled into thinking one little Nicky Minaj fan has stolen all the limelight this week. Here at YouTube we love Australian music and we’re excited to bring you the biggest news and best new music from around the country this week.

Indie music fans were in hipster heaven on Monday with Australia’s favourite street party, Laneway Festival, announcing their killer 2012 lineup. To get you familiar with the all the headlining acts including Feist, SBTRKT, The Horrors, M83, Toro Y Moi, Washed Out, Girls, Active Child and many more, the Laneway folks have put together a playlist of their latest singles. Check it out, subscribe to their YouTube channel, and look out for further updates and ticketing information.

While we’re on the subject of announcements, ARIA unveiled their ARIA Award Nominations for 2011 this week. To coincide with the announcement, they’ve also launched their official YouTube channel where you’ll be see playlists for the nominated artists in each category, special guest cameos, behind-the-scenes footage and of course, all the action leading up to the big night.

This year also marks the 25th anniversary for the ARIA Awards and to celebrate, they’ve put together a video of their all-time favourite ARIA moments.

25 years of ARIA magic

And to end the week on a high note, Triple j Unearthed gave us their picks of the best new bands they’re tipping for 2012. You heard it here first.

Posted by Sophie Hirst, YouTube Music, recently watched George Harrison: Living in the Material World (Official Trailer)

Mapping the Aussie Summer: We Were Here brings YouTube to the Sydney Film Festival

Thursday, 9 June 2011

What does an Australian summer really look like? We asked you to submit your answers and from Brissie to Broome and everywhere in between, YouTubers responded with hundreds of videos, creating a map of Australia through an archive of events, experiences and people. Over the past two months, director Amy Gebhardt worked with Dr. George Miller to create a film made from your YouTube videos to put together a unique vision of the Australian summer, as told by you.

This Saturday, the film We Were Here premieres at the Sydney Film Festival at 8:35pm EST, and will be available on YouTube at the same time! You can have a sneak preview of the trailer right here: Can’t get enough YouTube on the big screen? We Were Here also premieres alongside Life in a Day, the first full-length user-generated documentary, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January. Life in a Day was crafted into a feature film by Ridley Scott and Oscar-winning director Kevin Macdonald, and chronicles a single day on earth. The world premiere was live streamed right here on YouTube, but it’s also coming to theatres soon.

Have a look at the Life in a Day trailer which has only recently gone live:
Together, these two works represent a new generation of truly radically inclusive filmmaking, pulled together through the help of YouTubers from all over Australia, and all over the world! Come back to youtube.com/mapmysummer to watch We Were Here, which will be available online for a limited time. And be sure to subscribe to youtube.com/lifeinaday for updates on the Australian theatrical release.

Posted by Ernesto Soriano, YouTube Team, just watched Summertime Rolls

Australian Film at Cannes

Monday, 16 May 2011

This is a guest blog post from Screen Australia CEO Ruth Harley who is at the Cannes Film Festival. Screen Australia has partnered with YouTube on Map My Summer.

This year, the Australian line-up at Cannes is exceptional. A few days ago there was the world premiere screening of Australian feature film Sleeping Beauty, which is in competition for the top prize. Written and directed by novelist turned filmmaker Julia Leigh, this is a remarkable achievement for a debut feature film. Described as an unsettling erotic fairytale, it stars Emily Browning as Lucy a university student drawn into a mysterious hidden world of beauty and desire.

Three other films are set to inspire audiences in Cannes. "Toomelah", written and directed by Indigenous filmmaker Ivan Sen will have its world premiere screening in the Un Certain Regard section of the festival and Nash Edgerton’s film "Bear" will appear in the Shorts Competition. "Snowtown", directed by rising talent Justin Kurzel, is also set to screen during International Critics’ Week.

Indigenous cinema storytelling is going from strength to strength. At home, Australian feature "Mad Bastards" has just been released in cinemas nationwide. This stunning and heartfelt film, directed by Brendan Fletcher, is set in the wild landscape of northern Aboriginal Australia. It’s received rave reviews and we are incredibly proud of this film at Screen Australia. It is most definitely one to see at the cinema.

In other news, last week we launched never-before-published information about the life cycle of Australian films in a new report Beyond the Box Office. The report takes a close look at how Australians are consuming screen media these days.

And finally, we’re thrilled to be collaborating with YouTube in what we think is an Australian first.Screen Australia has commissioned Australian filmmaker Amy Gebhhardt to make a ground breaking short film made with user generated footage from the YouTube Map My Summerproject. Amy is currently being mentored on the project by legendary filmmaker George Miller and the film is set to premiere at the Sydney Film Festival and on YouTube in June. We can’t wait to see it. For now, check out the latest weekly video blog from the Map My Summer production office with editor Nick Meyers:

Posted by Ruth Harley, CEO of Screen Australia

From the main stage to your computer screen: Laneway Festival Live

Friday, 4 February 2011

You asked, Jess Mauboy responded. The Temper Trap jammed. Jamiroquai rocked out.

And now, we’re bringing you our first live event on YouTube Sessions, direct from the famous St. Jerome Laneway Festival in Sydney. The festival tours this February throughout Australia & New Zealand. And to make sure everyone can get involved, we’ll be live streaming some of the hottest acts from the first event in Sydney. Catch Yeasayer, Beach House, Two Door Cinema Club, and the Holidays live at youtube.com/sessions this Sunday!

Didn’t get tickets to this sold out event? Never fear. Just tune in this Sunday, 6th February at 5:00pm to catch the live set, which runs until 9:00pm.

Sit back, enjoy the show!

Posted by Ernesto Soriano, YouTube Team, recently watched Beach House, Used to Be

Coming soon to the big screen: Your Australian summer map

Wednesday, 2 February 2011

Last week we announced our plan to map the Australian summer with all your experiences. And you responded with videos around Australia, from racing your pets down a sand dune to surf lessons at the beach.

The map of Australia is starting to take shape, and this week, we’re raising the stakes. You may have caught the premiere of Life in a Day, the world’s first full-length user generated documentary. As part of this next generation of radically inclusive creative filmmaking, we’re proud to announce that Screen Australia, in partnership with renowned Australian filmmaker George Miller, will be working with one of the hottest up and coming Aussie directors to turn your summer map into the next great summer film. Only you can answer the question: What does an Australian summer really look like?

Hear from George Miller: What do you see, hear, and feel about the Australian summer?

We’ve just posted a summer playlist with short films from three Australian directors, Ariel Kleiman, Luke Doolan, and Amy Gebhardt, with their own versions of the Australian summer.
One of these directors will be working directly with George Miller to turn your videos into a final film which will debut at the Sydney Film Festival later this year.

What’s more, five members of the YouTube community whose footage is included in the final film will be invited to attend the premiere screening at the Sydney Film Festival.

Ever wondered what the Aussie summer looked like 60 years ago? Here’s one look at our summers past, courtesy of Screen Australia.

To take part in this year’s summer experience, upload your videos from to youtube.com/mapmysummer. You have until March 31st 2011 to film and upload. Let’s share the diversity and the extraordinary nature of this Australian summer with the world.

Ernesto Soriano, YouTube team, recently watched racing your pets down a sand dune.

What does an Australian summer really look like?

Wednesday, 26 January 2011

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A big week for Australian music

Mapping the Aussie Summer: We Were Here brings YouTube to the Sydney Film Festival

Australian Film at Cannes

From the main stage to your computer screen: Laneway Festival Live

Coming soon to the big screen: Your Australian summer map

What does an Australian summer really look like?

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