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Finalists, judging panel unveiled for AACTA Pitch: Focus

A judging panel comprising producer Scarlett Koehne, actor and writer Osamah Sami, and directors Bonnie Moir and Jeffrey Walker will determine the winner of this year's AACTA Pitch: Focus short film development and production initiative from five finalists announced yesterday.

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“The show isn’t about ‘us’ and ‘them’. The show’s just about us”: The making of landmark ABC series ‘House of Gods’

Almost the day after production wrapped on 'Ali's Wedding' in 2016, Osamah Sami pitched Matchbox Pictures his next project, one that would once again see him draw on his experiences as the son of a lead cleric, but was instead a drama that showed his community in "all its realism".

‘House of Gods’ (Trailer)

Six-part drama 'House of Gods', produced by Matchbox Pictures, will premiere on the ABC 8.30pm February 25.

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Vale Simon Elrahi, actor, writer and director

Industry veteran Simon Elrahi, known for his work as an actor, director, producer, and writer, has died after a short illness. He was 54.

‘Shayda’ (Trailer)

Noora Niasari’s 'Shayda' follows a young Iranian mother (Amir-Ebrahimi) who finds refuge with her six-year-old daughter Mona (Selina Zahednia) in an Australian women’s shelter during the two weeks of Iranian New Year (Nowrooz) in 1995.

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‘Shayda’, ‘Ego: The Michael Gudinski Story’ confirmed for MIFF

An award-winning Sundance selection and a documentary portrait of an Australian music icon will screen as gala films at this year's Melbourne International Film Festival.

‘The Clearing’ (Teaser)

Wooden Horse’s 'The Clearing' is an eight-part psychological thriller based on the best-selling crime thriller In The Clearing by author J.P. Pomare, inspired by the darkness of real-life cults in Australia and around the world.

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Kamel El Basha and Maia Abbas join Osamah Sami in Matchbox Pictures’ ‘House of Gods’

Filming has begun in Western Sydney on ABC drama 'House of Gods', with co-creator Osamah Sami leading the cast alongside Palestinian actor Kamel El Basha and Maia Abbas.

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