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POLICE RAID SHUTS DOWN ILLEGAL MOVIE DVD OPERATION

  • 16Feb 2012


Sydney: On 16 February, officers from Victoria Police, supported by investigators from the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT), conducted an operation on a residence in Corio in Read More

GOLDEN GLOBE WIN & TWO OSCAR NOMINATIONS FOR MPA APSA ACADEMY FILM FUND WINNER

  • 16Jan 2012

Queensland Premier Anna Bligh congratulated Golden Globe award winner Asghar Farhadi whose film A Separation took out the Best Foreign Language Film prize for 2012.

The film is a strong contender to… Read More

POLICE CATCH ALLEGED DRIVE-IN MOVIE THIEF DURING SCREENING OF MI4

  • 19Dec 2011

Sydney: On the evening of 16 December, Blacktown Police supported by investigators from the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT), apprehended a 35-year-old man from the NSW Central Coast as he attempted… Read More

AUSTRALIAN FILMMAKER WINS PITCH COMPETITION AT MPA CICE FILM WORKSHOP BEIJING

  • 6Dec 2011

Sydney/Beijing: The three-day MPA CICE Film Workshop held in Beijing concluded on December 3 with an announcement of the winning filmmakers in the feature film pitch competition.

Brendon Skinner,… Read More

FILM AND TELEVISION COMPANIES COMMENCE HIGH COURT APPEAL TO PREVENT ONLINE COPYRIGHT THEFT

  • 29Nov 2011

The film and television industry companies that brought a case against iiNet for authorising the copyright infringements of its users will commence their appeal in the High Court of Australia tomorrow.

Although… Read More

MPA APSA ACADEMY FILM FUND 2011 WINNERS

  • 25Nov 2011

***NEW:Click here to view the video of MPAA Chairman and CEO Senator Chris Dodd’s APSA Keynote Speech***

Script development grants totaling US$100,000 were awarded to four filmmakers from the Asia Pacific… Read More

STUDY FINDS 97.2% OF BITTORRENT FILES ARE INFRINGING

  • 20Sep 2011

Sydney: A new report released on 13 September has found that 97.2% of the most popular torrents are infringing copyright. The report also concludes that approximately 60% of popular torrents were infringing… Read More

ILLEGAL MOVIE BITTORRENT TRACKER SITE OPERATORS GIVEN 18-MONTH SUSPENDED JAIL TERMS

  • 15Sep 2011

BRISBANE/SYDNEY – On 13 September, the District Court of Queensland handed down sentences on two men for their role in operating an illegal movie BitTorrent Tracker site that facilitated the illegal distribution… Read More

MPA-CICE Film Workshop 1-3 December Beijing

  • 24Aug 2011

On the 1st-3rd of December 2011, the Motion Picture Association (MPA) Asia Pacific will partner with the China International Copyright Expo (CICE) to host the MPA-CICE Film Workshop in Beijing.

The China… Read More

LAUNCH OF ANTI-CAMCORDING PROGRAM: MAKE A DIFFERENCE 3

  • 24Aug 2011

Sydney: A new DVD training program was launched at the annual conference of the Independent Cinemas Association of Australia at Dendy Opera Quays Cinema today. The anti-camcording training program helps cinema managers… Read More