After the successful performances from homegrown artists based overseas, including Nick Cave and Kylie Minogue, Driift is thrilled to announce that the first Australian produced premium Livestream will be coming to you from the UNESCO World Heritage Listed Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne, with none other than Courtney Barnett.
Setting the tone as the first of the Australian-produced events, Courtney Barnett will perform a global Livestream on Thursday 17th December, available across multiple time zones for audiences around the world, as well as some very special screenings at select cinemas, including Luna Leederville, across Australia on the same day. The performance is the first full-band show she will have performed since the sold-out Corner Hotel bushfire fundraising gigs in early January.
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Awesome Con Short Film Fest At Home
While the full celebration of geekdom that is D.C.’s annual comic-con may have been canceled for 2020, one popular aspect of the three-day extravaganza has moved online where it is currently underway. Fans have all this weekend to watch more than 50 short films selected for this year’s festival, along with select interviews and bonus material. The schedule includes a two-hour program of Comedy & Drama shorts on Friday, Dec. 11, at 8 p.m., a two-hour “Docs & Awesome Films” collection on Saturday, Dec. 12, at 8 p.m., and a six-hour Marathon screening of all shorts starting at noon on Saturday, Dec. 13. The festival draws to a close that same evening with a ceremony starting at 8 p.m. honoring and screening the year’s best shorts, as determined by a Judging Committee led by Joe Ca