Australia s Kid Snow, Petrol and Memoirs of a Snail to Shoot After Receiving Funding
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Federal funding body Screen Australia confirmed its backing for a trio of Australian film projects that will now move forward into production. Director Robert Connolly (“The Dry”) is behind two of them as producer.
The funding decisions ensure that a steady stream of local films move into production, alongside the large volume of international films and TV series that are currently in Australia, taking advantage of generous incentives and good coronavirus control conditions.
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Set in 1970’s Western Australia, “Kid Snow” is a drama about a washed-up Irish boxer who is offered a rematch against a man he fought 10 years ago, on a night that changed his life forever. He is faced with a chance to redeem himself when he meets a single mother and is forced to contemplate a future beyond boxing.
Cop Allegedly Murders Wife, Injures Kids, Then Jumps In Front Of Train
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A 43-year-old Uttar Pradesh police officer allegedly killed his wife and injured his kids before taking his own life
Police said the cop was depressed over his skin ailment
Authorities are still investigating the incident
A 43-year-old head constable from the police force of India s Uttar Pradesh state jumped in front of a train in an apparent suicide after allegedly killing his wife and critically injuring his three children, police revealed Sunday.
The officer, identified as Munshi Singh Yadav from Usia village in the city of Ghazipur, was allegedly depressed over his skin ailment, the Times of India first reported, quoting police superintendent Omprakash Singh.
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