Sarah Ward

Name: Official Competition
Start: 2022-07-21
End: 2022-08-10
Location: Australia

Sarah Ward is Concrete Playground's Editor — and also Film and TV Editor, Film and TV Critic, Arts and Entertainment Editor, and Brisbane Editor. If it's on a screen big or small, happening in Brisbane and southeast Queensland, or news of national and international interest — particularly arts and entertainment — then Sarah is across it.

Sarah has also been a film critic for ABC radio for over a decade. Covering all things cinema and television, Sarah has written for Screen International since 2015, and contributed to SBS, ACMI, AACTA, Birth.Movies.Death, Flicks, Senses of Cinema, ScreenHub, ArtsHub, Junkee, FilmInk, Lumina, Metro Magazine, Screen Education and more. Sarah's background includes managing, writing for, mentoring at, being on judging panels at and hosting Q&As at Australian film festivals, such as the Brisbane International Film Festival, Melbourne International Film Festival, Sydney Film Festival, Queensland Film Festival, Sydney Underground Film Festival, Brisbane Asia Pacific Film Festival and Gold Coast Film Festival.

Favourite cinema in Brisbane: Angelika Film Centre, which is a glorious new place to see a movie.

Favourite cinema in Sydney: Golden Age Cinema & Bar, the one cinema everyone needs to go to in Sydney if they only go to one cinema.

Favourite cinema in Melbourne: The Astor Theatre, and not just because of its history with cinema cats.

Event
Operation Mincemeat

Thu, 12 May - Wed, 1 Jun 2022
Various cinemas in Sydney

Colin Firth and 'Succession' star Matthew Macfadyen lead this World War II-set tale of espionage intrigue, which is based on a story so wild that it can only be true.

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Event
Firestarter

Thu, 12 May - Wed, 1 Jun 2022
Various cinemas in Brisbane

Bringing Stephen King's 1980 novel to the big screen for the second time, this dull remake only burns two things: its audience's time and patience.

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Event
Firestarter

Thu, 12 May - Wed, 1 Jun 2022
Various cinemas in Melbourne

Bringing Stephen King's 1980 novel to the big screen for the second time, this dull remake only burns two things: its audience's time and patience.

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Event
Firestarter

Thu, 12 May - Wed, 1 Jun 2022
Various cinemas in Sydney

Bringing Stephen King's 1980 novel to the big screen for the second time, this dull remake only burns two things: its audience's time and patience.

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News
The New Movies You Can Watch at Australian Cinemas From May 12

Head to the flicks to see a new Stephen King horror remake, an exceptional Nick Cave documentary and a wild-but-true British spy caper.

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News
Wake Up Lil Nas X: The OG Wiggles Have Just Been Added to the Falls Festival Lineup

Just weeks after Lil Nas X tweeted about wanting to tour with the Aussie treasures, Falls Festival is making that a reality.

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Event
Brisbane Rum Revolution

Sat, 14 May, 2022
Craft'd Grounds, Albion

More than 40 distilleries are headed to Albion's Craft'd Grounds for a huge rum-fuelled afternoon — with over 100 different varieties on offer.

Buy Tickets

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News
Grapevine Gathering Is Touring Wineries This October with The Inspired Unemployed on the Decks

The wine-fuelled music festival is expanding to Queensland and South Australia for the first time.

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Event
Spider-Thon

Sat, 11 Jun, 2022
The Astor Theatre, St Kilda

Stick yourself to the Astor Theatre's seats to watch nine 'Spider-Man' flicks in one huge 16.5-hour sitting.

Buy Tickets

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Event
This Much I Know to Be True

Wed, 11 May - Sun, 15 May 2022
Select cinemas in Brisbane, Various locations

Celebrating the creative partnership between Nick Cave and Warren Ellis is a transcendent experience in this phenomenal music documentary.

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This Much I Know to Be True

Wed, 11 May - Sun, 15 May 2022
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

Celebrating the creative partnership between Nick Cave and Warren Ellis is a transcendent experience in this phenomenal music documentary.

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Event
This Much I Know to Be True

Wed, 11 May - Sun, 15 May 2022
Select cinemas in Sydney, Various locations

Celebrating the creative partnership between Nick Cave and Warren Ellis is a transcendent experience in this phenomenal music documentary.

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News
HBO Just Dropped the Surreal, Eerie and Bloody First Trailer for 'Westworld' Season Four

The hit dystopian drama will return in June after a two-year gap between seasons.

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Event
Springtime

Fri, 2 Sep - Sun, 4 Sep 2022
Various Gold Coast venues, Gold Coast

Skegss, Thelma Plum and Hermitude headline this free new beachside music festival on the Gold Coast.

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News
Skegss, Thelma Plum and Hermitude Are Headlining the Gold Coast's Free New Beachside Music Festival

Originally slated to launch last year but delayed due to the pandemic, Springtime will hit Surfers Paradise for three days this September.

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News
'Queer Eye' Star Jonathan Van Ness Is Bringing Their New Live Show Down Under This Spring

The Emmy Award-nominated television personality, hit podcaster and hairstylist to the stars will play Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Auckland in September and October.

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Event
Sydney Film Festival 2022

Wed, 8 Jun - Sun, 19 Jun 2022
Various cinemas in Sydney

Celebrating its 69th year, Sydney's annual cinema showcase is back with 200-plus movies — including 101 features, 53 documentaries and a whole heap of short films from 64-plus countries.

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Brisbane Night Noodle Markets 2022

Wed, 15 Jun - Sun, 26 Jun 2022
Brisbane City Botanic Gardens, Brisbane City

For the first time since 2019, this culinary favourite is back with a hawker-style array of stalls slinging all kinds of culinary deliciousness.

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Brisbane's Night Noodle Markets Are Finally Returning in June to Take Over the City Botanic Gardens

After being forced to cancel in 2021 due to the pandemic, this culinary favourite is back in 2022, serving up its hawker-style dishes across 12 wintry nights.

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Sydney Film Festival Has Just Announced Its Hefty and Impressive Full 2022 Lineup

This year's complete SFF program spans more than 200 movies, including an Aussie comedy about a Dolly Parton impersonator, an Aubrey Plaza-led heist flick and plenty of highlights from Cannes.

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