Sarah Ward

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.

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Australia's Annual Scandinavian Film Festival Has Announced Its Noir-Led 2021 Lineup

Showcasing films from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, the festival will tour the country in July and August.

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South City Square Winter Pop-Up Markets

Sun, 27 Jun, 2021
South City Square, Woolloongabba

You'll feel like you're wandering around a European-style market hall at this inner east mix of stalls and food trucks.

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Snow4Kids 2021

Sat, 19 Jun - Sun, 11 Jul 2021
Orion Springfield Central, Springfield Central

Head to Springfield to wander through the snow, build a snowman and make snowballs.

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Ooh La La Is the New Rooftop Bar Perched Above Woolloongabba French Restaurant C'est Bon

The Stanley Street favourite has launched a sky-high new addition, serving up oysters, duck liver parfait eclairs, hot whisky cocktails and city views.

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Top Dog Film Festival 2021

Fri, 27 Aug - Sat, 28 Aug 2021
Eldorado Cinema, Indooroopilly

Brisbane's mini film festival dedicated to dogs is back for another bark.

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Top Dog Film Festival 2021

Tue, 27 Jul - Wed, 28 Jul 2021
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations

Melbourne's mini film festival dedicated to dogs is back for another bark.

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Top Dog Film Festival 2021

Sun, 1 Aug and
Select cinemas in Sydney, Various locations

Sydney's mini film festival dedicated to dogs is back for another bark.

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UNESCO's World Heritage Committee Says the Great Barrier Reef Should Be Considered "In Danger"

The organisation says that the reef's "long-term outlook has deteriorated from poor to very poor" since 2015, and is calling upon Australia to take "accelerated actions".

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Masks Will Be Compulsory on Public Transport and in Indoor Venues Across Sydney for Another Week

Greater Sydney's mask mandate is being extended, and will now apply throughout the entire region.

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Quarantine-Free Travel Between New Zealand and Victoria Is Set to Resume

Almost a month after it was suspended due to the recent COVID-19 cluster, the trans-Tasman travel bubble will reopen to Victoria.

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The Fifth Season of 'Rick and Morty' Has Just Started Streaming on Netflix

Wubba lubba dub dub.

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These 57 Australian Venues Will Soon Be Pouring Zero-Proof Wine, Beer, Spirits and Cocktails

Hospitality chain Australian Venue Co is ramping up its low- and no-alcohol game from July 1.

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Anyone Who Visited DFO at the Airport During a Half-Hour Period Must Self-Isolate

A traveller has tested positive after visiting the shopping centre on the day she completed hotel quarantine.

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Brisbane Winter Sessions Is the New Six-Day Music Festival Popping Up Across the City This August

No Money Enterprise, Thy Art Is Murder, Ian Haug, Ben Ely, Last Dinosaurs and Nina Las Vegas are all on the lineup, across more than 30 free and ticketed gigs.

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Riverfire Is Returning to Brighten Up Brisbane's Night Sky This September

It was scaled-back in 2019 and scrapped in 2020, but Brisbane Festival's annual fireworks display will return in 2021.

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A Huge Collection of Ramses the Great Artefacts Is Coming to Sydney's Australian Museum in 2023

'Ramses the Great and the Gold of the Pharaohs' will feature more than 180 rare artefacts, which will be leaving Egypt for the first time in more than 30 years.

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IKEA Tempe and Central Station Have Joined NSW's 106-Venue List of Exposure Sites

The list of places visited by Sydneysiders who've since tested positive to COVID-19 continues to grow.

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Queensland's At-Home and Outdoor Gathering Limits Will Be Scrapped From June 25

Queensland's restrictions are easing, with no limits on gatherings at home or outdoors, and hospitality businesses operating under a three people per four-square-metres rule.

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Face Masks Are Now Compulsory in Public Indoor Spaces in Seven Sydney Local Government Areas

You'll need to wear them inside in hospitality venues, shops and any other indoor situation where you aren't eating or drinking.

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Reclink Community Cup 2021

Sun, 25 Jul, 2021
Enoggera Memorial Park, Enoggera

The annual musos vs journos charity AFL match returns.

Buy Tickets

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