Sarah Ward

Name: Summer Shandy Series
Start: 2021-12-01
End: 2022-02-28
Location: Brisbane

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.

News
Sydney Film Festival Has Unveiled Its First-Ever Virtual (and National) Lineup

It includes a ticketed program of Aussie docos, European features and local shorts, plus free access to 42 movies that screened at previous SFFs.

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Your Next Japanese Holiday Could Be Partly Paid for By the Japanese Government

The Japan Tourism Agency has announced a program that'll subsidise a portion of tourists' travel expenses, to come into effect when the country reopens its borders.

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Movie Night Is the New Streaming Platform Run by Sydney's Golden Age Cinema

It's screening independent, arthouse and offbeat movies that've graced the venue's screens over the years, as well as others chosen by the cinema's programmers.

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Event
Virtual Indigenous Film Festival

Wed, 27 May - Tue, 2 Jun 2020
Online

As part of National Reconciliation Week, FanForce TV is showcasing Indigenous Australian filmmaking — with online screenings and live-streamed Q&As.

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Archie Rose's New Shiraz Spirit Is Made from the Hunter Valley's Smoke-Tainted Grapes

It's part of the company's efforts to salvage more than 50 tonnes of shiraz and cabernet sauvignon grapes affected by the 2019–20 bushfires.

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'James and the Giant Peach' with Taika and Friends

Fri, 15 May - Sat, 6 Jun 2020
Online

Listen to the filmmaker read through the Roald Dahl classic — with help from Chris Hemsworth, Cate Blanchett, Benedict Cumberbatch, Meryl Streep and more.

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Brisbane Just Shivered Through Its Coldest May Day In 40 Years

The maximum temperature didn't exceed 17.9 degrees yesterday — and today is expected to be slightly cooler.

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Binge Is the Affordable New Foxtel Streaming Service Filled with HBO Shows

It launches next week — and it'll cost just $10 a month.

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Dark Comedy 'The Great' Is the Satirical Take on Russian History You Didn't Know You Needed

The acerbically funny period-set series stars Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult — and it lives up to its name.

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The New Trailer for Christopher Nolan's 'Tenet' Is Here with Time-Twisting Thrills Aplenty

And it just might be the first blockbuster to hit the big screen when cinemas reopen.

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This Year's Ekka Public Holiday Is Moving to a Friday So Brisbanites Can Enjoy a Bonus Long Weekend

Instead of scoring a Wednesday off work, you'll now get to sleep in on a Friday — and head out of town, too.

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Regional Holidays within Queensland Will Be Allowed from June 12

Queenslanders will be able to travel up to 250 kilometres away from home, and stay overnight — while staying within the state.

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The First Trailer for Spike Lee's New Vietnam War Heist Thriller 'Da 5 Bloods' Is Here

The film stars Chadwick Boseman and follows four African American veterans who head back to Saigon decades after the conflict.

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Big W Has Launched an Affordable New Range of Cosy Winter Petwear for Adorable Dogs

Because your pupper deserves its own cable-knit sweater and faux fur-trimmed jacket.

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The Queensland Border Might Remain Closed Until September

While there's community transmission in Victoria and New South Wales, Queensland is unlikely to open its border to the southern states.

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IKEA Has Released Pillow Fort Instructions So You Can Go Kidulting In Your Lounge Room

Spend your self-isolation time turning your everyday IKEA objects into forts — with instructions available for six different styles.

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Event
'Shrek' at Yatala Drive-In

Thu, 21 May - Sun, 24 May 2020
Yatala Drive-In, Stapylton

Revisit everyone's favourite green ogre — in your car, while social distancing.

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Fever-Tree Online Gin & Tonic Festival 2020

Sat, 13 Jun, 2020
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Sip your way through different gins, enjoy guided tastings and watch gin masterclasses — all from home.

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It Looks Like Netflix Is Bringing 'Tiger King' Back for a Second Series

It won't be about Joe Exotic, though — instead, it'll focus on the 2003 mauling attack at a Siegfried and Roy show.

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Brisbane Street Art Festival: Superordinary Live-Stream Painting

Sat, 16 May - Sun, 17 May 2020
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Watch 19 artists paint their away around a Brisbane building.

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