Frankel Lawyers

23/05/2022

Our client AKONI is holding a special premiere event in Sydney on World Refugee Day for the release of their new film. The event will be on Monday 20th June at 6pm.

Check out the trailer for AKONI below!

The highly-anticipated debut feature film from Australian filmmaker Genna Chanelle Hayes.A Nigerian refugee struggles to integrate into Western society after...

16/05/2022

Preview Screening and Q&A

There is a special preview screening of ABLAZE on SATURDAY 21 MAY 4pm at the fabulous art deco RITZ CINEMA, 45 St Pauls Street, Randwick. Pauline Clague, Indigenous Associate Professor at UTS, will host a Q&A with co-writer and director Alec Morgan after the screening.

Tickets online: www.ritzcinema.com.au

Feature documentary Ablaze tells of the first Indigenous filmmaker Bill Onus a Yorta Yorta Wiradjuri man from Victoria. A truly heroic cultural and political figure who revived his people’s culture in the 1940s and ignited a civil rights movement that would, against enormous odds, change the course of history.

Winner:
Victorian Premier’s History Award.
AWGIE Award for best documentary script.
ATOM Awards for best Indigenous film and best documentary social and political issues.
Shortlisted Betty Roland Prize for Script, NSW Premier’s Literary Awards.

NATIONAL CINEMA RELEASE - starts 26 May.
Sydney:
Palace Norton Street, Leichhardt.
United Cinema Collaroy
United Cinema Avalon.
Check cinema websites for dates, times and tickets.

30/08/2017

Congratulations to Danny Ginges for winning the AWGIE Award in Musical Theatre category for the Musical “Atomic”.
https://awg.com.au/view/and-the-winners-are/

30/08/2017

Congratulations to producer Claire Haywood for winning the Documentary Australia Foundation Award for Best Australian Documentary, with director Sascha Ettinger Epstein, for their documentary The Pink House, about the last brothel in old mining town Kalgoorlie.

The world’s best new films come to Sydney every June for 12 days and nights of inspiring and entertaining premieres, talks and parties. Join us to see the most exciting work that cinema has to offer.

30/08/2017

In May 2017 Michael was the winner of the National Arts Community Pro Bono Award. Arts organisations around Australia were asked to nominate a lawyer who has provided exceptional assistance to the arts. Michael was nominated for all his pro bono support over the past years.

27/04/2016

This year the ADG presented the Cecil Holmes Award to lawyers Michael Frankel and Greg Duffy, recognising their long-term dedication to the Australian screen industry.

Anderson said: “For more than 20 years Michael Frankel and Greg Duffy have provided pro-bono legal services to ADG members.

"This support of the ADG and directors in general is reflected in the work their firm does in the screen industry," he said.

"Their support and dedication to directors and their support for the ADG has been significant.”

The winners were announced at the ADG Awards on 6 May 2016.
http://www.adg.org.au/media-releases.aspx

02/03/2016

Congratulations Chris Dockrill who is about to launch for the film of his Musical "The Island of Doctor Moron".

The Premiere will been held at The Dendy Opera Quays on Wednesday 23rd March 2016 at 6.30pm and tickets are $25 available at:
https://fan-force.com/screenings/dr-moron-dendy-quays/

The original stage version of The Island of Doctor Moron® premiered at The New Olympia Theatre, Paddington, November 2014 to rave reviews and sold out shows....

23/02/2016

The Music has received information from multiple sources this morning that Foxtel has decided to close its music channels, including Channel V, V Hits and MAX. Sources inside the network say that staff…

16/02/2016

We hope you all continue to support Australian films this year, we know we will be!

Get yourself to the cinema and support local film.

25/01/2016

Australia’s first contemporary Indigenous dance film, Spear was originally created in 2000 as a dance theatre work for the stage by Bangarra Dance Theatre. Stephen Page (Artistic Director, Bangarra Dance Theatre) has reimagined the performance piece as a contemporary hybrid feature film, dance perfo…

13/01/2016

Wishing you all a prosperous and creative New Year from the team at Frankel Lawyers.

We are now back in action and look forward to working with you on your exciting projects for 2016.

22/12/2015

Star Wars: The Force Awakens beats Harry Potter to set a new record for opening weekend at the Australian box office, taking in AUD$27.2 million in its first three days.

Now that's a force to be reckoned with!

The new Star Wars film has blown away the opposition, and the records, in its opening weekend in cinemas in Australia - and everywhere else.