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MEDIA RELEASE - MEDIA RELEASE - MEDIA RELEASE
Date: 21st April 2006
SEDITIOUS INTENT Short Film Collection
Online now at http://spinach7.com/si/
Seventeen short films - some sad, some funny, some gentle, some
illuminating – from the slick to the raw and edgy, ranging from
fiction, faction, animation, claymation, subverts to adverts - they
make up the exciting web-based SEDITIOUS INTENT short film collection
site.
The collection is the result of a call to filmmakers across the country
to "create a short film (from 30 secs - 5 mins) that responds in some
way to the Australian Government’s draconian new anti-terrorism laws”.
When we initiated the project, we knew it wouldn't prevent the
anti-terror laws from being implemented. However, 'SEDITIOUS INTENT'
is
aimed at keeping the discussion alive and enabling filmmakers to
participate in actions that provoke debate that leads to change.
We have partnered with EngageMedia (http://engagemedia.org), a
group distributing video stories about social justice and environmental
issues in Australia, Southeast Asia and the Pacific. We are proud to be
their first collection.
Background
It all started back in October 2005. The Australian Government wanted
to set tough new Anti-Terror laws, which included laws that would
affect the expressions of the creative community.
So, we decided to spark a response from the Australian filmmaking
community. The first message was sent out on the 31st October 2005.
Back then, sedition was going to be part of the laws and 'seditious
intent' was defined as an intention to effect any of the following:
- to bring the Sovereign into hatred or contempt;
- to urge disaffection against the Constitution, the Government of
the Commonwealth or either House of the Parliament;
- to urge another person to attempt, otherwise than by lawful
means, to procure a change to any matter established by law in the
Commonwealth;
And it seems the lobbying by Australia's creative community has had
some impact. The Government has made some amendments to its
Anti-Terrorism Bill 2005. Though still highly problematic, sedition
must now be linked to the urging of force of violence, in order for it
to be a crime. See the web page about terror laws for more details -
http://spinach7.com/si/
For more information, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ph:9643 5222 Mob:0410
633 503
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