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October 25, 2007

Opening tonight: Four

Cinema-goers seem to be more interested in true stories and real people now than ever before, which is good news for those who like to tell true stories about real people. One such storyteller is documentary director Tim Slade, whose film Four opens in Brisbane at Dendy George Street tonight.

‘The film is a journey for the audience, a journey through the four corners of the world, that is at once familiar and unknown,’ said Slade. ‘It demonstrates that the timeless rhythms and harmonies of music, and the rhythms and harmonies of life and nature, are one and the same thing.’

Following on from a hit season in Sydney and sold out sessions at the Sydney and Melbourne International Film Festivals, Four is geared to delight Brisbane audiences with what critics have praised in such glowing terms as ‘vibrant and ambitious’, ‘sumptuous and very poignant’, ‘exquisite’, and ‘seamless’.

The film follows four world-class violinists from far-flung locations and backgrounds, one for each season and with Vivaldi’s iconic baroque violin concerto series, The Four Seasons, as an auditory backdrop.

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October 30, 2007

Designing consultation

November is the month Arts Queensland wants to hear from you about the future of the department’s support for our state’s design community.

Starting on Friday, Arts Minister Rod Welford be consulting Queenslanders for a whole month on what we think about building a Queensland Centre for Design. It will be interesting to see what this consultation entails.

The proposed centre will be charged with:

strengthening Queensland's design industry and raising the profile of state designers by creating an internationally recognised hub for the varied design disciplines.

Whoa. I kind of feel sorry for it already.

That’s a lot to ask of one centre servicing a state with a population of around 4 million and a pretty terrible recent history of supporting those with a creative bent.

Whatever the outcome, it will be great to see some government support of our design community, from the interior and furniture designers, to creators of gorgeous vases and bowls, not to mention those who specialise in lamps and light fittings, and even ceiling fans. Seriously.

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