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Sydney Morning Herald
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
‘There's always one person': The show taking a funny and frank look at filmmaking
Among the boundary-pushing new dramas selected for Screen Australia and SBS' Digital Originals initiative this 50th anniversary year of the Special Broadcasting Service is one that goes inside the industry itself. Based on the professional experiences of its Nyul Nyul/Yawuru creator and co-director Jub Clerc, Warm Props is a funny and scathing look at cultural ignorance and exploitation within filmmaking, alongside a moving homecoming story. 'There's definitely been some things that have happened on sets that have caught me by surprise,' says Clerc. 'Sometimes it's a mistake – people just not being educated about First Nations culture. It becomes problematic because when you're the only First Nations person on set, you don't just work your job, you work the job of cultural advisor … 'The majority of cast and crew are just golden. But unfortunately, there's always one person who spoils it for everybody. This film is exposing people in the industry that take cultural appreciation too far, or who are unconsciously biased, culturally blind or outright racist.' Loading A film within a film set in Broome, Warm Props – its title refers to the industry slang for extras – stars Yolngu actor Rarriwuy Hick (Wentworth, True Colours) as local identity Aunty Jilby, and newcomer Tehya Makani, a Yawuru/Wadjarri, Pitjanjarra and Wadjuk actor, as Charlie, a 'warm props wrangler'. The pair share a painful family history and are forced to confront their rift while working on an autobiographical film by a narcissistic white 'writer/director/producer' named Keith, who believes he has acquired a 'bush name' from a local mob and therefore identifies as Aboriginal, trampling all over cultural customs in the process. Clerc says there was only ever one actor for this unforgiving role: Mystery Road actor Peter Docker. 'Peter Docker is a great ally,' says Clerc. 'So I knew there would be no moment in any of our conversations where his white fragility would step up and go, 'Oh, but we don't do that!' I knew I could just talk to him and there wouldn't be any cotton-ball babysitting.'
The Age
a day ago
- Entertainment
- The Age
‘There's always one person': The show taking a funny and frank look at filmmaking
Among the boundary-pushing new dramas selected for Screen Australia and SBS' Digital Originals initiative this 50th anniversary year of the Special Broadcasting Service is one that goes inside the industry itself. Based on the professional experiences of its Nyul Nyul/Yawuru creator and co-director Jub Clerc, Warm Props is a funny and scathing look at cultural ignorance and exploitation within filmmaking, alongside a moving homecoming story. 'There's definitely been some things that have happened on sets that have caught me by surprise,' says Clerc. 'Sometimes it's a mistake – people just not being educated about First Nations culture. It becomes problematic because when you're the only First Nations person on set, you don't just work your job, you work the job of cultural advisor … 'The majority of cast and crew are just golden. But unfortunately, there's always one person who spoils it for everybody. This film is exposing people in the industry that take cultural appreciation too far, or who are unconsciously biased, culturally blind or outright racist.' Loading A film within a film set in Broome, Warm Props – its title refers to the industry slang for extras – stars Yolngu actor Rarriwuy Hick (Wentworth, True Colours) as local identity Aunty Jilby, and newcomer Tehya Makani, a Yawuru/Wadjarri, Pitjanjarra and Wadjuk actor, as Charlie, a 'warm props wrangler'. The pair share a painful family history and are forced to confront their rift while working on an autobiographical film by a narcissistic white 'writer/director/producer' named Keith, who believes he has acquired a 'bush name' from a local mob and therefore identifies as Aboriginal, trampling all over cultural customs in the process. Clerc says there was only ever one actor for this unforgiving role: Mystery Road actor Peter Docker. 'Peter Docker is a great ally,' says Clerc. 'So I knew there would be no moment in any of our conversations where his white fragility would step up and go, 'Oh, but we don't do that!' I knew I could just talk to him and there wouldn't be any cotton-ball babysitting.'
Yahoo
28-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
French street artist imprisoned in Azerbaijan is freed after 14 months
A French street artist who had been sentenced to three years in prison in Azerbaijan for painting a graffiti in the Baku metro has been pardoned and freed, French authorities announced Tuesday. Théo Clerc, 38, has returned to France following 422 days in detention after he was pardoned by Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev, France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot told lawmakers. In a message posted on X, Barrot said that Clerc was 'back in France, after 422 days in detention.' He added: "It is the honor and pride of French diplomacy and its representatives to have worked tirelessly for his release.' For her part, the entourage of the European Union's head of diplomacy, Kaja Kallas, announced that she had contributed to the Frenchman's release by pleading his cause during a recent visit to Azerbaijan. This release 'illustrates the effects of discreet diplomacy and respectful dialogue,' said Kallas in a message on X. French authorities had complained in September that Clerc was submitted to 'discriminatory treatment," because two co-defendants who were accused of the same offense – a New Zealander and an Australian - only received 'simple fines' for the same offences. In September 2024, the Quai d'Orsay condemned the 'arbitrary and blatantly discriminatory treatment' of Théo Clerc. The street artist's conviction provoked outrage in France, which called on its citizens to refrain from travelling to Azerbaijan unless absolutely necessary. Indeed, France has advised its citizens against traveling to Azerbaijan because of a lack of legal protections and the risk of 'arbitrary detention and unfair sentencing." Another French citizen, Martin Ryan, is currently being held in Azerbaijan on espionage charges - charges which have been rejected by Paris. French-Azerbaijani relations have been strained ever since Azerbaijan completely retook the Nagorno-Karabakh region following a lightning offensive in September 2023, which led to the exodus of more than 100,000 Armenians. Baku accuses Paris of supporting Armenia, while France accuses Azerbaijan of interfering in its overseas territories - allegations that the latter rejects.
Euronews
28-05-2025
- Politics
- Euronews
French street artist imprisoned in Azerbaijan is freed after 14 months
A French street artist who had been sentenced to three years in prison in Azerbaijan for painting a graffiti in the Baku metro has been pardoned and freed, French authorities announced Tuesday. Théo Clerc, 38, has returned to France following 422 days in detention after he was pardoned by Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev, France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot told lawmakers. In a message posted on X, Barrot said that Clerc was 'back in France, after 422 days in detention.' He added: "It is the honor and pride of French diplomacy and its representatives to have worked tirelessly for his release.' For her part, the entourage of the European Union's head of diplomacy, Kaja Kallas, announced that she had contributed to the Frenchman's release by pleading his cause during a recent visit to Azerbaijan. This release 'illustrates the effects of discreet diplomacy and respectful dialogue,' said Kallas in a message on X. French authorities had complained in September that Clerc was submitted to 'discriminatory treatment," because two co-defendants who were accused of the same offense – a New Zealander and an Australian - only received 'simple fines' for the same offences. In September 2024, the Quai d'Orsay condemned the 'arbitrary and blatantly discriminatory treatment' of Théo Clerc. The street artist's conviction provoked outrage in France, which called on its citizens to refrain from travelling to Azerbaijan unless absolutely necessary. Indeed, France has advised its citizens against traveling to Azerbaijan because of a lack of legal protections and the risk of 'arbitrary detention and unfair sentencing." Another French citizen, Martin Ryan, is currently being held in Azerbaijan on espionage charges - charges which have been rejected by Paris. French-Azerbaijani relations have been strained ever since Azerbaijan completely retook the Nagorno-Karabakh region following a lightning offensive in September 2023, which led to the exodus of more than 100,000 Armenians. Baku accuses Paris of supporting Armenia, while France accuses Azerbaijan of interfering in its overseas territories - allegations that the latter rejects.
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Maersk Cuts 2025 Container Outlook: China Capacity ‘Not Available Elsewhere'
Maersk now expects a possible decrease in worldwide container volumes for 2025 on the backdrop of U.S.-levied tariffs on global trading partners and a trade war with China. While the ocean carrier previously anticipated global container volume growth to be 4 percent in 2025, the outlook has been revised to be in a range of 4 percent growth to a 1 percent contraction. More from Sourcing Journal White House Announces 'Breakthrough' UK Trade Deal Trump's Policies Are Roiling Africa's Garment and Textiles Industry Trucking Capacity Tightens as Tariffs Derail Early 2025 Momentum The container outlook remains closer to that of maritime advisory Drewry, which expects global container volumes to fall 1 percent in 2025 because of the trade policies. Maersk maintained its full-year profit guidance, which included underlying earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) between $0 and $3 billion. The EBIT is based on the potential increased supply-demand imbalance that comes with new ship deliveries, as well as the impact of the Red Sea crisis on capacity. Vincent Clerc, CEO of A.P. Moller-Maersk, said during a first-quarter earnings call he expects the Red Sea issue to last for the full year, despite President Donald Trump's insistence that the Houthis would cease firing on ships in and near the waterway. As has been observed by U.S. West Coast ports as import bookings out of China plummeted throughout the month, China-to-U.S. volumes dropped 30 percent to 40 percent in April, according to Clerc. The CEO said Maersk was able to reallocate cargo to other areas where there's still strong demand. According to Clerc, shippers will have to get their hands on as much inventory as possible, but it will all depend on how much merchandise companies expect to sell, as well as how much can be domestically sourced from local distributors. 'Let's be clear. If we don't [strike more trade deals] before the summer, it's going to start to hurt quite a lot across the board because there are certain commodities and certain things where you can't really substitute some of these imports freely in terms also both in terms of SKU, but also in terms of quantities,' Clerc said during the call. 'The capacity that there was in China is not available or readily available elsewhere to support the U.S. market.' Maersk's observed volume drop is similar to Gemini Cooperation partner Hapag-Lloyd, which said in April that its customers had canceled 30 percent of shipments to the U.S. from China. Volumes on this trade lane make up 5 percent of Maersk's total, while the remaining 95 percent comprising the rest of the world operates with 'unchanged demand,' Clerc said. Out on the trans-Pacific trade lane, Sea-Intelligence says blanked sailings account for 19 percent of the total Asia-to-North America West Coast planned capacity over April and May. Seventeen percent of the total Asia-to-North America East Coast planned capacity, across those two months. This amounts to a year-over-year capacity reduction of 4 percent to 5 percent on both trans-Pacific trade lanes. 'While the Chinese volume drop will be partially offset by uptake elsewhere in Asia, it does not seem likely that gains in the rest of Asia can offset the loss from China,' said Alan Murphy, CEO of Sea-Intelligence, in the weekly briefing shared Thursday. 'This could result in even more blank sailings in the coming weeks, and possibly lead to a significant drop in spot rates.' Maersk has not cancelled a trans-Pacific sailing since the U.S. imposed escalating tariffs on China that are now at 145-percent. Since April, the Gemini Cooperation has withdrawn about 20 percent to 21 percent of its capacity, but the alliance has focused less on blank sailings, instead opting to use vessel swapping, Clerc says. 'So you have an 8,000-20-foot equivalent unit (TEU) ship, and the demand drops by 40 percent—you swap the 8,000 with a 6,000-TEU ship that helps soften that,' Clerc said. 'Then you deploy your 8,000-TEU ship in another trade where the 6,000 was before and where there is better demand and where you can get better asset utilization going forward…But I want to be clear on the fact that we are managing capacity down to demand. We'll continue to do that, and we're doing it as aggressively as any other alliance.' Clerc noted that while ocean freight rates have declined sequentially for three quarters in a row, they have been 'some of the most stable they have been in the last few years' over the past six-to-eight weeks. According to Drewry's World Container Index, global ocean spot freight rate averages composited across eight major trade lanes have decreased 4.2 percent to $2,076 per 40-foot container. Maersk reported revenue growth of 7.8 percent to $13.3 billion on net underlying profit of $1.15 billion. The shipping giant's stock was little changed Thursday, inching up more than 1 percent after the earnings report. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
