January 2020 Archives

This is exciting news. I’ve been approached by the Queer Screen - Mardi Gras Film Festival 2020 organisers to alert you to the documentary “Queering The Script” that features Lucy and Xenites in full cry at the Xenite Retreat will be shown in Australia as part of the Queer Screen - Mardi Gras Film Festival 2020. The doco will be shown at the Dendy Theatre in Newtown, NSW on February 15! You can buy tickets here

Dust off your chakrams, put away your Jenny Schecter piñata and brush up on your Buffy trivia because Queering the Script is about to take you on a trip down nostalgia lane, through the annals of queer female representation in contemporary television, to showcase the power of LGBTIQ+ fandoms in the media at large.

Centering around ClexaCon (the largest LGBTIQ+ multi-fandom convention in the world), we hear from Xena: Warrior Princess herself, Lucy Lawless; The L Word creator Ilene Chaiken, writers behind shows like Riverdale and The 100, pop-culture and media history experts and figureheads from Autostraddle and GLAAD Media, as well as devoted female fans.
Queering the Script successfully collates an astonishing amount of research and footage to chart the evolution of intersectional queerness on screen and demonstrate the impact of fandoms on the media landscape and their ongoing commitment to creating change and demanding better representation.

Australian Premiere
Join us after the screening for The Power of Queer Fandom, a panel discussion featuring Danielle Jablonski, Co-Owner and Executive Director of ClexaCon, with other special guests who will explore the influence that queer female fandoms have had on shaping accurate character portrayals.

"An affecting look at geekdom and the way that affection for fictional characters can bring people together and help them to assert themselves in the wider world" - Eye for Film

New My Life is Murder image has been released by Acorn TV

Click on the image to expand. For more information about the series (which has not been renewed for Season 2 (so far) go to AUSXIP Lucy Lawless My Life is Murder subsite

Click on the image to expand. For more information about the series (which has not been renewed for Season 2 (so far) go to AUSXIP Lucy Lawless My Life is Murder subsite

Oh, I just love this episode and this scene from the incredible Season 2 Episode 13: "The Quest" - Renee was MAGNIFICENT in this episode as the writers and cast tried to cover for Lucy's accident on the Jay Leno Show.

Written by Steven Sears and Chris Manheim.

Let's honor the original Woman Crush this #WCW, Xena and Gabrielle. Watch all of #XenaWarriorPrincess right now on demand or in the SYFY app. pic.twitter.com/lHRB5x39Cn

— SYFY (@SYFY) January 22, 2020

The art showcased here were submitted as part of the Art competition where the AUSXIP Judges will select one image from the Digital Art and one image for the Line Art. Those winning entries will be included in the Book which will be released on September 04, 2020.

Added additional art by the following artists:

• Added Art by Alex Ogden
• Added Art by Hayriye Makas Uygun
• Added Art by Teresa Griffin

04 January 2020

Xena: Their Courage Changed Our World

The art showcased here were submitted as part of the Art competition where the AUSXIP Judges will select one image from the Digital Art and one image for the Line Art. Those winning entries will be included in the Book which will be released on September 04, 2020.

• Added artwork submitted for the Art Competition - Digital Art
• Added artwork submitted for the Art Competition - Line Art

Australian Bushfires Update: I want to thank everyone for their concerns about my safety. I'm 100% safe from the bushfires. I live in the inner city of Sydney and no where near the fires. The smoke haze is the only hazard.

As to why these fires are so ferocious: Australia is in a severe drought and has been for quite some time. The heat + tinder dry forests, it was ripe to explode. That's what happened. Thousands have been displaced and many have lost their homes, ten have died, animals have been burnt/died in record numbers, we've have fire crews from New Zealand, Canada and the US come in to help us. This is a beast that continues to grow because it's finding fuel to feed the hunger. In New South Wales (my home state) there are over 100 fires and this has been raging for 122 days.

To give you a perspective about the damage of the fires:

NSW: OVER 4 MILLION hectares have been burnt since 1 July 2019

and if we compare it to other big fires:

The Amazon: 900,000 hectares were burnt in 2019

The US / California Fires: 800,000 hectares were burnt in 2019

To give you an idea how high these flames are: 70 METERS - The Sydney Opera House at it's tallest sail is 65 Meters in height.

In Victoria (the state south of NSW), more than 800,000 hectares have been burnt. Fires have been burning since late November

How can you help?

Here's a list of organisations (legit and the ones to pick)

https://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/bushfire-relief-how-you-can-help-those-in-need/news-story/a0476ac3538b8c373f281ea6be204421