Demand Film looks to tap equity crowdfunding for expansion

CLIENT: DEMAND.FILM
OUTLET: INSIDE FILM

Cinema on-demand operator Demand Film aims to raise a seven-figure sum via an equity crowdfunding platform to accelerate its global roll-out and ramp up the volume of releases.

Co-founder and MD David Doepel is confident its 110,000 customers, of whom 40,000 are in Australia, will respond to the opportunity to buy shares in the company which launched in 2014.

Today it invited expressions of interest via Birchal.com but the precise sum it is seeking won’t be revealed until the formal launch of the equity crowdfunding campaign in about three weeks.

Doepel tells IF the goal is to raise somewhere between $1 million and $2 million by June 30, which would dilute the stakes held by himself and co-founders Andrew Hazelton and Barbara Connell.

Additive Issue: Common food additive linked to increased obesity & diabetes risk

CLIENT: DR ZAC
OUTLET: CHANNEL 9 TODAY EXTRA

According to new research, a common food additive found in everything from bread, to cheese, and sausages is causing major health concerns. #9Today

Mum's warning over popular baby teething gel

CLIENT: DR ZAC
OUTLET: 9HONEY

A New Zealand mum has issued a warning to other parents after saying her baby almost died after she used too much of a popular baby teething gel on her.

Jessica Vermunt wrote a post on Facebook in which she says her daughter, aged seven months, was being treated in hospital after suffering a severe reaction to the product, saying the baby was "literally minutes from dying".

Dr. Zac Turner says any medication always comes with risks.

"With any medication there's always a chance you can be plain allergic to it," he says, but added that this doesn't sound like the case for this particular family.

He blames this poor outcome on a condition known as Mehtonhima Golonuria, when red blood cells burst and a patient is left with too little to carry enough oxygen around the body.

How NZ used guitars, not guns to bring end to ten years of war in Bougainville

CLIENT: DEMAND.FILM
OUTLET: THE DAILY TELEGRAPH

Guitars, not guns finally brokered peace in conflict ridden Bougainville, as New Zealand delivered the solution to help free the Pacific from the grip of its worst civil war.

Their approach was mocked at first but it worked and became one of the most successful peacekeeping missions ever.

The ten-year war led to 20,000 deaths and 14 failed peace attempts. During this shootings, rapes, murders and riots became the new-normal as locals clashed with outsiders.

New film Soldiers Without Guns tells how the NZ mission spelled the end of the war.

'Soldiers without guns': How unarmed Anzacs brought peace to war-ravaged Bougainville

CLIENT: DEMAND.FILM
OUTLET: SBS NEWS ONLINE

An Anzac peacekeeping mission to Bougainville in the wake of the tiny Pacific Island’s savage civil war is finally getting recognition for its efforts to bring order - with guitars instead of rifles.

Bougainville was devastated by the decade-long conflict during the 1990s, which claimed at least 20,000 lives - or almost one-sixth of the population - and required the intervention of a multi-nation peacekeeping force.

Australian and Kiwi troops have proudly served as peacekeepers, in conjunction with the United Nations, around the world. But this tour of duty was slight different: the troops were unarmed, on the advice of New Zealand Army Brigadier Roger Mortlock.

'Soldiers without guns': A peaceful approach to Bougainville

CLIENT: DEMAND.FILM
OUTLET: ABC RADIO NATIONAL BREAKFAST W/ FRAN KELLY

Many Australians will recall the Bougainville conflict in Papua New Guinea, which claimed the lives of as many as 20,000 people.

A fragile peace was finally brokered in 1998, in part thanks to the efforts of an unarmed Truce Monitoring Group, led by New Zealand and guided by Maori values.

A new documentary seeks to tell the story of this unique mission — it's called "Soldiers Without Guns".

'Uber Eats for fish': New app for fishmongers …

CLIENT: SHORETRADE
OUTLET: CHANNEL 7 NEWS

EXCLUSIVE: One of Australia's top fishmongers is preparing to shake up the industry by bypassing the long established system of fish markets and co-ops.

He wants fishermen to deal direct with wholesale customers using a mobile app, straight from the boat.

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Seafood Market at a Click

CLIENT: SHORETRADE
OUTLET: HERALD SUN

In PNG, footy challenges beliefs about 'what a woman’s role should be'

CLIENT: DEMAND.FILM
OUTLET: THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD / FAIRFAX

As a woman in sport, I know exactly how it feels to be trolled on social media. It happens to a lot of us. When I saw what AFLW player Tayla Harris was going through with the comments on that photo last month, it resonated.

Unfortunately, whatever your code, being harassed by strangers online is something a lot of us can all relate to in women’s footy.

When I joined the Papua New Guinea Orchids in 2017 ahead of the World Cup, a film crew was making a documentary about the team’s inaugural journey and the impact of women’s rugby league on lives and attitudes in Papua New Guinea. My story became part of the film.

Despite rugby league being the national sport in Papua New Guinea, not everyone was willing to get behind the country’s first female representative rugby league team. One of the biggest issues was the abuse we faced on social media.

New device launched to improve property inspection safety

CLIENT: WANDERSAFE
OUTLET: REAL ESTATE BUSINESS

An employee safety device that promises to de-escalate dangerous situations has found its way to the market, something that might be useful for property managers who feel vulnerable during property inspections as an additional safety tool.

WanderSafe’s beacon safety device and app is a new safety protocol that works in tandem to keep people safer when they are in potentially vulnerable situations.

Inventor Stephenie Rodriguez said that the non-violent device has four features that are designed to disorient and scare an assailant, giving somebody enough time to save their life.

“When pressed, the activation button sends off an SOS message and GPS coordinates to corporate security managers, next of kin or colleagues to take action,” Ms Rodriguez said.