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Choose a Ride!
 
Choose a Ride!
This interactive drama focuses on the consequences of auto theft. Commissioned by the National Motor Vehicle Theft Reduction Council and Glenorchy Council, this dramatic and highly interactive narrative follows the fortunes of five teenagers over one action-packed evening.

Viewers can choose to follow different cast members in order to explore a range of actions and outcomes. Celebrity DJ Ruby Rose features in a guest role. The film was shot in Hobart over four freezing nights in June 2011.

youtube.com/user/choosearide or choosearide.com
Work experience @ Roar
 
Work experience @ Roar
In July two work experience students from Friends School in Hobart created a short film showing how to locate Roar's new offices in Salamanca Place. Creative Director Steve Thomas said, "Georgia and Jess really impressed us with their efforts and their capacity to learn new skills."

AIMIA Awards 2010
 
AIMIA Awards 2010
Our Budd:e E-Security Builder is the Winner! Best Children's interactive media and digital content, at 2010 AIMIA Awards in Melbourne.

Judges said: "fun, interactive & stimulating ... targets the audience well, conveys key messages ... indirect learning that works!"
ATOM Awards 2009
 
ATOM Awards 2009
Roar has won three 2009 ATOM Awards - Best Instructional / Training Resource, and Best Multimedia Learning resource for DIY Doco, and Best Multimedia for European Voyages to the Australian Continent (for the National Museum of Australia).
HoR sub64
 
HoR sub64
Roar has proposed a national internet user licence, at the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Communications Inquiry into Cyber Crime. We argue that internet safety training, tied to national standards and AUPs, will greatly assist efforts to protect citizens ... much like society requires the education and licensing of drivers on our roads.
Screen Australia Enterprise Program
 
Screen Australia Enterprise Program
Roar is one of twelve companies nationally to benefit under Screen Australia's new Enterprise Program and its $9 million in support over three years. Roar's selection was recognition of its award-winning online digital media business in the UK and Australia.
Us Online v2
 
Us Online v2
Roar Educate has launched Us Online v2.0 to the London Grid, the broadband consortium for London's 2,600 schools and 1.6 million students. Us Online v2.0 is interactive learning about e-safety, e-security, and being a good citizen in the online world, with three modules plus teacher resources, Me Online (for lower primary), Our Online World (for middle-school), and Meme (for secondary schools).
More info:
Us Online v2.0

The Mission
 
The Mission
Roar Film has completed production of a four-part TV documentary series The Mission, a story of missionaries in reverse, as three Nigerian Catholic priests are sent to save Tasmania's struggling Church. On ABC TV in early 2010.
More info:
The Mission

Roar is finalist for top UK award
 
Roar is finalist for top UK award
Roar has been selected as a finalist for the 2009 BETT Awards, the prestigious British educational technology awards. Roar has been short-listed for Us Online, a module of web-based student activities about safety and good citizenship in the online world. Roar developed Us Online in partnership with the London Grid for Learning (LGfL). The annual BETT Awards recognise and reward 'exemplar' education products and learning solutions. Winners will be announced on 15 January 2009 at BETT - the world's largest educational technology expo, held each year in London.
Alive & Kicking on DVD
 
Alive & Kicking on DVD
Alive & Kicking had a very successful four week season on SBS. Now available on DVD!
DIY DOCO
 
DIY DOCO
Roar, in Association with Screen AUSTRALIA, has released DIY DOCO online.
More info:
DIY DOCO

Portrait of a Distant Land
 
Portrait of a Distant Land
Portrait of a Distand Land was launched and shown over three weeks on ABC1 and 2.
Roar wins four out of four
 
Roar wins four out of four
Five Roar Educate products reached the finals in four Categories at the prestigious ATOM Awards. The award night really came alive when the Roar team was called to the winner's stage four times in succession. This was unprecedented in the ATOM Awards.

The awards were:
Celebrating Us
Best Primary Education Resource

Australians and the Vietnam War
Best Multimodal Production

Celebrating Us
Best Multimedia Learning Reference (Roar Educate's project, Australians and the Vietnam War, was also a finalist in this category)

Australians and the Vietnam War
Best Secondary Education Resource
Alive & Kicking Premiere and Screening details
 
Alive & Kicking Premiere and Screening details
Premiered 5th June State Cinema Hobart.

"Best thing for state football since Peter Hudson kicked 10 from the diamond." - Football fan.

Public Screenings showing now at the State Cinema.

National Screenings Showing on SBS, from 27th August, 8pm - four episodes over 4 weeks.