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NewsWasted on the Young to go out through Paramount in Australia
Paramount Pictures has finally announced that it will be releasing Sydney Film Festival competition title Wasted On The Young, directed by Ben C Lucas, in its home market of Australia.
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NewsIndomina gets Wasted on the Young
Indomina Releasing has acquired all North American rights to Australian teen thriller Wasted on the Young (pictured), which had its international premiere in the Discovery section of last month’s Toronto festival.
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NewsMomentum takes UK rights to Wasted On The Young
Momentum has acquired UK rights to Toronto buzz title Wasted On The Young from Fortissimo.
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NewsFortissimo Films gets Wasted
Fortissimo Films has picked up Australian high school drama Wasted On The Young, the debut feature from hot up-and-coming director Ben C. Lucas.
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NewsSydney Film Festival to open with the world premiere of South Solitary
Selections include Solondz’s Life During Wartime, Winterbottom’s The Killer Inside Me, and Lucas’ Wasted on the Young.
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Screen Australia backs comedies in latest funding round
Australian writer/directors Cameron and Colin Cairnes and producer Julie Ryan have scored development money from Screen Australia for their next picture, crime comedy They Shoot Hostages, Don’t They?
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NewsHeartbeats takes Australia's richest film prize
This year’s $52,000 (A$60,000) Sydney Film Prize has been awarded to love triangle story Heartbeats, from Canadian writer/director Xavier Dolan.
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NewsToronto 2010 full lineups announced: Contemporary World Cinema and Discovery
Films added include world premieres by Debs Gardner-Paterson, Justin Chadwick, Kim Tae-Yong, Koen Mortier, Max Winkler, Justin Lerer, Zhang Meng, Shawn Ku.
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FeaturesProducing results in Australia
Australia’s generous producer offset incentive is giving local film-makers a major boost, with a range of ambitious projects in the pipeline. But films with foreign elements are at the mercy of a shadowy discretionary system which is causing controversy, reports Sandy George.
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