All Australia articles – Page 48
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NewsProduction round-up: The 33, Fishing Without Nets, The Shipkiller, Cheap Thrills
Mike Medavoy announced on Tuesday (11) that Patricia Riggen has come on board to direct The 33, based on the story of the trapped Chilean Miners.
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NewsDavid Michôd’s The Rover secures key sales
eOne will distribute the Lava Bear and Porchlight Films drama in the UK, Canada and Benelux, while Nordisk will release in Scandinavia and Sun Distribution in Latin America.
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NewsGFM Films board Australian animation Stonerunner
EXCLUSIVE: British company working for the second time with FG Film Productions.
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NewsShakespeare's Globe and Arts Alliance Media announce 2012 Globe on Screen season
Season includes three of the Globe’s 2011 productions and kicks off on Sept 26.
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NewsSam Worthington lines up for Connolly's The Riders
Stealth Media Group to handle international sales on UK-Australia co-production.
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NewsLord Puttnam to deliver ten-part seminar series
Australian series to focus on the changing nature of screen production and distribution in the digital era.
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NewsGFM Films takes on Blowback
London-based company to handle sales on Kimble Rendall’s [pictured] thriller.
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NewsDark Knight Rises dominates in Australia, South Korea
UPDATE: By early Friday morning (20) the film had grossed $10.4m from nine countries through Warner Bros Pictures International including a $3.8m opening day in Australia from 628 screens. The numbers however will be overshadowed by the shooting tragedy at a screening in Colorado on Thursday night (see separate story.)
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NewsIce Age 4 builds on muscular starts in France, Australia
UPDATE: As of Friday Fox International’s follow-up to the behemoth that is Ice Age 3 had grossed more than $11m from 12 of this weekend’s initial wave of 37 markets.
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NewsAustralia’s AMPCO acquires rights to The Alchemyst
Author Michael Scott will adapt his novel in anticipation of an early 2013 production start in Australia and New Zealand.
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NewsARC adopts Red Dog for North America
ARC Entertainment has acquired all North American rights to hit Australian family adventure Red Dog.
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Michael Wrenn joins Arclight Films
Wrenn’s areas of expertise include sales and acquisitions, production, development and distribution. He will be based in the Sydney office.
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NewsWarp Australia goes Shopping
Warp Films Australia, here last year with Snowtown, is currently shooting Mark Albiston and Louis Sutherland’s New Zealand feature Shopping. Set in 1981, the story is about a teenage boy seduced by a career criminal.
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NewsFilmNation boards Lava Bear, Porchlight's The Rover
FilmNation has acquired the majority of worldwide sales rights to David Michôd’s follow-up to Animal Kingdom, and will jointly represent US sales with UTA.
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UPI Australia, Screen Corporation seal first-look deal
Universal Pictures International Australia has signed a first-look distribution deal with James M Vernon’s Screen Corporation for Australia and New Zealand.
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Arclight Films licenses UK rights on Best Men to BVI
The sales agent has licensed Stephan Elliot’s comedy A Few Best Men to Buena Vista International, who plan a late August release.
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NewsThe Solution boards Joel Edgerton thriller Felony
Joel Edgerton will star in the thriller Felony, which The Solution Entertainment Group is touting to international buyers here. Roadshow Films will distribute in Australia and New Zealand and CAA represents US rights.
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Arclight to handle sales on Ethan Hawke thriller Predestination
Michael and Peter Spierig Brothers will direct the sci-fi tale from their own screenplay and Brisbane-based Patrick McDonald of Wolfhound Pictures and Tim McGahan of Blacklab Entertainment who brought the project to Arclight are producing.
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NewsHigh Point snaps up 6 Plots
EXCLUSIVE: The Australian teen horror is directed by Leigh Sheehan.