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All Australia articles – Page 8
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FeaturesHow Danny and Michael Philippou brought their YouTube energy to ‘Talk To Me’: “There was beauty in the chaos”
The Australian filmmaking twins turned down a studio deal and nailed a complex dog kissing scene to make their debut feature.
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NewsMelbourne film festival unveils $200,000 prize fund including First Nations award
Awards are among the most lucrative film festival prizes in the world.
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NewsAustralia’s ‘The Dry 2’ postpones release as star Eric Bana opts out of promo campaign due to SAG-AFTRA strike
‘Force Of Nature: The Dry 2’ is understood to be a wholly Australian production, with no streamer or studio involvement.
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News‘Mortal Kombat 2’, ‘Apples Never Fall’ on hold in Australia due to SAG-AFTRA strike
Local execs expect a knock-on effect on the Australian industry, both positive and negative.
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NewsMelbourne Film Festival reveals competition line-up with ‘Shayda’ set as opening film
Cannes titles and debut features make strong appearances throughout the programme.
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NewsMorocco’s ‘The Mother Of All Lies’ wins top award at Sydney Film Festival
The documentary premiered in Un Certain Regard at Cannes.
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NewsMarc Turtletaub’s UFO comedy ‘Jules’ starring Ben Kingsley racks up key sales through Protagonist (exclusive)
Protagonist will screen comedy at London Screenings this month.
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NewsAustralian production sector signs up to albert carbon initiative (exclusive)
The programme will be run Australian sustainability advocate Maree Cochrane,
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FeaturesSydney Film Festival & EFP present 10 female filmmaking talents from across Europe
At 2023’s festival which runs from June 7-18, ten more women directors will join the celebratory spotlight, most with their debut features
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NewsRebel Wilson to make feature directing debut with Australian musical adaptation ‘The Deb’
Film is produced by Unigram and AI Film which recently co-financed and produced ‘Tetris’ for Apple TV+
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NewsUS indie projects eyeing European shoots as threat of strike escalation looms large
“Distributors are getting concerned about supply,” said one sales exec.
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NewsEntertainment Squad, Australia’s Radioactive strike distribution pact (exclusive)
Source: Courtesy of Entertainment Squad Lili Taylor and Stefania LaVie Owen in ‘Paper Spiders’ Shaked Berenson’s Los Angeles-based Entertainment Squad has signed an output deal with Jessica Butland’s fast-rising Australian theatrical distributor Radioactive. The companies collaborated on the New Zealand release of Lili Taylor mental health dramedy ...
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NewsRenny Harlin on his vision for action epic ‘Deep Water’: “I feel like a kid again”
“People are missing the reality. I want to rig the actors to the wires and yank them out of the plane.”
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Reviews‘The New Boy’: Cannes Review
Cate Blanchett stars in this spiritual drama about an Indigenous Australian boy’s encounter with Christianity
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NewsAustralian exhibition body ICA appoints a distributor as new head
Brett Rosengarten is the former sales director of Roadshow FIlms.
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NewsAustralia raises location offset to 30% for international productions
Minimum local expenditure has risen to A20m for film; A1.5m per hour for TV.
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NewsSydney Film Festival unveils competition line-up for 70th edition
Several titles set to premiere at Cannes among the selection.
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NewsAustralia’s Q1 box office down 26% on 2019 but strong Easter weekend fuels optimism
’The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ on course to be biggest animated film in the territory.
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News‘The Offing’ with Helena Bonham Carter scores joint Curzon, Cineart, Madman deal
Film is lined up for production later this year.
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NewsHead Gear, Monster Pictures launch New Zealand genre distributor (Yet) Another Monster Company (exclusive)
Production underway on YAMC’s first title ‘Grafted’ from Sasha Rainbow.