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All articles by Sandy George – Page 8
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NewsDave Gibson to head NZFC
Dave Gibson, one of the country’s most high profile producers, has been appointed chief executive of the New Zealand Film Commission.
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NewsGatsby, Rocket lead AACTA noms
Other best film nominations include Dead Europe, Mystery Road, Satellite Boy and The Turning.
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NewsOmar, Television among APSA nominees
Palestine’s Omar and Bangladesh’s Television among best feature nominees in the upcoming Asia Pacific Screen Awards.
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FeaturesJoel Edgerton, Felony
Sandy George talks to Joel Edgerton about his new film, Felony, which premieres at Toronto.
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NewsEdgerton to shoot debut in California
EXCLUSIVE: Weirdo to be produced by Australia-born, US-based Rebecca Yeldham.
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NewsMartha Coleman joins Australia's Goalpost
Outgoing Screen Australia exec to join producers of The Sapphires.
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NewsAdelaide reveals competition titles
Kevin Macdonald, Jim Jarmush and Asghar Farhadi all have films in competition in the Adelaide Film Festival.
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NewsLibertine Pictures wins NZFC support
The New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) has introduced a three-year $2.4m (NZ$3m) business development scheme aimed at creating more substantial companies and has made the new company Libertine Pictures the first recipient.
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NewsDavis joins Winslet on The Dressmaker
Judy Davis has joined Kate Winslet on The Dressmaker, which has received backing from Screen Australia and is Jocelyn Moorhouse’s first film since 1997.
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NewsBankside MD backs Australian finance outfit
Phil Hunt, a managing director at UK sales company Bankside Films, is backing a new Australian financing entity dedicated to low budget features.
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NewsMelbourne’s 37º South selects best pitches
A new project from the producer of Whale Rider, an adaptation of a US book and a Chinese-Australian co-production are to be pitched in the UK after being selected by Melbourne’s 37º South Market.
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NewsMason to head Screen Australia
Australia is abuzz with long-awaited news: Graeme Mason is the new chief executive of government agency Screen Australia.
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NewsTracks to open Adelaide FF
John Curran’s Tracks, from The King’s Speech producer See-Saw Films, will have its world premiere as the opening night film of the Adelaide Film Festival on October 10.
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NewsMelbourne boosts world premiere tally
Six of the 10 homegrown feature-length films that will have their world premieres at the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) have been supported by the MIFF Premiere Fund, including anthology drama The Turning and Anna Broinowski’s documentary Aim High In Creation!.
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NewsScreen Australia investments include overseas shoots
Three features promised production investment from Screen Australia are to be partly filmed outside of the country.
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NewsOnly God Forgives wins in Sydney
Nicolas Winding Refn’s violent thriller, starring Ryan Gosling, wins top prize at the Sydney Film Festival.
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NewsHugo Weaving agrees to ride Mule
One of Australia’s most internationally recognised character actors, Hugo Weaving (The Lord Of The Rings, The Matrix), is to star in comedy The Mule, which recently went into production in Melbourne.
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NewsScreen Australia backs dozen
Kriv Stenders, director of Red Dog, the eighth biggest Australian hit of all time in its home market, is attached to two of the 12 projects that have just received development money from Screen Australia.
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NewsSydney unveils competition line-up
Cannes titles Grigris and Borgman are among the 12 titles selected for the 60th Sydney Film Festival’s competition line-up.
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NewsFilmart: Film adaptations help integrate cultures
Indian investment banker-turned-novelist Chetan Bhagat said the Indian film industry is only recently becoming more active in adapting books for screen, but that shoudl grow as India’s independent film production sector grows.He noted that in India, commerical films are driven by the audience’s desire for escapism, formulaic stories and stars, ...