In this unprecedented, fractured year for Australian cinemas, finally enough Aussie films have been released to compile the top 10 titles.
Years of perseverance in developing feature films and TV series with multiple collaborators are paying off for producer Tania Chambers.
When filmmaker Damon Gameau and producer Anna Kaplan were casting around for names for their new production company, the word 'regeneration' was top of mind.
Australian critics scorned 'Unhinged' but audiences turned out last weekend for the road rage thriller starring Russell Crowe and Caren Pistorius, the only new wide release.
Screenwriter/producer Stuart Beattie's illustrious career is in overdrive, with multiple projects bubbling in the US, Australia and Germany.
No North American distributor has been more aggressive in acquiring Australian films in the past few years than Samuel Goldwyn Films, continuing a relationship with Australian filmmakers that stretches for more than 20 years.
When Endemol Shine Australia's Mark Fennessy and Imogen Banks started developing a drama inspired by the Royal Flying Doctors Service two years ago, neither could have imagined how much more topical and relevant the subject would become.
Caren Pistorius was working part-time in a fabrics dress shop in Sydney last year when her RGM agent suggested she audition for the lead female role opposite Russell Crowe in a US thriller.