The Great Gatsby is set to overtake Crocodile Dundee 2’s $24.9 million to rank as the sixth-highest grossing Australian title of all time.
Four Australian films and two feature-length documentaries will premiere at the 2013 Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF), which runs July 25- August 11.
The picSeeder concept seemed easy to grasp: a global, online pitching competition designed to enable aspiring filmmakers to fund short films.
David Wenham, Stephen Page and Mia Wasikowska had their first taste of film directing on The Turning, an innovative feature based on Tim Winton's collection of short stories, and now they've got the directing 'bug.'
Zack Snyder's reboot of the Superman franchise Man of Steel reigned at the Australian box-office last weekend, raking in $8.8 million plus about $600,000 in previews.
The overall Australian entertainment and media market is projected to grow steadily over the next five years, driven primarily by the online and subscription TV sectors.
The proliferation of streamed subscription-based film and TV rental services will make life tougher for free-to-air broadcasters, according to PwC's Australian Entertainment and Media Outlook 2013-2017.
After being stuck at around 30% since 2008, pay-TV penetration of Australian households is forecast to reach 35% by 2017- but most of that growth will come from IPTV services, not Foxtel.