Roadshow Films has acquired two of the hottest titles at the Cannes Film Market: Selfless, a US thriller in the vein of Limitless and Looper, and crime drama Black Mass.
After weeks of relentless hype following the US premiere and the glitzy launch in Cannes, the big question is: How will Australian audiences respond to The Great Gatsby?
Some 20 minutes of Patrick, director Mark Hartley's re-imagining of Richard Franklin's 1978 Australian psychological thriller, was screened for US and international distributors at the Cannes Film Market.
Gretel Killeen, Media Watch’s Jonathan Holmes, 2UE’s John Stanley and Australian Press Council chairman Julian Disney will take part in community forums next month which will review and debate the radio and TV broadcasting codes.
Roadshow has pre-bought The Zookeeper’s Wife, the true story of two Warsaw Zoo employees who sheltered hundreds of Jews during WW2.
After scoring the lead role in the American ABC network series Once Upon a Time in Wonderland, Sophie Lowe is set to star in US-set road movie What Lola Wants.
The Cannes Film Market has proved to be a happy hunting ground for almost all the Australian independent distributors.
Australian distributors acquire rights to Cannes prize winners.