Eric Bana is teaming up with Robert Connolly's CinemaPlus to jointly distribute Closed Circuit, a London-set conspiracy thriller that stars Bana and Rebecca Hall, in Australia.
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Producer Steve Jaggi has no regrets about launching Circle of Lies in 11 independent cinemas a few weeks before the teen drama was released on DVD and Video-on-Demand, breaking the standard 120-day gap.
Wearing multiple hats, Gil Scrine is arranging a national cinema tour for controversial film Pandora's Promise, distributing Australian and international documentaries on DVD and Video-on-Demand, and selling films and docs direct to consumers.
Australian cinemagoers can look forward to watching most of the US and European films that created heat among buyers and critics at the just-concluded Toronto International Film Festival.
Exposure at numerous festivals including Berlin, Tribeca, Melbourne and Sydney combined with rave reviews continues to pay off for Kim Mordaunt's Laos-set feature The Rocket.
Australian documentary Red Obsession looks set to reap the rewards of a multi-platform release in the US.
Film, TV and home entertainment distribution revenues in Australia are projected to fall by 3.1% to $2 billion in 2013-2014 due to the continuing decline in DVD and Blu-ray sales.
Odin's Eye Entertainment is hosting event screenings of Australian WW1 drama Forbidden Ground in Sydney and Los Angeles this week in advance of the film's release on home entertainment platforms in both countries.