Some distributors, exhibitors and producers have welcomed a new distribution model which will see local and international films available to rent online immediately following a one-week theatrical release.
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Defying the steep decline in the independent film market, Transmission Films is enjoying its most successful year in its near 10-year history.
Due mostly to a quirk in release patterns, Australian films have barely registered at the nation’s cinemas in the past few months.
Variety critic Guy Lodge damned 'American Made' with faint praise, likening the "sweat-slicked, exhausting but glibly entertaining" CIA adventure starring Tom Cruise as the kind of film he could have made at almost any time in the last 30 years.
The Australian box office will emerge from a weak winter only 3 per cent down on last year’s record total.
The US horror film starring Australians Miranda Otto and Anthony LaPaglia, 'Annabelle: Creation', has held the top spot at the local box office for the second consecutive week.
'Annabelle: Creation', the latest chapter in Warner Bros' successful horror franchise 'The Conjuring', opened on top of both the Australian and US box office last weekend.
Independent filmmakers who want their works of art to have the best chance of connecting with Australian cinema audiences could follow a few simple guidelines, based on an analysis of the films released this year.