Umbrella Entertainment acquired three films at the Cannes Film Market.
Curious has snapped up five titles at the Cannes film festival/market including A Touch of Sin, an expose of rampant corruption and exploitation in mainland China.
Ivan Sen's new film Mystery Road, which will open the Sydney Film Festival, is bypassing the established theatrical distributors in a rare departure from the usual distribution model.
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.
Roadshow has pre-bought The Zookeeper’s Wife, the true story of two Warsaw Zoo employees who sheltered hundreds of Jews during WW2.
The Cannes Film Market has proved to be a happy hunting ground for almost all the Australian independent distributors.
The Hangover III opens at No. 1 in the Australian Box Office.
Ticket sales at Australian cinemas this year are running at about 7 per cent below the same period in 2012 despite strong trading in January and April, weighed down by relatively soft results in February and March.