Main Street Films has bought North American rights to John Doe, an Australian thriller about an anti-hero who attempts to rid the community of criminals while taking out those he knows are about to commit crimes.
ADVERTISEMENT
After executive producing Jane Campion's Top of the Lake, Emile Sherman and Iain Canning have boarded another New Zealand-based project, the feature Slow West.
The sixth installment of the X-Men franchise, The Wolverine powered the Australian box-office last weekend, raking in $6.1 million.
The producers of horror/thriller feature Patrick and documentary In Bob We Trust are finalising Australian release plans after their well-received world premieres last Saturday at the Melbourne International Film Festival.
Shooting started in Sydney today on The Little Death, the debut film from Ticket to Ride, a low-budget production and financing offshoot of See Pictures''Jamie Hilton and Michael Petroni.
Producer Bill Leimbach has hired Morgan O'Neill to direct Banjo & Matilda, an action romance revolving around Banjo Paterson and his iconic bush ballad Waltzing Matilda.
Hail director Amiel Courtin-Wilson is in distinguished company, one of 70 filmmakers from around the world who have contributed to an innovative film marking the 70th anniversary of the Venice Film Festival.
Screen Australia CEO Ruth Harley has made the case for Australia to move eventually to a new, flexible film distribution model, similar to the US and the UK.