Madman Entertainment aims to use the distribution strategies it learnt on Kenny for the upcoming release of Mark Hartley's documentary Not Quite Hollywood, which is due in cinemas on August 28.
The Queensland based production company behind The Propostion, has signed a joint venture deal with Italy's Barbablu Films, to produce six pictures together over the next five years.
After screening at the recent film festivals in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, Australian feature drama Men's Group will premiere at the prestigious Sydney Theatre on September 18 to launch its theatrical season.
The new short film from Sydney director Platon Theodoris, focusing on and starring the Muslim youth of Western Sydney suburb Lakemba, has been selected to screen at the London Film Festival in October.
The first feature from Melbourne-based Apocalypse Films, political satire The Independent, has started screening at various locations in Melbourne and rural Victoria.
Australian director Jarrah Gurrie has been shortlisted for the Iris Prize, the world's richest short film prize for Gay & Lesbian filmmakers, for his film Center of the Universe.
Australian writer/director Christopher Weekes will join his debut feature Bitter & Twisted at the Sarajevo Film Festival where it will screen as part of the international auteur program alongside films by Guy Maddin and Charlie Kaufman.
IF has a brand new industrial strength website "For Australian Content Creators", and will be updating our e-newsletter database by Aug 20.