The first international distribution deals for Tim Winton's The Turning have been concluded at the Berlin Film Festival, while 52 Tuesdays has found a US distributor.
Vendetta Films will release Sophie Hyde's 52 Tuesdays in Australia on May 1, working with the producers, Closer Productions.
Screen Australia today announced the recipients of the second round of its Feature Enterprise program, providing $380,000 in support to feature film producers.
Filmed over the course of a year, once a week, every week, only on Tuesdays, 52 TUESDAYS follows 16-year-old Billie’s reluctant path to independence - accelerated when her mother reveals plans for gender transition and their time together becomes limite
Australian films have raked in $14 million at the national box-office this year, a much stronger start than the first three months of 2013.
Universal's raucous comedy Bad Neighbours easily topped the Australian B.O. last weekend while festival prize-winner 52 Tuesdays had a decent debut in limited release.
The list of Australian films released in US cinemas so far this year is short and, on the surface, unimpressive.
The Godzilla reboot cast a long shadow at Australian cinemas last weekend but some of the holdovers held remarkably well, testament to the market's elasticity when moviegoers are offered a wide range of appealing titles.