Tilda Cobham-Hervey was 16 when she auditioned for and won her first acting role, the co-lead in Sophie Hyde's Adelaide-shot feature 52 Tuesdays, in 2011.
Typifying a growing buoyancy and sense of optimism about filmmaking in South Australia, producers Julie Byrne, Kristian Moliere and Jennifer Jones have formed Triptych Pictures.
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.
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
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.
Sophie Hyde's 52 Tuesdays and Kriv Stenders' Kill Me Three Times launched in the US last week, generating copious publicity and another batch of favourable reviews from US critics.
Sophie Hyde's 'Animals' launched in Australia yesterday, but the director has "no idea" if local audiences will come out to see it.
“Our goal is to shine a spotlight on female filmmakers in Australia, New Zealand and from around the world and to increase availability of female-centric storytelling for audiences.”