Entertainment consultancy Nixco has appointed former Village Roadshow marketing and distribution manager Gabrielle Oldaker as director of marketing and integrated strategy.
Kriv Stenders' feature documentary on motor racing legend Peter Brock, 'Brock: Over the Top' will start to roll out in cinemas on Thursday before its Premium VOD release on July 3.
Ludo Studio were the big winners at last night's Screen Producers Australia Awards in Melbourne, taking home four gongs, including the major prize of the night: Screen Production Business of the Year.
"I don't think it's any secret that the distribution and exhibition space for movies that aren't tentpole is getting tougher and tougher all the time. People want to watch things at home. I like to watch things at home. And people's TVs are amazing."
TNT executive VP of original programming Sarah Aubrey said that Animal Kingdom had "signaled the new tone for TNT dramas and is moving the network in the direction we hoped it would."
After the screening there will be a conversation with the stars, including Ellen Barkin and Scott Speedman.
Foxtel today announced the commissioning of a major new Australian drama series The Kettering Incident, from producers Porchlight Films and Sweet Potato Films.
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.