Neon and Hulu have jointly acquired US rights to Abe Forsythe’s 'Little Monsters' in the first major deal for the Australian films that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.
Exhibitors have renewed calls to address the challenges facing most Aussie films in the crowded theatrical market.
Adelaide Film Festival will hold pop up screenings of 'Top End Wedding' and 'Animals' in early April, marking each film's official Australian premiere.
The creative team at Closer Productions has resumed pre-production on the ABC comedy 'Aftertaste' (working title), which stars Erik Thomson as a temperamental chef, using a new risk development tool.
Some 34 feature films will compete for nominations for this year's AACTA Awards, and the longlist covers diverse range of titles, from box office earners like 'Top End Wedding' and 'Storm Boy', through to the critically lauded 'The Nightingale' and micro budget indies like 'Suburban Wildlife'.
First-time feature directors Thomas Wright ('Acute Misfortune'), John Sheedy ('H is for Happiness'), Ben Lawrence ('Hearts and Bones') and Natalie Erika James ('Relic') will vie for the Australian Directors' Guild Award for Best Direction in a Feature Film ($1 million or over) against Sophie Hyde ('Animals') and Wayne Blair ('Top End Wedding').
Production has begun on new low-budget feature Animals based on Movie Extra WebFest entry, Where Were You.
English actress Holliday Grainger (My Cousin Rachel, Cinderella) and American Alia Shawkat (Arrested Development, Transparent) are playing the leads in Sophie Hyde’s female-driven comedy Animals.