Subjects ranging from the Australian Open tennis tournament to the country's LGBTQI+ history will be explored in the latest round of documentary projects to receive production funding from Screen Australia.
A trio of music icons and a legendary racehorse are among the subjects of eight projects to receive $2.3 million in documentary production funding from Screen Australia.
Gravitas Ventures will release 'Chasing Wonders' theatrically and on-demand in the US as part of a new distribution deal.
Arclight Films has taken the worldwide distribution rights to coming-of-age film 'Chasing Wonders', produced by South Australia's SLA Films and the UK's Met Film, launching sales at the virtual Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) this week.
In a further sign of consolidation among independent distributors, Rialto Distribution has closed its Sydney office while continuing to book films into Australian cinemas via its Auckland headquarters.
After success with shorts 'Ophelia' and 'They Grow Up', writer-director Anthony Garland will make his feature debut with sci-fi 'Alternate', due to shoot at Adelaide Studios next year.
Pia Borg’s Demonic, which investigates the mass hysteria which swept through the US in the 1980s, will have its international premiere at the Cannes Film Festival.
Director Grant Sputore made short film 'Legacy' in 2008 and was selected by the ADG to be a director’s attachment with Kriv Stenders on 'Kill Me Three times' in 2014. 'Mother' will be his feature debut.