Comedy feature 'The Chain Breakers', to star Jacki Weaver, Jack Thompson, James Cromwell, Denis Waterman and Shane Jacobson, is one of seven projects to have recently received production funding from Screen Australia.
The two stage event, to be held across October and February, aims to break down the silos between producers, distributors and exhibitors, and foster ideas as to how to work together differently to ensure theatrical success for Aussie features.
The Screen Producers Association of Australia (SPAA) has announced the finalists for the 2008 Digi SPAA Feature Film Competition sponsored by Movie Network Channels.
The ABC’s new medical drama, Clandestine Beyond’s ‘Pulse’, goes into production in Sydney today.
Director Brian Trenchard-Smith shares his memories about making the film that producer Antony I. Ginnane calls his best - The Siege of Firebase Gloria
Antony I. Ginnane has long been concerned about what he regards as a high level of film illiteracy among many writers, producers and directors, both established and emerging.
"We have to fight to help the next generation so they don’t come in and get screwed from the get-go."
Natalie Erika James' 'Relic' has continued its reign as the top title in its second weekend in the fractured US theatrical market while Mark Lamprell's Never Too Late launched on a combination of virtual cinemas and hard tops.