Australian independent distributor Umbrella Entertainment is keen to work with more first-time directors in genres such as horror and action with budgets in the $5 to $7 million range.
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Umbrella Entertainment has hired former New Zealand Film Commission head of marketing Jasmin McSweeney to help expand its footprint across the Ditch.
Distributor Umbrella Entertainment will launch AVOD platform Brollie next week, with a focus on Australian film and TV.
Nick Hayes is moving from Icon over to Umbrella Entertainment, where he will serve as head of sales and acquisitions from January next year.
No Coincidence Media and Umbrella Entertainment have put the call out for First Nations screenwriters to submit their feature ideas, offering to fund one concept with development costs of up to $40,000.
Distributor Umbrella Entertainment is expanding into production via a partnership with Julie Ryan, director of Cyan Films. To be known as Sanctuary Pictures, the new arm of the company will have a focus on genre titles.
The Adelaide Film Festival has unveiled the full program for its first annual edition, which carries the theme of A Celebration of Imagination.