National Association of Cinema Operators (NACO) executive director Michael Hawkins; former Seven Network CEO Maureen Kerridge; actress Val Lehman, and journalist Kerry O'Brien are among the screen industry professionals to be recognised as part of the Australia Day honours.
Director Kriv Stenders is proud to have two films currently in cinemas – 'Australia Day' and 'The Go-Betweens: Right Here' – which are at the forefront of screen industry initiatives.
How many Australians are prepared to pay $19.95 to watch Kriv Stenders’ 'Australia Day' on Dendy Direct and $24.95 to see the title on Foxtel Store?
Jen Peedom’s innovative cinematic and musical odyssey 'Mountain' ranks as the third-highest grossing Australian feature documentary ever, excluding IMAX, after launching on 30 screens last Thursday.
Kriv Stenders’ drama 'Australia Day' will open in 11 cinemas around Australia on September 21 – seven days before it’s available to rent online – as the first title to test the premium VOD window in Oz.
Four Aussie films are in contention for CinefestOZ’s $100,000 Film Prize.
"We're not remaking the film," says Stenders. "We've actually gone back to the source novel and we're extrapolating out of that and building on the characters that are in the book. It's going to be a very different kind of story and a very different kind
Written by Stephen M. Irwin (Secrets & Lies), the film will also star Shari Sebbens (The Sapphires, The Gods of Wheat Street), Sean Keenan (Lockie Leonard, Glitch), Matthew Le Nevez (The Kettering Incident, Offspring), Jenny Wu, Daniel Webber, Elias Anton