A quartet of Australian films has made it into the line-up for next year's Sundance Film Festival, with Robert Connolly's 'Blueback', Noora Niasari's 'Shayda', Daina Reid's 'Run Rabbit Run' and Danny Philippou and Michael Philippou's 'Talk To Me' all set to screen.
Robert Connolly believes he's found the sweet spot at Arenamedia: a slate that balances large-scale, commercial feature films like 'The Dry' and 'Blueback' with features from exciting emerging voices.
Robert Connolly's upcoming drama ‘Blueback‘ was much more than an associate producer credit for Bec Bignell, with the production coinciding with a permanent move back to her regional home town of Kojonup.
In Robert Connolly’s 'Blueback', young Abby befriends a magnificent wild blue groper while diving, beginning her life-long journey to save the world’s coral reefs.
Robert Connolly's 'Blueback' will make its world premiere in Toronto International Film Festival's Special Presentations strand.
In Robert Connolly's 'Blueback', young Abby befriends a magnificent wild blue groper while diving, beginning her life-long journey to save the world's coral reefs.
Screen Australia would like to see more projects that appeal to the "underserved" audience of 14-35-year-olds and have the potential to resonate internationally, head of content Grainne Brunsdon says.
"One of the beauties about the conversations we've been having was recognising that they were not just going to put money into individual films in an investment sense and then say goodbye."