Granaz Moussavi's 'When Pomegranates Howl' has been put forward as Australia’s official submission for the Best International Feature Film at the 2022 Academy Awards.
High-profile talent on both sides of camera punctuate the four feature films, three television dramas, and one virtual reality project that will share in more than $6.5 million of 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.
Written, directed and produced by Serhat Caradee, with producers Liz Burton and Steve Jaggi, A Lion Returns is an emotionally-charged and intense drama that reveals the impact of a returned Australian militant (Tyler de Nawi) on his family and those closest to him. Bonsai Films will release the AACTA-nominated film in select cinemas November 5.
Most independent Australian distributors are doing it tough, forced to postpone releases while the exhibition business languishes with Victorian cinemas closed and seating capacity restricted in the rest of the country.
“Our goal is to shine a spotlight on female filmmakers in Australia, New Zealand and from around the world and to increase availability of female-centric storytelling for audiences.”
It is a rare feat to translate a six season network TV hit into box office bankability but 'Downton Abbey' loyalists have swarmed to the occasion, with the Universal Pictures film adaptation steam-training to the top of the box office.
Film and distribution consultant Beatrice Neumann, writer/producer Meg LeFauve, producer Kristina Ceyton, Screen Herd content strategist Beatrix Holland and Bonsai Films founder Jonathan Page are among those to speak at women collective Dame Changer's upcoming Screen Tank event.