Australian films have raked in $14 million at the national box-office this year, a much stronger start than the first three months of 2013.
Aaron Wilson's WW2 drama Canopy won the jury grand prize and Craig Monahan's Healing took the audience award at the 16th annual St Tropez Antipodes Film Festival.
Writer-director Aaron Wilson heads to the US next week to host Q&A screenings of his debut feature Canopy in New York, Los Angeles and several other cities.
Six Australian films will screen at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) next month following the overnight announcement that Around the Block and Canopy have been selected.
Writer-director Aaron Wilson's debut feature Canopy has been lavishly praised by reviewers after its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Wartime, 1942. Singapore. An Australian fighter pilot shot down in combat awakens suspended in the treetops. As night devours day, he must navigate through dangerous jungle in search of sanctuary.
World War II. Singapore. Jim, a young Australian fighter pilot is shot down, awakening in a jungle teeming with Japanese soldiers.
Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: DLB) and Odin's Eye Entertainment (OEE) today announced that the critically acclaimed independent survival drama Canopy will be mixed and released in the Dolby Atmos cinema sound platform.