Paul Ireland’s 'Measure for Measure' will be released in North America by Samuel Goldwyn Films, the distributor's third Australian acquisition this year.
Typifying the challenges facing the vast majority of Australian films, Heath Davis’ suspense-drama 'Locusts' and Partho Sen-Gupta’s thriller 'Slam' were released on a handful of screens last weekend.
“I just want to play characters whose ethnicity is incidental and I’ve been lucky to be able to do that in the past few years."
Shooting of 'M4M' began in Melbourne last week as the cast and crew regrouped following the death on September 22 of Damian Hill, who co-wrote the crime drama/romance with the director Paul Ireland.
The independent film sector in Australia is in shock following the news that gifted actor, writer and producer Damian Hill died in Melbourne on Saturday night.
Damian Hill and Paul Ireland, the creative team behind 2015 indie 'Pawno', have reunited for 'M4M', a contemporary take on the Shakespeare play ‘Measure for Measure’ that will be set within Melbourne’s commission flats.
Dark Star Pictures will distribute first-time writer-director Jason Raftopoulos’ drama 'West of Sunshine' in the US, the third international market where the film will be released theatrically.
The Sydney Film Festival has announced the first batch of 26 titles which will premiere at this year’s event and an additional screening venue.