Curious has snapped up five titles at the Cannes film festival/market including A Touch of Sin, an expose of rampant corruption and exploitation in mainland China.
Australian producers are facing a triple whammy when it comes to financing and releasing their films in Australian cinemas, with no relief in sight while digital revenues remain modest.
Edge Digital Technology plans to negotiate the VPF for independent exhibitors without ICAA
Global entertainment group Entertainment One will acquire Sydney-based distributor Hopscotch Group for $20.07 million
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Dispelling suggestions that cinema is ailing, Fox executive Andrew Cripps has delivered an upbeat assessment of the global film industry, pointing to a healthy upswing after a big slump in the US summer.
Some distributors, exhibitors and producers have welcomed a new distribution model which will see local and international films available to rent online immediately following a one-week theatrical release.
“We have a lot of films that are looking to go into production in the last quarter of 2017 or the first quarter of 2018 which big sales companies, gap lenders, financiers and distributors are actively pursuing."