Richard Todd’s feature documentary Frackman, which investigates the impact of the coal seam gas industry on residents' health and food and water resources, will have its world premiere on March 7.
Illustrating the global appetite for on-demand cinema, Demand Film is growing fast in Australia and internationally, currently offering tickets to 550 events in seven countries.
Farmer and activist Dayne Pratzky has called on Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk to see Frackman, the controversial documentary about coal seam gas mining in which he appears.
Rugby League legend Senator Glenn Lazarus will give audiences some insights into his stoush with Prime Minister Abbott over CSG at a special public screening and Q&A event for the documentary Frackman on Wednesday July 22 in Brisbane.
Cinema on-demand platform Tugg Australia is growing month-by-month, delivering tidy sums to the producers of hot-button documentaries and incremental revenues for narrative features.
Frackman is an observational documentary following ordinary Queenslanders caught up in a modern day multinational 'gas rush' to secure and exploit coal seam gas.
Dayne Pratsky, aka Frackman, has become a social sensation with more than 1 million people viewing the trailer for the documentary telling the story of his fight against the coal seam gas companies.
Cinema on-demand operator Demand Film aims to raise a seven-figure sum via an equity crowdfunding platform to accelerate its global roll-out and ramp up the volume of releases.