Screen Australia counts commercial elements/market-driven appeal among the eight criteria for its feature film funding decisions but its track record has not been stellar recently, according to data released this week.
Daniel Radcliffe may not have seemed an obvious choice to play Yossi Ghinsberg, the 22-year-old Israeli backpacker who got lost in the Amazon in the survival thriller Jungle.
Production has begun in South Australia on the second season of Stan's 'Wolf Creek', with showrunner Greg McLean once again in the director's chair.
Celebrating its tenth anniversary, the MIFF Premiere Fund will present six world premieres at the 66th Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF), including Greg McLean's survival thriller 'Jungle'.
In the early 1980s, 22-year-old Israeli backpacker Yossi Ghinsberg and two friends – Swiss teacher Marcus Stamm and American photographer Kevin Gale – set off from the Bolivian city of La Paz on what was supposed to be the adventure of a lifetime. Lea
'Jungle', the latest film from 'Wolf Creek' director Greg McLean, is set to open this year’s Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF).
Creator Greg McLean will continue as showrunner and director, and John Jarratt will once again star as the murderous Mick Taylor.
Greg Mclean and Alison Nisselle are among the five industry leaders honoured by Film Victoria at last night’s Screen Leader Awards.