It took scriptwriter Alison Nisselle and director/co-writer Craig Monahan 10 years to make Healing, a redemptive drama which opens in Australian cinemas on May 8.
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.
The Godzilla reboot cast a long shadow at Australian cinemas last weekend but some of the holdovers held remarkably well, testament to the market's elasticity when moviegoers are offered a wide range of appealing titles.
Responding to the tough outlook for most independent films, Pinnacle Films is moving away from releasing a large slate of small theatrical titles and instead plans to focus on two or three wide-release commercial films per year.
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.
Craig Monahan’s acclaimed film Healing has been selected to screen in two sections of this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
Australian feature Healing, starring Hugo Weaving, Don Hany and Xavier Samuel, is set to start shooting in Victoria on February 18.
Director Craig Monahan's first film in 10 years is an intelligent and satisfying drama.