Rachel Okine flies to Los Angeles today to plot the next chapter of her career after amicably departing Hopscotch Features/Entertainment One last Friday.
The Sapphires is set to be Hopscotch/eOne's most ambitious local release since Mao's Last Dancer in 2009
Local horror film I, Frankenstein is set to begin its 10-week shoot in Victoria next week
The films, to be directed by Rachel Ward and Anthony Maras respectively, are among the most advanced at the company.
In a further sign of consolidation in the independent film sector, Universal Pictures International will take over the theatrical marketing and distribution of Entertainment One (eOne) releases in Australia and New Zealand.
Former Bond girl Olga Kurylenko will star opposite Russell Crowe in historical drama The Water Diviner, which will mark Crowe's feature directing debut.