Shorts director Cris Jones will make his feature debut on The Death and Life of Otto Bloom.
Perth director Ben Young is attached to direct American sci-fi thriller Extinction, from Good Universe and Mandeville Film.
Three Aussie films, as well as one from across the pond, are headed to SXSW.
Ben Young is back in Australia for a short break and Q&A screenings of his debut feature 'Hounds of Love' after wrapping principal photography in Serbia on Universal’s sci-fi feature 'Extinction'.
Australian films and feature documentaries have raked in combined theatrical revenues of $49 million through November 29, and with no new releases in December will likely finish the year with a tad more than $50 million.
Australian directors working on productions in the US get far more time, money and resources than they were accustomed to at home.