Renée Webster’s WA-shot debut feature How to Please a Woman will get the ball rolling at next month's CinefestOZ Albany, with organisers today unveiling the full program for the four-day event.
"People seem to have really responded to the film as something more than just a romance - they have been enthralled and moved by the story of mental health and its effects on individuals and their families. I’m really proud of that."
Luke Eve’s romantic drama 'I Met a Girl' will be released as a Netflix Original film in Australia and New Zealand next month after being acquired by the streamer.
Most independent Australian distributors are doing it tough, forced to postpone releases while the exhibition business languishes with Victorian cinemas closed and seating capacity restricted in the rest of the country.
Gravitas Ventures will launch Luke Eve's romantic drama 'I Met a Girl' in the US as a Premium VOD release on September 11, followed a month later by VOD on a dozen digital platforms.
In March, director Luke Eve headed to Spain to marry his fiancé, actor and writer Maria Albiñana. But when the pandemic hit, they had to cancel their wedding two days out from the event.
Screen Australia is taking a slightly tougher position in evaluating feature film projects this year, while the agency is seeing a spike in feature documentary and high-end TV drama pitches.
During filming of Stan’s 'Bloom' in Victoria last year the creator/showrunner Glen Dolman was already hatching ideas for a second series of the supernatural drama.