This may turn out to be a premature and fanciful call but 2014 is shaping as potentially one of the strongest years for Australian films, commercially and critically, in recent memory.
EOne will test the potential for a limited theatrical launch followed quickly by home entertainment release with Kriv Stenders’ Kill Me Three Times.
Sullivan Stapleton is disappointed Kill Me Three Times had a multi-platform release in Australia and only limited theatrical exposure in the US, but relieved that Cut Snake will finally open in cinemas this Thursday.
Seven Australian films have been released in US cinemas this year led by The Water Diviner, which has grossed a decent $US2.5 million in 12 days on 320 screens.
Director Grant Sputore made short film 'Legacy' in 2008 and was selected by the ADG to be a director’s attachment with Kriv Stenders on 'Kill Me Three times' in 2014. 'Mother' will be his feature debut.
She is working alongside Laurence Malkin and Share Stallings on the thriller.
Kriv Stenders' Kill Me Three Times may well have had a "boisterously enthusiastic reception" at its Toronto International Film Festival premiere, as The Sydney Morning Herald reported last week.
Kill Me Three Times, Cut Snake, Charlie's Country and a French-Australian short will screen at the Toronto International Film Festival next month.