Producers Jason Byrne, Clayton Jacobson and Tait Brady went to the Australian International Movie Convention last year to “sell” 'Sibling Rivalry', a black comedy co-starring Clayton and his brother Shane Jacobson, to cinema owners.
“Sophisticated product placement" contributed nearly $1 million to the film's $3.7 million budget.
The long-awaited new film from the director of KENNY - starring Shane Jacobson, Clayton Jacobson, Kim Gyngell, Lynette Curran and Sarah Snook.
The Jacobson brothers’ blackly comic crime drama 'Brother’s Nest', which was partly funded by exhibitors, had a quiet opening last weekend.
Stephen Amis’ film examining the long-running campaign to stop Japanese fishermen killing whales in the Southern Ocean was named best international feature documentary at the American Documentary Film Festival.
Narrated by Dan Aykroyd 'Defend, Conserve, Protect' pits the marine conservation group, Sea Shepherd - a passionate group of eco-activists - against the Japanese whaling fleet, in an epic battle to defend the majestic Minke whales of the Southern Ocean. More than just a battle on the high seas, the film is also an exploration of global marine activism, the importance of the world’s oceans and the crucial role whales play in maintaining global temperatures.
When Australian films 'Friends and Strangers' and 'Lone Wolf' screened at the International Film Festival of Rotterdam this week, it was the culmination of a decade's worth of work between their respective directors.
Matthew Walker's 'I'm Wanita' will make its world premiere at Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival next month.