Jeremy Sims’ Last Cab to Darwin will break even theatrically in Australia and New Zealand after grossing $8 million and will start to repay investors from ancillary sales.
The Australian B.O. is running hot, outpacing last year by more than 14%, and some industry mavens predict 2015 will set an all-time record.
The grassroots campaign for Jeremy Sims' Last Cab to Darwin had paid off handsomely as the drama starring Michael Caton, Mark Coles Smith, Jacki Weaver and Ningali Lawford-Wolf opened strongly last weekend.
Last Cab to Darwin's Emma Hamilton and City Homicide's Ryan O'Kane head the cast of Network Ten's Mary: The Making Of A Princess.
Jeremy Sims' Last Cab to Darwin will be the first film to premiere under the new Independent Association of Australia initiative, My Cinema Premiere.
Producer Lisa Duff has joined Screen Australia as investment development manager, documentaries.
Principal photography is underway in Broken Hill on Last Cab to Darwin, Jeremy Sims' road movie drama starring Michael Caton and dual Oscar®-nominee Jacki Weaver.
Winton’s Vision Splendid Outback Film Festival was launched in Brisbane this week where the bush came to the city to spread the word.