Transmission Films managing directors Andrew Mackie and Richard Payten were honoured as the joint recipients of the Australian Cinema Pioneer of the Year Award Wednesday evening at the 90th anniversary dinner of the Society of Australian Cinema Pioneers, while Lori Flekser was named the organisation's next president.
"Not every film connects with an audience and not every film can be successful, but as an Australian industry, we’re potentially in a position to be able to better influence the fate of Aussie films, find and develop new ways of better connecting them to audience, and establish how to better inform producers about which projects are more likely to be commercially successful.”
The two stage event, to be held across October and February, aims to break down the silos between producers, distributors and exhibitors, and foster ideas as to how to work together differently to ensure theatrical success for Aussie features.
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Coming off an all-time industry record in 2016, the Australian theatrical market lost a bit of momentum in 2017 – a cyclical downturn which does not worry distributors or exhibitors.
“If as an industry we think we can rest on our laurels and young people will continue to go to the cinema without offering them a great experience we are sadly mistaken.”
Research commissioned by the MPDAA and carried out by SARA in June showed patrons who go to the cinema every two weeks or more were just 10 per cent of the moviegoing universe, down from 14 per cent a year earlier.
Google and other search engines must take action to stop people from accessing illegal film and TV content via the back door, according to Graham Burke.