The agency has stumped up $1 million in production investment for seven new documentaries.
Former head of programming and acquisitions at Rialto Channel, Luke Murray, will join Madman as NZ theatrical sales manager.
'Kong: Skull Island' has maintained its hold on the Aussie box office, earning $3.2 million over its second weekend.
Silvey came on board after multiple drafts had been penned by Shaun Grant ('Snowtown', 'Berlin Syndrome').
Fox's 'Logan', directed by James Mangold ('The Wolverine'), pulled in $7.8 million over its first weekend from 414 screens – a whopping screen average of $18,966.
The German feature, out in Australian cinemas today via Madman, was the toast of last year’s Cannes, and an American remake is on the way – set to star Jack Nicholson and Kristen Wiig.
Madman Entertainment’s documentary VOD platform DocPlay has launched in Australia and New Zealand. The service currently features over 130 documentary films.
IF touches base with three of the nation’s distribution heads – Madman’s Paul Wiegard, StudioCanal’s Elizabeth Trotman and Village Roadshow’s Joel Pearlman – to get the lowdown on the year’s hits, the misses, and what they’ve got coming up