Independent cinema chain to manage iconic cinema following community campaign to save the heritage-listed building.
The Jacobson brothers’ blackly comic crime drama 'Brother’s Nest', which was partly funded by exhibitors, had a quiet opening last weekend.
Writer-director Luke Sparke’s 'Occupation' launched on 17 screens last week, sparking dozens of complaints from people around Australia who can’t see the alien invasion thriller.
The creators of the dynamic pricing platform Choovie expect to ramp up ticket sales in Australia and to launch in New Zealand before the end of the year after raising nearly $295,000 via crowd-funding
Going to the cinema is getting cheaper, at least for members of the movie clubs run by two of the major chains and Palace Cinemas.
The good news for Australian cinema: Last year ranks as the third biggest ever for Oz films and feature docs released theatrically in the home market
The box office results for the Australian films and feature docs released in cinemas this year underline yet again the deep polarisation in the indie film market between the higher earners and the also-rans.
Most Australian films are caught in a catch 22: Independent distributors are constrained in how much they can spend on P&A.