"Someone asked me the other day in an interview, 'What was it like handing the script over to a director?' and I went 'It's the easiest thing the world.' It was ours."
Josh McConville ('1%', 'War Machine'), Stephen Hunter ('Rosehaven', 'Wolf Creek'), Angus McLaren ('Doctor, Doctor') and tyro Rafferty Grierson have joined the cast of 'The Merger', a comedy/drama which will star Damian Callinan.
With production funding from Screen Australia and Create NSW, comedian Damian Callinan will adapt his live act into a feature, 'The Merger'.
After their successful collaboration on Backyard Ashes, the producers and Umbrella Entertainment are teaming up on another sports-themed comedy with a topical, dramatic twist.
Riding high on the unexpected success of his debut film Backyard Ashes, writer- director Mark Grentell next plans to tackle a comedy about a struggling Aussie Rules team in a bush town.
Early attempts at workflow management systems were expensive, came largely from the print market and were hindered by the 'closed' nature of post productions systems.
Umbrella Entertainment is turning the conventional notion of theatrical distribution on its head with Backyard Ashes, an Aussie comedy about two neighbours who settle their differences with a bizarre game of backyard cricket.
Screen Australia recently announced a $5.4 million investment in six feature films, including Kim Farrants 'Strangerland', triggering over $32.3 million in production expenditure.