The Australian film community was given a stark reminder of the instability that can come from being a career filmmaker this month via an open letter from writer/director Matthew Holmes.
The world premiere of Matthew Holmes' shark thriller 'Fear Below' at last month's Monsterfest marked the culmination of a more than two-year journey that spanned two states and brought together an array of collaborators, ranging from Academy Award-nominated editor Matt Villa to directors Wayne Blair and Kiah Roache-Turner.
A feature adaptation of Don Dennis' WWII novel 'The Guns of Muschu' is in development with plans to shoot in Far North Queensland early next year.
Matthew Holmes' 'The Cost' is the story of two ordinary blokes, David (Jordan Fraser-Tumble) and Aaron (Damon Hunter) who abduct a convicted felon (Kevin Dee) who committed a horrific crime many years before.
Family features 'Drone Racers' and 'Whale Shark Jack' join new children's series 'Galaxy Girl' in being among nine projects to share in $7.4 million in production funding from Screen Australia.
Archstone Entertainment has taken a trio of Bronte Pictures projects to this week's EFM in Berlin as part of a sales deal with the production house.
Victoria's ongoing flood emergency has impacted production on Matthew Holmes' period shark thriller 'Fear Below', with cast and crew forced to evacuate from where they were shooting just outside of Moama.
Bronte Pictures has begun pre-production in regional NSW on Matthew Holmes' 'Fear Below', a period shark thriller set to star English actress Hermione Corfield alongside Jake Ryan, Josh McConville, and Jacob Junior Nayinggul.