'Gallipoli' director Peter Weir and star Mel Gibson will be honoured this week at the 2021 Australian International Screen Forum via the event's Trailblazer Awards.
Mel Gibson will appear in a Q&A ahead of a 40th anniversary screening of Peter Weir's 'Gallipoli' at this year's Australian International Screen Forum, which aims to connect the Australian and US industries.
Madman Entertainment's father-and-son comedy 'Made in Italy' and Icon's Mel Gibson-starrer 'Force of Nature' launched reasonably well last weekend but neither could match the market leader, Studiocanal's 'Unhinged' in its third frame.
In a lousy weekend at Australian cinemas the combination of Harrison Ford and a bionic dog in 'The Call of the Wild' proved unappealing while a long-delayed thriller which Mel Gibson had virtually disowned had a similar fate.
After graduating from WAAPA in 2011, Ben O’Toole played policeman Pete for three seasons of 'Love Child', had supporting roles in 'The Water Diviner' and 'Hacksaw Ridge' and co-starred in the US movies 'Detroit' and '12 Strong'.
The organisers of Monster Fest aim to parlay the brand into a theatrical distribution gateway for Australian and international genre films.
Finally confirmed as CEO of the Dendy Icon group, Sharon Strickland is keen to continue the company’s growth in exhibition and distribution.
It’s been a long journey for Anthony Maras’ debut feature 'Hotel Mumbai'.