More than 60 producers from across Australia and New Zealand have been selected for registration to 37South: Bridging the Gap, the greatly expanded film co-financing market at the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) which runs 24-27 July 2008.
After winning over Wolf Creek director Greg McLean as a fan, new Australian thriller The Horseman will have its world premiere at the Melbourne International Film Festival this Sunday night.
Director Eddie Martin has had his tenacity rewarded with his 80 minute upgrade of a shorter made-for-TV documentary on the life of Australian boxing legend Lionel Rose, set to screen at MIFF this weekend.
Fresh from world premiering six titles at the Melbourne International Film Festival 2008, the MIFF Premiere Fund today has opened its application process for Round Four with a call for submissions that closes on 29 August 2008.
The first feature from Melbourne-based Apocalypse Films, political satire The Independent, has started screening at various locations in Melbourne and rural Victoria.
Madman Entertainment aims to use the distribution strategies it learnt on Kenny for the upcoming release of Mark Hartley's documentary Not Quite Hollywood, which is due in cinemas on August 28.
The Melbourne International Film Festival is now open for entries for its 58th annual celebration of cinema.
The only way to experience Melbourne International Film Festival this summer is on a deckchair at Federation Square, as it presents "MIFF on Deckchairs".