Michael Petroni is understandably chuffed by the B.O. results of The Book Thief, his adaptation of the Marcus Zusak novel- particularly in Australia.
3D thriller Sanctum has grossed $1.6 million Down Under and more than $US9.2 million in its opening weekend
Psychological horror Black Swan has climbed to the top of the local box office in its second weekend
Adrien Brody, Sam Neill, Bruce Spence, Robin McLeavy and Anna Lise Phillips are shooting Backtrack, a psychological thriller from writer-director Michael Petroni.
Mitzi Ruhlmann was five years old when she saw Phillip Noyce’s Stolen Generation drama 'Rabbit Proof Fence', perhaps not an ideal experience for someone so young, but it had a profound impact.
A new distributor owned by one of America’s richest men has bought US rights to writer-director Michael Petroni’s Backtrack after its premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival.
Monica Zanetti's screenplay of 'Ellie & Abbie (& Ellie's Dead Aunt)', Ben Lawrence and Beatrix Christian's 'Hearts and Bones' and Ally Burnham's 'Unsound' have been nominated for best original feature in the 53rd annual AWGIE Awards.
Screen Australia has found investment funding to back a new feature film: Backtrack.