It’s an all too familiar story: Australian films open in a handful of cinemas with minimal marketing and publicity and audiences don’t go because they don’t know where or when these films are playing.
If there was any doubt to the popularity of Indian cinema in Australia, look no further than the box office rankings of late: Indian films have ranked among top 10 titles in 20 out of the 31 weekends of the year so far. All of this is exciting to see for Mind Blowing Films founding director Mitu Bhowmick Lange, who is also the the artistic director of the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne.
The box office had a significant refresh last weekend, led by new releases 'The Nun II', 'Jawan', 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem' and 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3'.
Filmmakers Damian Hill and Paul Ireland plan to follow their gritty comedy-drama 'Pawno' with a contemporary adaptation of a Shakespeare classic.
Luke Hemsworth is playing the lead opposite teenager Rasmus King in 'Bosch and Rockit', writer-director Tyler Atkins' debut feature which follows a father and son who are pursued by crooked cops.
Production on anthology feature 'My Melbourne', produced by Mind Blowing Entertainment, is set to get underway this month in collaboration with high-profile Indian directors Kabir Khan, Onir, Rimas Das and Imtiaz Ali.
The creative industries were well represented in this year's Australia Day honours list, with director Phillip Noyce, Made Up Stories producer Bruna Papandrea, and actors Claudia Karvan and David Wenham among those recognised.
Four of the industry’s leading practitioners were honoured at Film Victoria’s Screen Leader Awards yesterday evening, which also served as a farewell for outgoing CEO Jenni Tosi.