Eight finalists will compete in AACTA and Monster Pictures pitch competition, Pitch: Isolation, with the winner to receive $10,000 in development funding and a theatrical distribution agreement.
'Lowdown Dirty Criminals' follows two naïve young men who are in search of a better life, encountering unsavoury situations and people along the way. Freddy (James Rolleston) and Marvin (Samuel Austin) have their sights set on a future filled with “monies and honeys”, believing that a life of crime and debauchery will get them there.
AACTA, in partnership with Monster Pictures, is calling out for horror and genre feature film ideas based on the theme of isolation for a new development initiative and pitch competition.
Monster Pictures' Grant Hardie and Pictures in Paradise's Chris Brown have formed a genre film production company in partnership with new international financier Fairvale Entertainment.
Luke Sparke always intended to shoot Occupation Rainfall, the sequel to his 2018 sci-fi thriller Occupation, in three blocks.
Director Paul Murphy's 'Lowdown Dirty Criminals', a comedy crime caper about two naïve young men searching for a better life, is shooting in Wellington.
Monster Pictures picked up eight new titles at this year's Marche du Film, including buzz film Raw.
Australia horror/thriller pic Plague will be the latest title to test the viability of the multi-platform release.