Driven by Jen Peedom’s 'Mountain' and Jeffrey Walker’s 'Ali’s Wedding', Australian films are enjoying their best month since April, when Walker’s 'Dance Academy: The Movie' grossed $2.1 million.
Luke Sparke’s sci-fi thriller 'Occupation' and Jennifer Peedom’s feature doc 'Mountain' are the latest Aussie films to secure theatrical distribution in the US.
Director Benjamin Gilmour's 'Jirga' took home the inaugural AACTA Award for Best Indie Film - designed to honour films made under $2 million - at the AACTA Industry Luncheon in Sydney yesterday.
Jen Peedom’s innovative cinematic and musical odyssey 'Mountain' ranks as the third-highest grossing Australian feature documentary ever, excluding IMAX, after launching on 30 screens last Thursday.
The film was "primarily conceived as a visual work", said Peedom, "to explore the history of our fascination with mountains, why we're so drawn to them and why some people risk their
October has been an uneventful month for Australian films with a handful of new theatrical releases plus holdover business for the September debutantes.
It’s rare to see three Hollywood films open wide and belly-flop on the same weekend at Australian cinemas but it was a near-disaster for 'Geostorm' and a total wipe-out for 'The Snowman' and 'Home Again'.
Director Jennifer Peedom’s follows her record-breaking documentary 'Mountain' with 'River', again created in collaboration with the Australian Chamber Orchestra and narrated by Willem Dafoe.