Ivan Sen's Mystery Road posted solid results on 16 screens while Mark Hartley's Patrick had a limited opening at six cinemas in Australia last weekend.
Four Australian features and one short have been selected to screen at the 18th Busan International Film Festival in South Korea.
The good news keeps coming for Ivan Sen's Mystery Road. The crime thriller received mostly positive reviews after opening the Sydney Film Festival and now the producers have announced a US deal.
An indigenous detective returns to the Outback to investigate the murder of a young girl. Directed by Ivan Sen. With Aaron Pedersen, Hugo Weaving, Jack Thompson, Ryan Kwanten.
Ivan Sen's new film Mystery Road, which will open the Sydney Film Festival, is bypassing the established theatrical distributors in a rare departure from the usual distribution model.
The film stars Aaron Pedersen, Hugo Weaving, Jack Thompson, Ryan Kwanten, Tony Barry, Tasma Walton, Damian Walshe-Howling, David Field and Robert Mammone