Roadshow will launch Robert Connolly's 'The Dry' on January 1 and Glendyn Ivin's 'Penguin Bloom' on January 21, raising exhibitors' hopes of a strong start to the year on the proviso that a raft of Hollywood titles are not postponed.
Ticket sales at Australian cinemas plunged to a new low last weekend as coronavirus-wary audiences ignored almost all the new releases.
Due to open in Australia on March 19, Will Gluck's 'Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway' has been moved to September - the second major release to be postponed after the James Bond adventure 'No Time to Die'.
The organisers of MIPTV have cancelled the market that was due to be held in Cannes from March 30-April 2 and allied events including Canneseries, Mip Formats and Mip Doc.