Last weekend was the worst of the year for Australian cinemas as Universal's 'The Invisible Man' and Paramount's 'Sonic the Hedgehog' were the only titles to crack $1 million.
Margot Robbie's performance as Kayla Pospisil, an associate producer at Fox News, in 'Bombshell' has been nominated for the Academy Award for best supporting actress - her second nod after 'I,Tonya' last year.
In a lousy weekend at Australian cinemas the combination of Harrison Ford and a bionic dog in 'The Call of the Wild' proved unappealing while a long-delayed thriller which Mel Gibson had virtually disowned had a similar fate.
Madman Entertainment, the UK's Curzon and Benelux distributor Curzon have launched a film development fund.
The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) has revealed the eight films that will compete for this year's Best Asian Film Award.
"The best way to get people to go to the cinema is to embrace the point of difference from television, enhance the cinematic scale of the work and create narrative experiences that are immersive." - Robert Connolly
Jennifer Kent's 'The Nightingale' dominated the Australian Film Critics Association's annual awards, winning all eight prizes for local narrative features, while 'The Australian Dream' was named best documentary.