The remake of 1978 Australian horror film Patrick, starring Rachel Griffiths, Sharni Vinson and Charles Dance, will begin filming at Melbourne's Docklands Studios on November 12
The Cairnes brothers' 100 Bloody Acres has been named best feature film in the Midnight X-Treme Category at Spain's Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia.
Cambodian-set surreal love story Ruin has won another international festival award.
The final cast of the 1978 Australian cult horror remake Patrick has been announced.
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.
Antony I. Ginnane has long been concerned about what he regards as a high level of film illiteracy among many writers, producers and directors, both established and emerging.
After focussing on TV dramas, David Caesar plans to direct a conspiracy thriller, his first feature since Prime Mover in 2009.
Mark Hartley's Patrick will get a theatrical release in the US, handled jointly by Phase 4 Films and Uncork'd Entertainment.