Justin Kurzel's 'Nitram' has started 2022 with further industry recognition, leading the way in the Film Critics Circle of Australia Award nominations.
'Penguin Bloom' stars Naomi Watts as Sam Bloom, a young mother whose world is turned upside down after a near-fatal accident leaves her unable to walk.
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.
Andrew Lincoln will star opposite Naomi Watts in 'Penguin Bloom', the adaptation of Bradley Trevor Greive and Cameron Bloom’s novel to be directed by Glendyn Ivin.
For Vicki Madden, Blake Ayshford, Glendyn Ivin and no doubt myriad other content creators, the challenge is to find unique Australian stories which resonate internationally and can cut through the worldwide glut of English-language drama.
The Dry, Mortal Kombat, Penguin Bloom, Peter Rabbit 2 and A Sunburnt Christmas will battle it out for the AACTA Audience Choice Favourite Film Award on Wednesday, with the five nominees across each of the seven categories revealed ahead of this week’s ceremony.
Australian feature films are currently dominating the box office, with exhibitors reporting a "revitalised" audience appetite for local stories. However, both producers and distributors have concerns about being able to actually get Aussie features off the ground in the future, with the Producer Offset slated to fall from 40 to 30 per cent from July.
Five Aussies played key creative roles in the second season of 'Mindhunter', the Netflix drama which follows the early investigative work of the FBI’s s criminal psychology and criminal profiling division.