Settling into the role of CEO at Village Roadshow Ltd, Clark Kirby is energised about the potential for growth in multiple sectors including theme parks, exhibition and TV production.
While Glendyn Ivin was directing a TVC in Melbourne over four days last week he felt the mood shift among the crew as the coronavirus deepened.
Glendyn Ivin's 'Penguin Bloom', the adaptation of Bradley Trevor Greive and Cameron Bloom’s novel starring Naomi Watts, 'The Walking Dead''s Andrew Lincoln and Jacki Weaver, will have its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.
In this unprecedented, fractured year for Australian cinemas, finally enough Aussie films have been released to compile the top 10 titles.
Glendyn Ivin’s true-life drama 'Penguin Bloom' has been hailed as a feel-good crowdpleaser infused with an unexpected pathos after its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Monica Zanetti's screenplay of 'Ellie & Abbie (& Ellie's Dead Aunt)', Ben Lawrence and Beatrix Christian's 'Hearts and Bones' and Ally Burnham's 'Unsound' have been nominated for best original feature in the 53rd annual AWGIE Awards.
Most independent Australian distributors are doing it tough, forced to postpone releases while the exhibition business languishes with Victorian cinemas closed and seating capacity restricted in the rest of the country.
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.