Here is a surprise: Steven Spielberg’s 'Ready Player One' opened at No. 1 last weekend in the US and every major international market with two notable exceptions: Australia and the UK.
Eighteen feature films and documentaries were released in Australian cinemas in the first quarter, including a handful that had limited exposure via Q&A screenings.
The local feature films and feature documentaries released in cinemas in the first four months of this year, plus a few holdovers, have collectively grossed $32 million.
Animal Logic Entertainment CEO Zareh Nalbandian always saw the potential for a franchise in the Peter Rabbit properties, and it looks like he was right.
Australian feature films and feature documentaries released in cinemas have a very good shot at beating the 2017 calendar year total of $49.4 million, judging by the results for the first five months.
Screen Australia CEO Graeme Mason is set to continue leading the agency for a further five years.
Director Benjamin Gilmour's 'Jirga' took home the inaugural AACTA Award for Best Indie Film - designed to honour films made under $2 million - at the AACTA Industry Luncheon in Sydney yesterday.
The good news for Australian cinema: Last year ranks as the third biggest ever for Oz films and feature docs released theatrically in the home market