Screen Australia's head of content Sally Caplan rates 2019 as a good year for Australian films at home and abroad - and she is even more optimistic about the 2020 slate.
AACTA has revealed those in contention for the major film, television and short-form prizes at this year's awards, with 'High Ground' leading the charge in the film categories and 'The Newsreader' ahead in television.
Jules Duncan’s 'The Big Yarn' and Nir Shelter’s 'Home' won the Monte Miller Awards for the best unproduced scripts presented by the Australian Writers Guild in Melbourne on Tuesday night.
Roadshow Films CEO Joel Pearlman has touted the opening weekend result for 'RAMS', arguing it proves Australian audiences are enthusiastic to return to cinemas.
Jeremy Sims was promoting his drama 'Last Cab to Darwin' on the international film festival circuit in 2015 when he noticed Icelandic film 'Hrútar' featured in nearly every festival program.
The experience of going to the movies remains "robust and durable" following a challenging year for the Australian box office, according to the Motion Picture Distributors Association of Australia (MPDAA).
Amid a dearth of new major releases, exhibitors are pleased with the staying power of Roadshow Films' 'RAMS', which held onto the top spot at the box office over its second weekend, as well as Rialto’s 'Honest Thief' and R & R Films’ 'Never Too Late'.
Admirers of Leon Ford who enjoyed his work as Ruben in the ABC’s 'The Letdown' should savour his performance in Jeremy Sims’ upcoming movie 'Rams' because after that he will be off screen for a while.