The titles that will contend for Best Feature Film Production, Best Drama Series Production, and Telemovie or Mini-Series Production of the Year at next year's Screen Producers Australia Awards have been revealed, with voting now open for the penultimate round of finalists.
In remote Western Australia, two estranged brothers, Colin (Sam Neill) and Les (Michael Caton), are at war. Raising separate flocks of sheep descended from their family’s prized bloodline, the two men work side by side yet are worlds apart.
Entertainment consultancy Nixco has appointed former Village Roadshow marketing and distribution manager Gabrielle Oldaker as director of marketing and integrated strategy.
Production is underway in Western Australia on WBMC’s 'RAMS', directed by Jeremy Sims - an adaptation of Icelandic film 'Hrútar'.
Miranda Richardson is joining Sam Neill and Michael Caton in Jeremy Sims' Rams, a re-imagining of Icelandic drama Hrútar, which is now shooting in Mt Barker in WA's Great Southern region.
For WA author Adam Morris, screenwriting may carry some advantages over penning a novel but making a film is far from an easy ride.
Samuel Goldwyn Films continues to show a greater appetite for Australian films than any other North American distributor, with Jeremy Sims' 'RAMS' as the latest acquisition.
Queer Christmas rom-com 'Happiest Season' helped to breathe some needed new life into the Aussie box office over the weekend, though most exhibitors continue to eagerly hang out for end-of-year releases 'Wonder Woman 1984' and 'The Dry'.