Robert Connolly refers to Arenamedia as a boutique, director-driven production company, but it’s just gotten a lot bigger and more globally-focused.
A second season of Northern Pictures/ABC's 'Love on the Spectrum' and a feature documentary for SBS that goes behind the frontlines of NSW's child protection system are among the 12 doc projects to recently share in $1.3 million of production funding via Screen Australia.
Emily Brontë is the latest author to pique the interest of Arenamedia, with production starting on Frances O’Connor’s directorial debut, 'Emily', in the UK.
The team behind the award-winning film 'The Dry' has begun production on another Jane Harper feature adaptation in Victoria, with Eric Bana reprising his role as Aaron Falk and Robert Connolly returning as writer and director.
Toronto International Film Festival is proving busy for Arenamedia this year, with Frances O'Connor's 'Emily' to open the event's Platform section.
Robert Connolly's upcoming drama ‘Blueback‘ was much more than an associate producer credit for Bec Bignell, with the production coinciding with a permanent move back to her regional home town of Kojonup.
Madman Entertainment will release Frances O'Connor's directorial feature debut 'Emily' in cinemas January 12.
Baz Luhrmann's 'Elvis' and Frances O'Connor's 'Emily', produced by Arenamedia, have received a BAFTA boost, with both biopics well represented in the longlist for the annual film awards.