New Zealand-born, Sydney-based filmmaker Samuel Van Grinsven's psychological thriller 'Went Up the Hill' will have its world premiere at this year's Toronto International Film Festival after being included in today's official line-up announcement.
New seasons of 'Total Control' and children's titles 'Rock Island Mysteries' and 'Strange Chores', as well as feature film projects from Northern Pictures, Made Up Stories and Causeway Films are among the nine projects that will share in $12 million of production funding from Screen Australia.
Screen Australia and Australians in Film have announced the participants for the Talent Gateway and the Global Producers Exchange, both designed to connect Australian creatives with key US decision-makers.
Second features from directors Natalie Erika James ('Relic') and Samuel Van Grinsven ('Sequin in a Blue Room') are among the 28 projects to recently share in $1 million worth of development funding from Screen Australia.
Writer-director Samuel Van Grinsven's 'Sequin in a Blue Room' is set to premiere in major overseas markets, a big achievement for the film he made as his graduate project in the Master of Arts Screen program at the Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS) in 2018.
First-time feature directors Thomas Wright ('Acute Misfortune'), John Sheedy ('H is for Happiness'), Ben Lawrence ('Hearts and Bones') and Natalie Erika James ('Relic') will vie for the Australian Directors' Guild Award for Best Direction in a Feature Film ($1 million or over) against Sophie Hyde ('Animals') and Wayne Blair ('Top End Wedding').
'Miss Fisher & the Crypt of Tears' - the feature film spin-off Every Cloud Productions' series 'Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries' - will make its world premiere at the Palm Springs International Film Festival in early January.
High school and hook-up apps go hand-in-hand in this provocative debut queer feature, an adventurous exploration of technology and young sexuality.