A division of Universal Pictures will distribute Sherpa, Jen Peedom’s feature documentary which chronicles how the Sherpas united in grief and anger to reclaim Mount Everest after an avalanche killed 16 of their members.
Neil Armfield’s Holding the Man, Simon Stone’s The Daughter, Jeremy Sims’ Last Cab to Darwin and Jen Peedom’s feature doc Sherpa will have their world premieres at the Sydney Film Festival.
Felix Media will be the first screen-based business to move into Carriageworks, the multi-media arts precinct in inner Sydney.
Producer Bridget Ikin sets off for Nepal next week to shoot a feature documentary knowing she has already scaled one mountain: a US studio has bought worldwide rights to Sherpa: In the Shadow of the Mountain.