Australian independent distributors are facing problems with the requirement to delay the release of some films until after their US or UK premieres.
John Maclean’s Slow West and Kim Farrant’s Strangerland will debut in Palace cinemas and in select regional locations in June immediately after being launched at the Sydney Film Festival.
The Dark Horse beat 159 other films to win the Audience Award at the prestigious International Film Festival Rotterdam.
The gambit of launching Kim Farrant's Strangerland and John Maclean's Slow West in a limited number of cinemas immediately following their Sydney Film Festival premieres looks like paying off.
Slow West, writer-director John Maclean's Western starring Michael Fassbender, Kodi Smit-McPhee and Ben Mendelsohn, has won more critical plaudits in the US after its weekend screening at the Tribeca Film Festival.
Rob Connolly’s Paper Planes will be released in the US and UK by two of the largest mini-majors.
Rialto Distribution is the first independent to take advantage of the earlier release window, a concession which until now had been restricted to the US majors.
Experienced producer Rachel Gardner has joined the South Australian Film Corporation (SAFC) board.