As a father of four, writer-director Storm Ashwood had long wanted to make a film that targets teenagers, including the often difficult transition from childhood innocence to adult responsibility.
It’s an all too familiar story: Australian films open in a handful of cinemas with minimal marketing and publicity and audiences don’t go because they don’t know where or when these films are playing.
'Back to the Rafters' and 'Five Bedrooms' star Hugh Sheridan plans to make his feature writing and directing debut on The Dance, a coming-of-age drama which follows a teenager who fulfills his dream of joining the Australian Ballet School.
The Gold Coast Film Festival will open in early April with the Australian premiere of Damon Gameau's '2040', and close with the world premiere of Storm Ashwood's war film 'Escape and Evasion'.
Storm Ashwood’s war thriller 'Escape and Evasion' will be released on Netflix next month after the streamer negotiated a deal with production company Bronte Pictures.
When Rena Owen weights up whether to accept roles, her main goal is to portray characters who are not the same as or similar to those she’s played before.
Bronte Pictures is set to produce four features next year after signing deals for two films and a feature doc at TIFF.
PJ Hogan has set his next film: 'The Calligrapher', a comedy adapted from the debut novel by British writer Edward Docx.