Slaviero calls the latest draft of the script, by Justin Monjo ('Spear', 'Jungle'), "One of the better scripts I’ve read in a long time, whether Australian or otherwise. Absolute cracker."
Matthew Holmes, the writer/director/producer of bushranger film 'The Legend of Ben Hall', is in the final stages of script development on 'Blue Fin', a feature adaptation of Colin Thiele's 1969 novel.
Shawn Seet’s contemporary remake of 'Storm Boy' will get a prime school holiday release after being acquired by Sony Pictures Releasing.
Thirty-two years since Paul Hogan made his fame and fortune in 'Crocodile Dundee' and 17 years since 'Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles' was released, Hoges has not lost his marquee appeal for distributors around the world.
Here is a rarity: Australian exhibitors are extremely positive about the upcoming line-up of Australian films, with one circuit chief rating it as the most commercial in years.
‘Storm Boy’ has grown up to be Michael Kingley, a successful retired businessman and grandfather. When Kingley starts to see images from his past that he can’t explain, he is forced to remember his long-forgotten childhood, growing up on an isolated coastline with his father. He recounts to his grand-daughter the story of how, as a boy, he rescued and raised an extraordinary orphaned pelican, Mr Percival. Their remarkable adventures and very special bond has a profound effect on all their lives.
A record $718 million was spent on Australian feature films, TV dramas and online programs in 2017-18, up 7 per cent on the prior year, mostly due to a boom in co-productions.
Bruce Beresford’s 'Ladies in Black' has grossed $11.4 million in seven weeks, encouraging Sony Pictures, which acquired worldwide rights, to start devising plans to release the comedy-drama in offshore markets.