Published by Simon and Schuster in June 2015 and immediately optioned by Film Art Media, Ann Turner's The Lost Swimmer is described as "a tense psychological thriller about the secrets in a marriage and the consequences of love and trust."
The film was produced by Charlotte Seymour (A Walk With Words) and Sue Maslin (The Dressmaker, Michael Kirby: Don’t Forget The Justice Bit).
The adaptation of Rosalie Ham's novel opened on 39 screens in nine American cities, taking $180,522 in its first weekend, an average of $5,014.
Film programming manager and independent cinema consultant Sasha Close has been awarded the 2016 Natalie Miller Fellowship Grant.
24 features, five online series and two "high-end" television projects have received development funding.
Maslin is the keynote speaker at the Gold Coast Film Festival's third annual Women In Film lunch. Presented by Screen Queensland, the lunch recognises the contribution of women in film and television in Australia.
“I agree about not rushing into production until your script is pitch perfect but the agencies must recognise that unless you have Enterprise support (I never have), there is almost no support for producers to do this,” Maslin tells IF.
Are feature film producers who want to be better remunerated during the five years they typically spend developing each project prepared to see Screen Australia slash the number of projects it develops to fund higher fees?