Tait Brady has spent 35 years in the screen industry in production, distribution, cinema management, publicity and programming, and he says it’s never been so tough for independent films.
Eighteen feature films and documentaries were released in Australian cinemas in the first quarter, including a handful that had limited exposure via Q&A screenings.
Producers Jason Byrne, Clayton Jacobson and Tait Brady went to the Australian International Movie Convention last year to “sell” 'Sibling Rivalry', a black comedy co-starring Clayton and his brother Shane Jacobson, to cinema owners.
Glen Dolman has drawn on a painful personal experience in scripting 'I Met a Girl'.
Australian feature Healing, starring Hugo Weaving, Don Hany and Xavier Samuel, is set to start shooting in Victoria on February 18.
Leigh Whannell’s Melbourne-shot futuristic thriller Upgrade and Clayton Jacobson’s comedy-drama Brothers’ Nest will have their world premieres at the South by Southwest Conference and Festival (SXSW) in Austin, Texas, next month
Matthew Walker's portrait of enigmatic country music performer, Wanita Bahtiyar, took out Best Feature Documentary at the Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC) Awards on Wednesday.
With only nine Australian feature docs making more than $100,000 at the box office last year, and none more than $350,000, the future of Australian documentary in cinemas went under the microscope at AIDC.