YouTube sensations RackaRacka - aka Danny and Michael Philippou - will make their big screen debut with horror feature 'Talk to Me', produced by Causeway Films.
Toni Collette's directorial debut, an animated series based on 'The Sapphires' and a Shakespeare-inspired anthology are among the 42 projects to recently share in $1.4 million of development funding from Screen Australia.
Realising the long-term ambitions of its organisers, Adelaide Film Festival will become an annual event from this year onwards following a $2 million investment from the new state government.
The Adelaide Film Festival has unveiled the full program for its first annual edition, which carries the theme of A Celebration of Imagination.
The Midnighters section at this year's South By Southwest will have a healthy Australian contingent, including the world premiere of the Cairnes brothers' 'Late Night with the Devil'.
Danny and Michael Philippou's debut feature 'Talk to Me' is shaping up to have quite the international festival run, due to make its European premiere at the Berlin Film Festival in February. Also announced for the festival is short 'Marungka Tjalatjunu (Dipped in Black)', created by Yankunytjatjara artist Derik Lynch and artist Matthew Thorne.
Danny and Michael Philippou's debut feature 'Talk To Me' should attract the attention of genre-focused international buyers, according to Sundance critics.
Danny and Michael Philippou’s debut feature 'Talk to Me' stars Sophie Wilde as Mia, a lonely teenager who gets hooked on the thrills of conjuring spirits through a ceramic hand.