The Dressmaker advanced to $15.2 million at Australian cinemas last weekend, propelling the total earnings of Australian films and feature documentaries released this year, plus holdovers, past $84 million.
The Water Diviner and The Dressmaker dominated the feature categories at the 19th Australian Screen Sound Guild Awards held at The Establishment hotel ballroom in Sydney.
Australia hasn’t had a film in official competition at the Cannes Film Festival since 2011 but Justin Kurzel will fly the flag with Macbeth at next month’s festival.
Buoyed by the successful launch of The Dressmaker, Jocelyn Moorhouse is heading to Germany later this month to continue developing her next feature and to mentor emerging writers.
Daina Reid’s 'Run Rabbit Run' has undergone a reshuffle, with 'Succession' star Sarah Snook set to take over from Elisabeth Moss in the lead role.
Liam Hemsworth, Isla Fisher and Elizabeth Debicki will join Kate Winslet and Judy Davis in The Dressmaker, Jocelyn Moorhouse's 1950s-set comic drama that's due to shoot in Victoria in October.
Zac Efron and Robert De Niro exercised their collective muscle over the weekend to bring in $1.5 million, again making Dirty Grandpa number one at the local box office with $4.6 million after two weeks.
Kate Winslet, Judy Davis, Liam Hemsworth and Hugo Weaving star in The Dressmaker, a tale of love, revenge and haute couture now shooting at Docklands Studios.