No Australian film has broken through with mainstream cinema audiences since Simon Baker’s 'Breath' launched in May. Even so, the upcoming line-up looks sufficiently appealing to ensure this year will surpass the 2017 calendar year total of $49.4 million
Kate Mulvany and John Howard have joined the cast of 'The Merger', a comedy/drama which will star Damian Callinan.
Mark Grentell’s AFL comedy 'The Merger' will form the Centrepiece Gala of this year’s Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF).
"Someone asked me the other day in an interview, 'What was it like handing the script over to a director?' and I went 'It's the easiest thing the world.' It was ours."
Glowing reviews and copious publicity for Mark Grentell’s 'The Merger' and Jeremy Sims’ feature documentary 'Wayne' counted for very little.
Catherine Scott's Backtrack Boys, which examines a youth program run by rule-breaking jackaroo Bernie Shakeshaft on the outskirts of Armidale NSW, was voted the top feature documentary at the Melbourne International Film Festival.
Josh McConville ('1%', 'War Machine'), Stephen Hunter ('Rosehaven', 'Wolf Creek'), Angus McLaren ('Doctor, Doctor') and tyro Rafferty Grierson have joined the cast of 'The Merger', a comedy/drama which will star Damian Callinan.
The township of Bodgy Creek has seen better days: the population is dwindling, jobs are scarce & the litter has built up around the fading Tidy Town sign. The next victim of the town’s decline is the cash strapped Aussie Rules footy club.