First-time narrative feature directors Noora Niasari and Gracie Otto will vie against Warwick Thornton, Jeffrey Walker and Colin and Cameron Cairnes for the top prize at the Australian Directors' Guild Awards next month.
A trio of Australian films are bound for this year's Toronto International Film Festival: NZ co-production 'The Convert', directed by Lee Tamahori, Kitty Green's 'The Royal Hotel' and Warwick Thornton's 'The New Boy'.
By their "very different but equally excellent" powers combined, 'Barbie' and 'Oppenheimer have given Australian cinemas their best weekend since the pandemic began - and for at least one exhibitor, its best weekend ever.
The world premieres of Queensland-shot films 'Bring Him To Me' and 'Savage Christmas', as well as the Australian premiere of Marc Turtletaub's sci-fi comedy 'Jules', are among the highlights of this year's CinefestOZ line-up.
While the weekend was all about the launch 'Mission: Impossible -Dead Reckoning Part One' for most cinemas, Paramount is not publicly releasing figures for the film until after its "official" premiere date on Thursday. Yet most exhibitors report a strong response.
After helming TV series such as 'Mystery Road' and 'Firebite', Warwick Thornton returns to where he says his heart is – cinema – with 'The New Boy'. The writer, director and DOP talks to IF about the making of the film and his approach to directing - "there are no f***ing rules".
Scarlett Pictures' Kath Shelper may have made a decision a few years ago to retire from producing, yet she's helped to bring to screen two of the most anticipated Australian films of late: Warwick Thornton's 'The New Boy', which lands in cinemas on Thursday after a Cannes berth, and Kitty Green's upcoming 'The Royal Hotel'.
The fifth and final instalment in the 'Indiana Jones' franchise reached no. 1 at the box office last weekend, albeit not at the heights exhibitors were hoping for.