Close to 2,600 people awarded The Railway Man with an extended standing ovation at the film's Gala premiere screening at the Toronto International Film Festival this year.
Director Jonathan Teplitzky, writer Chris Nyst and producer Chris Brown are developing Mr Cranky, a black comedy in the vein of their 2003 hit Gettin' Square.
This may turn out to be a premature and fanciful call but 2014 is shaping as potentially one of the strongest years for Australian films, commercially and critically, in recent memory.
The producers' tactic of resisting US offers for Jonathan Teplitzky's The Railway Man until after its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival looks to have paid off.
A victim from World War II's "Death Railway" sets out to find those responsible for his torture. A true story.
The world premiere of The Railway Man at the Toronto International Film Festival prompted tears and a standing ovation from the festival audience- but mixed reactions from the critics.
The producers and distributors of The Railway Man are showing great faith in the drama starring Colin Firth and Nicole Kidman by scheduling it for December 26, arguably the most competitive date in the calendar.
The official UK/Australian co-production will be filmed in Scotland, Thailand and Queensland.