The profile of Australian films in the US looks set to rise in the next two months with the debuts of Wolf Creek 2, The Railway Man and Tracks.
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.
The Australian-UK co-production stars Colin Firth, Rachel Weisz and Jeremy Irvine and will shoot soon
THE RAILWAY MAN, the British/Australian film starring Colin Firth and Nicole Kidman, has reached $7m at the Australian box office, making it one of the most successful Australian films of recent years.
Jonathan Teplitzky is set to direct Colin Firth next year in Australian-UK co-production The Railway Man
The Weinstein Co. paid a reported US$2 million for North American rights to The Railway Man after its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival last September -but has waited more than six months to launch the film in the US.
The gamble of launching The Railway Man in the ultra-competitive Boxing Day slot has paid off for the producers and distributor Transmission Films.
Jonathan Teplitzsky's The Railway Man, a multi-platform experience and a horror comedy have all received funding