Troy Lum couldn't have picked two more different features to launch the start of his new production company.
Australian cinema is facing a crisis because the distribution model for most Oz films is no longer viable, according to Troy Lum.
Troy Lum has laid much of the blame for the virtual demise of mid-level theatrical films on the US majors' blockbusters mentality.
As Managing Director, Film, Asia-Pacific, Lum extends his role from Australia and New Zealand to now include the full Asia-Pacific as the company creates new opportunities in the region.
eOne has promoted Troy Lum to a newly created role, executive vice president of international productions, while Sandie Don will step up to be MD Australia/New Zealand.
Warwick Thornton, Rachael Perkins, Craig Gillespie, Elizabeth Debicki and producers Bridget Ikin and Melanie Coombs are among the 928 screen practitioners who have been invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
In a further sign of consolidation in the independent film sector, Universal Pictures International will take over the theatrical marketing and distribution of Entertainment One (eOne) releases in Australia and New Zealand.
The disappearance of eOne from the theatrical distribution landscape in Australia/New Zealand is being lamented by exhibitors, producers, former staffers and even rival distributors.