Hopscotch Features is joining forces with Colin Farrell's new production company and 'The Favourite' producer Lee Magiday for a screen adaption of Irish crime novel 'The Ruin'.
Kiah Roache-Turner's sci-fi horror comedy 'Nekrotronic' will be released in the US in select cinemas and on VOD and digital HD on August 9 by Momentum Pictures.
Australian journalist Trent Dalton’s debut novel, a semi-autobiographical coming-of-age story set in Brisbane in the 1980s, is to be turned into an international TV drama series.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.