A documentary about tiny houses is hoping to make a big splash in Australia as it tours the country.
The initial results on films pitched to Australian moviegoers via cinema-on-demand platform Tugg, either as an exclusive offering or in combination with conventional distribution, have been encouraging.
Australia's independent cinemas should band together to share the costs of collecting data on their customers which will enable the indies to compete more effectively with the major chains.
Cinema on-demand platform Tugg Australia is growing month-by-month, delivering tidy sums to the producers of hot-button documentaries and incremental revenues for narrative features.
The Australian screen industry can expect minimal growth in filmed entertainment over the next five years as the boom in on-demand services is offset by the continued decline of DVD sales and rentals.
Me and My Mates vs the Zombie Apocalypse has opened across the country using the Tugg screening-on-demand platform.
The producers of All About E intend to open the lesbian love story/ road trip/ thriller on about 40 screens next year, all via cinema-on-demand platform Tugg.
The film, which premiered at last year's Tribeca Film Festival, highlights gender inequality in the IT industry