Ben Lewin's 'Falling for Figaro', a romantic comedy starring Danielle Macdonald and Joanna Lumley, is among 30 titles from around the world that will feature at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) outside the official selection.
With production funding from Screen Australia and Create NSW, comedian Damian Callinan will adapt his live act into a feature, 'The Merger'.
High-profile talent on both sides of camera punctuate the four feature films, three television dramas, and one virtual reality project that will share in more than $6.5 million of production funding from Screen Australia.
VFX supervisor turned director Seth Larney will return to Australia to make his next film, dystopian thriller '2067', with the project having recently received production investment from Screen Australia, the South Australian Film Corporation and Create NSW.
Released by AMC Networks’ RLJE Films on-demand and on 15 screens in the US last weekend, Seth Larney's '2067' ranks in fourth spot on the US iTunes digital chart.
'The Demon Disorder', a horror feature written, directed, and produced by long-time special effects designer Steve Boyle, has begun filming in Queensland.
Divya Salaskar was both moved and inspired when she first saw 'One Less God', writer-director Lliam Worthington’s thriller which centres on the three-day siege at Mumbai’s Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in which 166 people died.
Tristan Barr's Melbourne-shot horror 'Subject' will have a North American digital release later this year after being acquired by Cineverse/Cinedigm.