Fast and Furious 5 dominates the school holiday box office
After acquiring a raft of Australian feature films and documentaries for Universal Pictures Australasia over the past four years, Jason Behan is looking for new avenues to continue his involvement in development and production.
Gabriel director Shane Abbess has shelved plans to make a second Australian feature, with Universal Pictures announcing he will direct a sci-fi thriller produced by Saving Private Ryan producer Mark Gordon.
Macedonian-Australian director Goran Stolevski drew comparisons with filmmakers like Terrence Malick and Jonathan Glazer after his feature debut 'You Won't Be Alone' premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on the weekend.
"There's a very beautiful spiritual element to it, that I think is brilliant and I love. But it's a bit out there."
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.
Producer Michael Robertson and director Andrew Traucki are in the enviable position of having covered three-quarters of the budget of Black Water: The Abyss five months before shooting is due to start.