You may not know her name but Gemma Laurelle is one of the hardest working actors in Sydney.
Screen Australia today announced investment of nearly $965,000 for three films and a feature documentary, estimated to generate more than $6.8 million of production.
Studiocanal has acquired the UK and Australian rights to Wyrmwood, a horror/comedy billed as Mad Max meets Dawn of the Dead.
Brothers Kiah and Tristan Roache-Turner have brought a unique approach to the zombie sub-genre with their debut feature Wyrmwood, which skilfully mixes mayhem and black comedy.
For a first-up effort, the horror/comedy Wyrmwood looks like being a powerful catalyst for the careers of brothers Kiah Roache-Turner and Tristan Roache-Turner.
Predestination, The Babadook and Wyrmwood featured prominently in the Toronto After Dark Film Festival awards.
IFC Midnight bought US rights to The Babadook and has now added Wyrmwood to its release slate.
In the aftermath of a comet breaking up over the Earth, most of the planet’s population succumb to a strange disease which turns them into ‘zombies’.