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Cameras roll in Australia on John Sheedy’s feel-good family film ‘Runt’ 6m4m67
Studiocanal handles international sales.
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Canada-based TV executive tipped for top job at Screen Australia (exclusive) 1k5t4r
Australia-born Deirdre Brennan is understood to be the choice to replace Graeme Mason.
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Adelaide Film Festival 2023 unveils lineup, Indonesia focus 4t3b3p
The South Australian festival iis now an annual event.
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Top award comes with a $96,500 (A$140,000) prize.
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Melbourne reveals pitch winners as industry head Mark Woods steps down 5kx8
Three projects win places at London’s Production Finance Market.
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Australia’s ‘The Dry 2’ postpones release as star Eric Bana opts out of promo campaign due to SAG-AFTRA strike 684a4e
‘Force Of Nature: The Dry 2’ is understood to be a wholly Australian production, with no streamer or studio involvement.
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‘Mortal Kombat 2’, ‘Apples Never Fall’ on hold in Australia due to SAG-AFTRA strike 1d6k51
Local execs expect a knock-on effect on the Australian industry, both positive and negative.
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Melbourne Film Festival reveals competition line-up with ‘Shayda’ set as opening film 5e6f2a
Cannes titles and debut features make strong appearances throughout the programme.
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Morocco’s ‘The Mother Of All Lies’ wins top award at Sydney Film Festival 4a684h
The documentary premiered in Un Certain Regard at Cannes.
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Australian production sector signs up to albert carbon initiative (exclusive) 2c1u4r
The programme will be run Australian sustainability advocate Maree Cochrane,
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Australian exhibition body ICA appoints a distributor as new head 116i2a
Brett Rosengarten is the former sales director of Roadshow FIlms.
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Australia raises location offset to 30% for international productions d2f13
Minimum local expenditure has risen to A20m for film; A1.5m per hour for TV.
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Sydney Film Festival unveils competition line-up for 70th edition 6x551a
Several titles set to premiere at Cannes among the selection.
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Australia’s Q1 box office down 26% on 2019 but strong Easter weekend fuels optimism 5b4665
’The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ on course to be biggest animated film in the territory.
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Directors including Jane Campion, Thomas Vinterberg and Luca Guadagnino discuss Berlin honoree Steven Spielberg’s legacy 664qm
Screen International asks 13 filmmakers about Spielberg’s influence on them as storytellers and his impact on global film culture.
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Australia to impose local content streaming quotas by mid-2024 5t1y1z
The move is part of a five-year plan to revive the country’s wider cultural sector.
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Four Australian films to tempt festival directors in 2023 5d6m4u
Sundance 2023 marks a strong start for Australian filmmakers.
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Australian box office poised to fall 20-25% in 2022 compared to pre-pandemic 2019 4a1h1z
But exhibitors are upbeat as they foresee a steady supply of titles in 2023.
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‘Elvis’ dominates film prizes at Australia’s Academy Awards 3434j
Director Baz Luhrmann and actor Austin Butler were among 11 winners for Elvis.
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FeaturesMy Screen Life: Studiocanal’s Elizabeth Trotman on box office predictions, female CEOs and British comedies z3a5r
Studiocanal’s CEO for Australia and New Zealand grew up watching British comedies and now asks her colleagues to predict how each film will perform, rewarding the closest.
