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Cameras roll in Australia on John Sheedy’s feel-good family film ‘Runt’ 3b185d
Studiocanal handles international sales.
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Canada-based TV executive tipped for top job at Screen Australia (exclusive) x41i
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 6i2w9
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 ba28
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 x3s4p
‘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 59285j
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 2z3813
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 6f301r
The documentary premiered in Un Certain Regard at Cannes.
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Australian production sector signs up to albert carbon initiative (exclusive) 2i3s5t
The programme will be run Australian sustainability advocate Maree Cochrane,
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Australian exhibition body ICA appoints a distributor as new head 24040
Brett Rosengarten is the former sales director of Roadshow FIlms.
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Australia raises location offset to 30% for international productions 1s642s
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 3n2a25
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 162j3j
’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 572s34
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 5zir
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 6lq4h
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 695846
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 18144e
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 4p6g2k
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.
