Exclusive: The WME division that reps the likes of Gary Lineker’s Goalhanger and Alice Levine has signed up a digital agent.
Millie Webber has joined WME’s London team and will rep clients across the digital space, with a focus on creators and podcasting.
Webber joins from Channel 4-backed Bamous producer Spirit Studios where she was Head of Digital, closing deals for talent including Harry Potter star Tom Felton, Harry Styles’ sister Gemma Styles and Inbetweeners’ James Buckley’s In Sickness and in Health podcast. She previously worked at talent agency Gleam Futures for six years where she was Talent Director and Podcast Lead. A member of the Global Academy Industry Board, Webber has also consulted for talent agencies in the past.
Starting next week, Webber will be based in WME’s London office.
The WME digital department in the English capital, which most recently brought in former TikTok exec Lola Oyewole,...
Millie Webber has joined WME’s London team and will rep clients across the digital space, with a focus on creators and podcasting.
Webber joins from Channel 4-backed Bamous producer Spirit Studios where she was Head of Digital, closing deals for talent including Harry Potter star Tom Felton, Harry Styles’ sister Gemma Styles and Inbetweeners’ James Buckley’s In Sickness and in Health podcast. She previously worked at talent agency Gleam Futures for six years where she was Talent Director and Podcast Lead. A member of the Global Academy Industry Board, Webber has also consulted for talent agencies in the past.
Starting next week, Webber will be based in WME’s London office.
The WME digital department in the English capital, which most recently brought in former TikTok exec Lola Oyewole,...
- 4/4/2024
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Known for starring in the hit HBO drama Euphoria, Hunter Schafer is opening up about her past relationship with actor-singer Dominic Fike. The former couple met while working on the second season of the HBO drama in 2021. They were soon linked together and confirmed their relationship. However, over a year later, Fike publicly announced their separation.
Hunter Schafer and Dominic Fike in Euphoria
In her recent interview with GQ, Schafer opened up about having a relationship in the public eye, as she highlighted how her relationship with Fike helped her overcome negative feelings towards men.
Hunter Schafer Reflects on Her Relationship With Dominic Fike
During her recent interview, Hunter Schafer described her relationship with the Euphoria co-star Dominic Fike as significant as it was her first time dating “a man.” The actress shared that she never thought of dating a man due to past experiences with men in general.
HUnter Schafer...
Hunter Schafer and Dominic Fike in Euphoria
In her recent interview with GQ, Schafer opened up about having a relationship in the public eye, as she highlighted how her relationship with Fike helped her overcome negative feelings towards men.
Hunter Schafer Reflects on Her Relationship With Dominic Fike
During her recent interview, Hunter Schafer described her relationship with the Euphoria co-star Dominic Fike as significant as it was her first time dating “a man.” The actress shared that she never thought of dating a man due to past experiences with men in general.
HUnter Schafer...
- 4/3/2024
- by Laxmi Rajput
- FandomWire
My Dad Wrote a Porno host Alice Levine and The News Agents producer Dino Sofos are launching a British podcast festival.
The Crossed Wires festival will take place in Sheffield from May 31 to June 2, featuring the likes of Katherine Ryan, Jon Ronson, comedian Adam Buxton and Made in Chelsea’s Jamie Laing.
It is being organized by Levine, Sofos and James O’Hara, the latter of whom co-founded the Tramlines Festival, which also takes place in Sheffield.
“Crossed Wires is set to be podcasting’s biggest party,” said the organizers. “This new festival will host the most exciting podcasting talent in Sheffield for three days, so expect to bump into the voices you always have in your headphones at one of the food pop-ups, or rub shoulders with your favourite presenters at one of the many after parties.”
In a similar vein to Tramlines, Crossed Wires said venues around the city...
The Crossed Wires festival will take place in Sheffield from May 31 to June 2, featuring the likes of Katherine Ryan, Jon Ronson, comedian Adam Buxton and Made in Chelsea’s Jamie Laing.
It is being organized by Levine, Sofos and James O’Hara, the latter of whom co-founded the Tramlines Festival, which also takes place in Sheffield.
“Crossed Wires is set to be podcasting’s biggest party,” said the organizers. “This new festival will host the most exciting podcasting talent in Sheffield for three days, so expect to bump into the voices you always have in your headphones at one of the food pop-ups, or rub shoulders with your favourite presenters at one of the many after parties.”
In a similar vein to Tramlines, Crossed Wires said venues around the city...
- 3/7/2024
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Stars: Ryan Padilla, Lorenzo Lamas, Zhan Wang, Craig Ng, Alyssa Leanne So, Rylan Williams, Paula Rae-Taylor, Andrew Pinon, Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson, Michael Madsen | Written by Jose Montesinos, Jacob David Smith | Directed by Jose Montesinos
Prepare to Die, the new Tubi original from director Jose Montesinos and co-writer Jacob David Smith begins like many classic martial arts films such as The 18 Bronzemen, as a child watches his family killed in front of them.
In this case it’s young Diego Padilla who sees Blaine Richtefield kill his father and is forced to hear what Richtefield’s goons did to his mother. He tells his driver Silas to kill the boy but instead has him smuggled into China. There he lives and trains in martial arts with Silas’ brother Bingwen and his daughter Xin Yi. He wants to return to Texas and avenge his parents, but Bingwen forbids it. However, when he...
Prepare to Die, the new Tubi original from director Jose Montesinos and co-writer Jacob David Smith begins like many classic martial arts films such as The 18 Bronzemen, as a child watches his family killed in front of them.
In this case it’s young Diego Padilla who sees Blaine Richtefield kill his father and is forced to hear what Richtefield’s goons did to his mother. He tells his driver Silas to kill the boy but instead has him smuggled into China. There he lives and trains in martial arts with Silas’ brother Bingwen and his daughter Xin Yi. He wants to return to Texas and avenge his parents, but Bingwen forbids it. However, when he...
- 1/19/2024
- by Jim Morazzini
- Nerdly
Louis Theroux is not comfortable with the disruptor moniker. He almost recoils at the notion, sitting back in his chair, chewing over the word and its literal, historical and symbolic connotations. “It has become a cliché; it’s definitely a cliché,” he eventually says.
But then comes one of the pensive expressions Theroux is famed for. His eyes fixed behind black-rimmed glasses. A man silently arguing with himself, jostling for clarity of thought. Suddenly, a revelation. Maybe he is a disruptor after all — or at least he once was.
“There’s a sense in which I came along in my presenting work and was a bit of a disruptor,” Theroux decides. “I took elements of conventional presenting and elements of classical vérité filmmaking and combined them.”
His talent in front of the camera was spotted by Michael Moore, who gave him a starring role in NBC’s TV Nation, interrogating...
But then comes one of the pensive expressions Theroux is famed for. His eyes fixed behind black-rimmed glasses. A man silently arguing with himself, jostling for clarity of thought. Suddenly, a revelation. Maybe he is a disruptor after all — or at least he once was.
“There’s a sense in which I came along in my presenting work and was a bit of a disruptor,” Theroux decides. “I took elements of conventional presenting and elements of classical vérité filmmaking and combined them.”
His talent in front of the camera was spotted by Michael Moore, who gave him a starring role in NBC’s TV Nation, interrogating...
- 5/20/2023
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
A hapless romantic learns about the dangers of procrastination while attempting to save his crumbling marriage in “Long Story Short,” Australian actor Josh Lawson’s harmless, heart-filled follow-up to his 2014 directorial debut, “The Little Death.” Though the high-concept relationship movie frequently trips over its own well-meaning sentiments, the sweet, earnest performances and sharp technical craftsmanship deliver a blissful feeling when the material comes up short.
Teddy (Rafe Spall) is perpetually late to everything important. His poor time-management skills have led him to arrive at a New Year’s Eve party in the final seconds of the countdown to midnight, only to swoop in and lay a big smooch on … Leanne (Zahra Newman), a total stranger he mistakes for his flighty girlfriend, Becka (Dena Kaplan). Making matters worse, he goes into anaphylactic shock right after their kiss because she’d been eating almonds. Haphazard though their introduction may have been, the couple hit it off,...
Teddy (Rafe Spall) is perpetually late to everything important. His poor time-management skills have led him to arrive at a New Year’s Eve party in the final seconds of the countdown to midnight, only to swoop in and lay a big smooch on … Leanne (Zahra Newman), a total stranger he mistakes for his flighty girlfriend, Becka (Dena Kaplan). Making matters worse, he goes into anaphylactic shock right after their kiss because she’d been eating almonds. Haphazard though their introduction may have been, the couple hit it off,...
- 7/1/2021
- by Courtney Howard
- Variety Film + TV
Saban Films has acquired North American rights to “Long Story Short,” written by, directed by and co-starring Josh Lawson. The romantic comedy also stars Rafe Spall, Zahra Newman, Ronny Chieng and Dena Kaplan. Studiocanal is handling international sales for the film, and is releasing it in Australia and New Zealand.
“Long Story Short” follows Teddy (Spall), who wakes up the morning after his wedding to discover that every few minutes he’s jumping forward to the next year of his life. He must use every precious moment wisely to keep from losing the love of his life, and to learn to love the life he’s losing.
Lawson previously directed comedy feature “The Little Death” in 2014. He was Oscar-nominated in 2018 for live-action short film “The Eleven O’Clock,” which he wrote, starred in and produced. His acting credits include “Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues,” “Bombshell” and the upcoming Warner Bros. movie “Mortal Kombat.
“Long Story Short” follows Teddy (Spall), who wakes up the morning after his wedding to discover that every few minutes he’s jumping forward to the next year of his life. He must use every precious moment wisely to keep from losing the love of his life, and to learn to love the life he’s losing.
Lawson previously directed comedy feature “The Little Death” in 2014. He was Oscar-nominated in 2018 for live-action short film “The Eleven O’Clock,” which he wrote, starred in and produced. His acting credits include “Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues,” “Bombshell” and the upcoming Warner Bros. movie “Mortal Kombat.
- 3/4/2021
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
(L-r) Debra Liang, Tine Klint and Lauren Valmadre.
Celebrating the 10th anniversary of her international film sales and distribution company LevelK, Tine Klint offers some advice to Australian filmmakers.
Perhaps the most valuable tip: Don’t target the world, even though the mantra “local for global” is in vogue.
“I recommend staying true to original stories,” Tine tells If. “Don’t adapt and change cultural differences: some projects lose their originality because they are designed for world platforms or global deals.”
A former sales exec at TrustNordisk, Zentropa and Nordisk Film, the Copenhagen-based Klint first connected with Australia when Aquarius Films’ Angie Fielder got in touch in 2009 after announcing plans to produce Wish You Were Here.
Subsequently Klint and Fielder met at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2010 and LevelK handled international sales for the drama directed by Kieran Darcy-Smith.
That led to numerous collaborations with Aussie filmmakers encompassing such films as Celeste,...
Celebrating the 10th anniversary of her international film sales and distribution company LevelK, Tine Klint offers some advice to Australian filmmakers.
Perhaps the most valuable tip: Don’t target the world, even though the mantra “local for global” is in vogue.
“I recommend staying true to original stories,” Tine tells If. “Don’t adapt and change cultural differences: some projects lose their originality because they are designed for world platforms or global deals.”
A former sales exec at TrustNordisk, Zentropa and Nordisk Film, the Copenhagen-based Klint first connected with Australia when Aquarius Films’ Angie Fielder got in touch in 2009 after announcing plans to produce Wish You Were Here.
Subsequently Klint and Fielder met at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2010 and LevelK handled international sales for the drama directed by Kieran Darcy-Smith.
That led to numerous collaborations with Aussie filmmakers encompassing such films as Celeste,...
- 12/5/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
“Babyteeth” director Shannon Murphy is to helm a television adaptation of prize-winning dramatic novel “The Strays.” The series is set up as an Australia-u.K. co-venture, involving See Pictures and Apogee Pictures.
Beatrix Christian is set as the lead writer of the six-part series. She describes the story as “an incendiary device beautifully disguised as a girl’s memoir and it is absolutely current. It explores a frightening blind spot in the worldview of people who are otherwise progressive.”
Inspired by the Heide Circle, and written by Emily Bitto, “The Strays” explores what happens when a violent act lost in the past of a subversive group of artists is linked to the death of a young woman in the present day. One of those involved must decide whether to expose a now-influential member of the establishment in order to prevent further tragedy.
“Babyteeth,” which competed at the Venice Film Festival,...
Beatrix Christian is set as the lead writer of the six-part series. She describes the story as “an incendiary device beautifully disguised as a girl’s memoir and it is absolutely current. It explores a frightening blind spot in the worldview of people who are otherwise progressive.”
Inspired by the Heide Circle, and written by Emily Bitto, “The Strays” explores what happens when a violent act lost in the past of a subversive group of artists is linked to the death of a young woman in the present day. One of those involved must decide whether to expose a now-influential member of the establishment in order to prevent further tragedy.
“Babyteeth,” which competed at the Venice Film Festival,...
- 11/27/2019
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
(L-r) Dena Kaplan, Ronny Chieng, Josh Lawson, Rafe Spall and Zahra Newman (Photo credit: Maria Boyadgis).
Studiocanal has acquired worldwide rights to Josh Lawson’s romantic comedy Long Story Short, which started shooting in Sydney today, and Australian rights to JJ Winlove’s dramedy June Again.
Rafe Spall plays Teddy, who wakes up the morning after his wedding to discover that every few minutes he’s jumping forward to the next year of his life in writer-director Lawson’s follow-up to The Little Death.
Teddy must use every precious moment wisely to prevent losing the love of his life (Diary of an Uber Driver’s Zahra Newman) and to learn to love the life he’s losing.
The cast includes Ronny Chieng (Crazy Rich Asians), Noni Hazlehurst, Dena Kaplan and Lawson.
See Pictures’ Jamie Hilton is producing alongside Michael Pontin and Isabel Stanfield, with funding from Screen Australia, Create Nsw and Spectrum Films.
Studiocanal has acquired worldwide rights to Josh Lawson’s romantic comedy Long Story Short, which started shooting in Sydney today, and Australian rights to JJ Winlove’s dramedy June Again.
Rafe Spall plays Teddy, who wakes up the morning after his wedding to discover that every few minutes he’s jumping forward to the next year of his life in writer-director Lawson’s follow-up to The Little Death.
Teddy must use every precious moment wisely to prevent losing the love of his life (Diary of an Uber Driver’s Zahra Newman) and to learn to love the life he’s losing.
The cast includes Ronny Chieng (Crazy Rich Asians), Noni Hazlehurst, Dena Kaplan and Lawson.
See Pictures’ Jamie Hilton is producing alongside Michael Pontin and Isabel Stanfield, with funding from Screen Australia, Create Nsw and Spectrum Films.
- 8/25/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Rafe Spall, whose credits include “The Big Short” and “Shaun of the Dead,” leads the cast of romantic comedy “Long Story Short.” Studiocanal will handle worldwide sales on the film, which starts to shoot on Monday in Sydney, Australia.
The movie is written and directed by Josh Lawson, who was Oscar nominated last year for short film “The Eleven O’Clock.” Lawson’s first feature, “The Little Death,” premiered at the Toronto Film Festival in 2014, won the SXSW Audience Award the following year, and was released in more than 30 territories. It has been remade in four languages, most notably in Spanish as “Kiki Love to Love,” which did more than one million admissions in Spain.
The ensemble cast of “Long Story Short” includes Zahra Newman (“Wentworth”), actor/comedian Ronny Chieng (“Crazy Rich Asians”), Noni Hazlehurst (“A Place to Call Home”), Dena Kaplan (“Dance Academy”) and Lawson (“Anchor Man”).
The story...
The movie is written and directed by Josh Lawson, who was Oscar nominated last year for short film “The Eleven O’Clock.” Lawson’s first feature, “The Little Death,” premiered at the Toronto Film Festival in 2014, won the SXSW Audience Award the following year, and was released in more than 30 territories. It has been remade in four languages, most notably in Spanish as “Kiki Love to Love,” which did more than one million admissions in Spain.
The ensemble cast of “Long Story Short” includes Zahra Newman (“Wentworth”), actor/comedian Ronny Chieng (“Crazy Rich Asians”), Noni Hazlehurst (“A Place to Call Home”), Dena Kaplan (“Dance Academy”) and Lawson (“Anchor Man”).
The story...
- 8/23/2019
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Shoot is under way in Sydney, Australia, on rom-com Long Story Short, starring Rafe Spall (I Give It A Year), Zahra Newman, (Truth), Ronny Chieng (Crazy Rich Asians), Noni Hazlehurst (A Place To Call Home), Dena Kaplan (Dance Academy) and Josh Lawson (Anchor Man).
Lawson directs his original screenplay, which is backed by Screen Australia and sold by Studiocanal. Jamie Hilton is producing alongside Michael Pontin and Isabel Stanfield for See Pictures, marking a second collaboration with Lawson after their Toronto break-out The Little Death in 2014.
The story follows Teddy (Spall), who wakes up the morning after his wedding to discover that every few minutes he’s jumping forward to the next year of his life. He must use every precious moment wisely to keep from losing the love of his life, and to learn to love the life he’s losing.
Create Nsw and Spectrum Films are also also part of the production team.
Lawson directs his original screenplay, which is backed by Screen Australia and sold by Studiocanal. Jamie Hilton is producing alongside Michael Pontin and Isabel Stanfield for See Pictures, marking a second collaboration with Lawson after their Toronto break-out The Little Death in 2014.
The story follows Teddy (Spall), who wakes up the morning after his wedding to discover that every few minutes he’s jumping forward to the next year of his life. He must use every precious moment wisely to keep from losing the love of his life, and to learn to love the life he’s losing.
Create Nsw and Spectrum Films are also also part of the production team.
- 8/23/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Josh Lawson directing feature from his own screenplay.
Rafe Spall, Ronny Chieng, Zahra Newman and Noni Hazlehurst have signed to star in Australian director Josh Lawson’s romantic comedy Long Story Short which begins shooting today (August 23) in Australia.
It is produced by Studiocanal Australia and See Pictures, with backing from Screen Australia, in association with Create Nsw and Spectrum Films.
Studiocanal is also handling worldwide sales.
Lawson is directing from his original screenplay and will also act in the film. His credits include short film The Eleven O’Clock, which was Oscar-nominated in 2018, and his debut feature The Little Death,...
Rafe Spall, Ronny Chieng, Zahra Newman and Noni Hazlehurst have signed to star in Australian director Josh Lawson’s romantic comedy Long Story Short which begins shooting today (August 23) in Australia.
It is produced by Studiocanal Australia and See Pictures, with backing from Screen Australia, in association with Create Nsw and Spectrum Films.
Studiocanal is also handling worldwide sales.
Lawson is directing from his original screenplay and will also act in the film. His credits include short film The Eleven O’Clock, which was Oscar-nominated in 2018, and his debut feature The Little Death,...
- 8/23/2019
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
Josh Lawson directing feature from his own screenplay.
Principal photography begins today (Aug 23) in Australia on Long Story Short, Josh Lawson’s romantic comedy.
Rafe Spall, Ronny Chieng, Zahra Newman and Noni Hazlehurst lead the project’s cast.
Producers are Studiocanal Australia and See Pictures, with major production investment from Screen Australia, in association with Create Nsw and Spectrum Films.
Studiocanal is also handling worldwide sales.
Lawson is directing from his original screenplay and will also act in the film. His credits include short film The Eleven O’Clock, which was Oscar-nominated in 2018, and his debut feature The Little Death,...
Principal photography begins today (Aug 23) in Australia on Long Story Short, Josh Lawson’s romantic comedy.
Rafe Spall, Ronny Chieng, Zahra Newman and Noni Hazlehurst lead the project’s cast.
Producers are Studiocanal Australia and See Pictures, with major production investment from Screen Australia, in association with Create Nsw and Spectrum Films.
Studiocanal is also handling worldwide sales.
Lawson is directing from his original screenplay and will also act in the film. His credits include short film The Eleven O’Clock, which was Oscar-nominated in 2018, and his debut feature The Little Death,...
- 8/23/2019
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
Kate Mulvany as Frankie in ‘Lambs of God’ (Photo: Mark Rogers).
Kate Mulvany has a stellar CV as a playwright, screenwriter and stage, film and TV actor – but several years ago she was afraid that screen roles were drying up.
Happily that changed when she was cast as an Army captain who suspects the death of her husband in Afghanistan was covered up in the Foxtel/Goalpost Pictures’ drama Fighting Season.
Now she is on screen in Foxtel/Lingo Pictures’ miniseries Lambs of God as Frankie, the sister of Father Ignatius (Sam Reid), who is kidnapped by nuns played by Ann Dowd, Jessica Barden and Essie Davis.
Her acting career continues to flourish as she makes her Us TV series debut in Amazon’s The Hunt, which follows a group of Nazi-hunters living in New York City in 1977.
“I thought roles might dry up for actors who are over...
Kate Mulvany has a stellar CV as a playwright, screenwriter and stage, film and TV actor – but several years ago she was afraid that screen roles were drying up.
Happily that changed when she was cast as an Army captain who suspects the death of her husband in Afghanistan was covered up in the Foxtel/Goalpost Pictures’ drama Fighting Season.
Now she is on screen in Foxtel/Lingo Pictures’ miniseries Lambs of God as Frankie, the sister of Father Ignatius (Sam Reid), who is kidnapped by nuns played by Ann Dowd, Jessica Barden and Essie Davis.
Her acting career continues to flourish as she makes her Us TV series debut in Amazon’s The Hunt, which follows a group of Nazi-hunters living in New York City in 1977.
“I thought roles might dry up for actors who are over...
- 7/22/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Kate Mulvany (Photo credit: Getty Images)
Kate Mulvany is making her Us TV series debut in The Hunt, which follows a group of Nazi hunters living in New York City in 1977 and is inspired by real events.
Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions and Sonar Entertainment are producing the 10-part thriller created by David Weil for Amazon Prime Video.
The Fighting Season, Secret City and The Great Gatsby star is playing Sister Harriet, one of the members of The Hunters who set out on a bloody quest to prevent hundreds of high-ranking Nazi officials from creating a Fourth Reich in the Us.
Logan Lerman plays Jonah Heidelbaum, whose grandmother is killed by a mysterious intruder in their apartment. As he tries to track down the killer he becomes swept up with The Hunters. In his TV series debut Al Pacino plays the Nazi hunter who mentors Jonah.
The cast includes Lena Olin,...
Kate Mulvany is making her Us TV series debut in The Hunt, which follows a group of Nazi hunters living in New York City in 1977 and is inspired by real events.
Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions and Sonar Entertainment are producing the 10-part thriller created by David Weil for Amazon Prime Video.
The Fighting Season, Secret City and The Great Gatsby star is playing Sister Harriet, one of the members of The Hunters who set out on a bloody quest to prevent hundreds of high-ranking Nazi officials from creating a Fourth Reich in the Us.
Logan Lerman plays Jonah Heidelbaum, whose grandmother is killed by a mysterious intruder in their apartment. As he tries to track down the killer he becomes swept up with The Hunters. In his TV series debut Al Pacino plays the Nazi hunter who mentors Jonah.
The cast includes Lena Olin,...
- 4/11/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Exclusive: The cast for Amazon Prime Video’s vengeance-driven Nazi-hunting series executive produced by Academy Award winner Jordan Peele continues to grow with Kate Mulvany joining as a series regular and James Le Gros, Ebony Obsidian, Caleb Emery, Henry Hunter Hall and Jeannie Berlin boarding in key recurring roles. They join an already robust cast including Al Pacino, Logan Lerman, Jerrika Hinton, Josh Radnor as well as Lena Olin, Carol Kane, Saul Rubinek, Tiffany Boone, Louis Ozawa Changchien, Greg Austin and Dylan Baker.
The Hunt, created by David Weil, follows a diverse band of Nazi hunters living in 1977 New York City. The Hunters, as they’re known, have discovered that hundreds of high-ranking Nazi officials are living among us and conspiring to create a Fourth Reich in the U.S. The eclectic team of Hunters will set out on a bloody quest to bring the Nazis to justice and thwart their new genocidal plans.
The Hunt, created by David Weil, follows a diverse band of Nazi hunters living in 1977 New York City. The Hunters, as they’re known, have discovered that hundreds of high-ranking Nazi officials are living among us and conspiring to create a Fourth Reich in the U.S. The eclectic team of Hunters will set out on a bloody quest to bring the Nazis to justice and thwart their new genocidal plans.
- 4/11/2019
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
‘Top End Wedding.’
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.
The demise of the distributor known for its sharp commercial tastes marks the end of an era dating back to 2002 with the founding of Hopscotch Films by Troy Lum, Frank Cox and Sandie Don.
Despite the parent company’s assurances, eOne’s exit almost certainly means there is one less avenue for Australian producers seeking finance and distribution.
Goalpost Pictures’ Rosemary Blight, who collaborated with the firm on Wayne Blair’s The Sapphires and Blair’s upcoming Top End Wedding, describes eOne’s withdrawal from the Australian market as a great loss.
“From the days of Hopscotch to transforming into eOne, Sandie Don, Troy Lum and their incredible team have bought passion and intelligence to the distribution landscape,” she tells If.
“Australian...
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.
The demise of the distributor known for its sharp commercial tastes marks the end of an era dating back to 2002 with the founding of Hopscotch Films by Troy Lum, Frank Cox and Sandie Don.
Despite the parent company’s assurances, eOne’s exit almost certainly means there is one less avenue for Australian producers seeking finance and distribution.
Goalpost Pictures’ Rosemary Blight, who collaborated with the firm on Wayne Blair’s The Sapphires and Blair’s upcoming Top End Wedding, describes eOne’s withdrawal from the Australian market as a great loss.
“From the days of Hopscotch to transforming into eOne, Sandie Don, Troy Lum and their incredible team have bought passion and intelligence to the distribution landscape,” she tells If.
“Australian...
- 3/19/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Lisa McCune and Peter Helliar in ‘How to Stay Married.’
Lisa McCune and Daniel Gillies are the final additions to the cast of Luke Sparke’s sci-fi thriller Occupation: Rainfall.
Shooting in the Gold Coast, Newcastle, Sydney, the Snowy Mountains and Alice Springs, the sequel to Occupation sees the survivors of an intergalactic invasion fight back in a desperate ground war.
In her first film role since Josh Lawson’s The Little Death, McCune plays the military commander in charge of ground forces in the Sydney siege. The Los Angeles-based Gillies is a hard-line military leader that will do whatever it takes to win the alien war.
Temuera Morrison, Dan Ewing, Stephany Jacobsen, Aaron Jeffery, Zac Garred, Izzy Stevens and Trystan Go reprise their roles, joined by Crazy Rich Asians’ Ken Jeong, Lawrence Makoarely, Vince Colosimo and Tamala Shelton.
“Daniel has been on my radar for a few years now.
Lisa McCune and Daniel Gillies are the final additions to the cast of Luke Sparke’s sci-fi thriller Occupation: Rainfall.
Shooting in the Gold Coast, Newcastle, Sydney, the Snowy Mountains and Alice Springs, the sequel to Occupation sees the survivors of an intergalactic invasion fight back in a desperate ground war.
In her first film role since Josh Lawson’s The Little Death, McCune plays the military commander in charge of ground forces in the Sydney siege. The Los Angeles-based Gillies is a hard-line military leader that will do whatever it takes to win the alien war.
Temuera Morrison, Dan Ewing, Stephany Jacobsen, Aaron Jeffery, Zac Garred, Izzy Stevens and Trystan Go reprise their roles, joined by Crazy Rich Asians’ Ken Jeong, Lawrence Makoarely, Vince Colosimo and Tamala Shelton.
“Daniel has been on my radar for a few years now.
- 11/4/2018
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Hulu has confirmed that several of its original series will be debuting new episodes on the streaming service in November, including more of season 1 of the Sean Penn drama “The First” and the start of the English comedy “The Bisexual.” And there will also be new to Hulu seasons of some of your favorites reality shows from other networks, including various editions of “Top Chef” and “Vanderpump Rules.”
Likewise, there will be plenty of movies making their first Hulu appearances including 20 of the 26 films in the James Bond franchise as well as all three of the “Oceans” movies.
See Netflix schedule: Here’s what is coming and leaving in November
Available November 1
10 to Midnight
28 Days Later
2001 Maniacs
The Accused
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
A Fairly Odd Christmas
A Fistful of Dynamite
A View to Kill
Albert
Alice
Amelie
Bachelor Party
Barbie Mariposa and Her Butterfly Fairy...
Likewise, there will be plenty of movies making their first Hulu appearances including 20 of the 26 films in the James Bond franchise as well as all three of the “Oceans” movies.
See Netflix schedule: Here’s what is coming and leaving in November
Available November 1
10 to Midnight
28 Days Later
2001 Maniacs
The Accused
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
A Fairly Odd Christmas
A Fistful of Dynamite
A View to Kill
Albert
Alice
Amelie
Bachelor Party
Barbie Mariposa and Her Butterfly Fairy...
- 11/1/2018
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
“Lord of the Rings” and “Matrix” star Hugo Weaving heads the cast of Australian feature film “Hearts and Bones.”
“Hearts and Bones” is a heart-wrenching but ultimately uplifting story of friendship between a war correspondent and a Sudanese refugee. They are connected by a photograph that threatens to destroy them both. It explores issues of personal identity, the ties of family, friendship, masculinity and fatherhood, all set against Sydney’s diverse and expanding cultural divide.
“Hearts and Bones” is written and directed by Ben Lawrence (“Ghosthunter”), co-written by Beatrix Christian (“Picnic at Hanging Rock”) and produced by Matt Reeder (“The Little Death,”) at Night Kitchen Productions.
Production has recently got under way in Sydney, Australia. Newcomer Andrew Luri stars as the Sudanese refugee.
“When work on this script began in 2002, the world had just witnessed 9/11 and Australia had embarked on a war in Afghanistan that continues to this day,” said Lawrence.
“Hearts and Bones” is a heart-wrenching but ultimately uplifting story of friendship between a war correspondent and a Sudanese refugee. They are connected by a photograph that threatens to destroy them both. It explores issues of personal identity, the ties of family, friendship, masculinity and fatherhood, all set against Sydney’s diverse and expanding cultural divide.
“Hearts and Bones” is written and directed by Ben Lawrence (“Ghosthunter”), co-written by Beatrix Christian (“Picnic at Hanging Rock”) and produced by Matt Reeder (“The Little Death,”) at Night Kitchen Productions.
Production has recently got under way in Sydney, Australia. Newcomer Andrew Luri stars as the Sudanese refugee.
“When work on this script began in 2002, the world had just witnessed 9/11 and Australia had embarked on a war in Afghanistan that continues to this day,” said Lawrence.
- 10/31/2018
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
A first look at Hugo Weaving in ‘Hearts and Bones’. (Photo: Paul Suesse)
Hugo Weaving will star opposite newcomer Andrew Luri in Hearts and Bones, writer-director Ben Lawrence’s feature debut that’s just begun shooting in Sydney.
Hearts and Bones follows a war photographer Dan (Weaving) who has returned home to Sydney from assignment. Haunted by years at war, he struggles to conceal his fear of imminent fatherhood and immerses himself in preparations for an upcoming exhibition of his work. This grabs the attention of Sebastian Aman (Luri), a Sudanese refugee whose village Dan had photographed 20 years earlier. As the bond between the two men develops, a startling revelation comes to light that sets both on an unexpected path.
Lawrence (Ghosthunter) – the son of Ray Lawrence – penned the script with Beatrix Christian (Picnic at Hanging Rock), while Matt Reeder of Night Kitchen Productions is the producer.
Weaving also stars in M4M,...
Hugo Weaving will star opposite newcomer Andrew Luri in Hearts and Bones, writer-director Ben Lawrence’s feature debut that’s just begun shooting in Sydney.
Hearts and Bones follows a war photographer Dan (Weaving) who has returned home to Sydney from assignment. Haunted by years at war, he struggles to conceal his fear of imminent fatherhood and immerses himself in preparations for an upcoming exhibition of his work. This grabs the attention of Sebastian Aman (Luri), a Sudanese refugee whose village Dan had photographed 20 years earlier. As the bond between the two men develops, a startling revelation comes to light that sets both on an unexpected path.
Lawrence (Ghosthunter) – the son of Ray Lawrence – penned the script with Beatrix Christian (Picnic at Hanging Rock), while Matt Reeder of Night Kitchen Productions is the producer.
Weaving also stars in M4M,...
- 10/31/2018
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
Damon Herriman accepting his Australians in Film award (Photo credit: Mac1Photography).
These are heady times for Damon Herriman, who has just scored his fifth Aacta nomination after winning the Qantas Orry-Kelly Award from Australians in Film and wrapping a film with Quentin Tarantino, Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio and Margot Robbie.
Not bad for an actor who doubted when he first went to Hollywood in 2000 that he would ever get a job there but didn’t want to live with the regret of not having a crack.
Herriman is typically modest about the latest accolades. Referring to the previous recipients of the Orry-Kelly Award – Tim Minchin, film executive Greg Basser, producer Bruna Papandrea, Baz Luhrmann, John Polson and filmmaking collective Blue-Tongue Films – he tells If: “I am in incredibly good company.”
He earned a nomination for best lead actor in a TV drama for his performance as gay activist Lance...
These are heady times for Damon Herriman, who has just scored his fifth Aacta nomination after winning the Qantas Orry-Kelly Award from Australians in Film and wrapping a film with Quentin Tarantino, Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio and Margot Robbie.
Not bad for an actor who doubted when he first went to Hollywood in 2000 that he would ever get a job there but didn’t want to live with the regret of not having a crack.
Herriman is typically modest about the latest accolades. Referring to the previous recipients of the Orry-Kelly Award – Tim Minchin, film executive Greg Basser, producer Bruna Papandrea, Baz Luhrmann, John Polson and filmmaking collective Blue-Tongue Films – he tells If: “I am in incredibly good company.”
He earned a nomination for best lead actor in a TV drama for his performance as gay activist Lance...
- 10/30/2018
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Hulu’s slate of new titles arriving on the platform in November is here.
“Wonder,” starring Julia Roberts, Owen Wilson and Jacob Tremblay, will arrive on Hulu Nov. 2. The movie, based on the novel of the same name, tells the story of August Pullman, a boy with facial differences who enters the fifth grade, attending a mainstream elementary school for the first time.
The complete series of “Married with Children” will arrive on the platform on Nov. 9, and the Season 1 premiere of “The Bisexual” will drop on Nov. 16. The “Oceans” trilogy will also become available, beginning Nov. 1.
Also Read: Hulu in Talks to Create a Smaller, More Affordable TV Bundle
Here’s the complete list of titles coming to and leaving Hulu below.
Available Nov. 1
K: Complete Season 2 (Dubbed) (Viz)
Sailor Moon: Complete Season 3 (Dubbed) (Viz)
Six: Complete Season 2 (History)
10 to Midnight (1983)
28 Days Later (2002)
2001 Maniacs (2005)
The Accused (1988)
The Adventures of Priscilla,...
“Wonder,” starring Julia Roberts, Owen Wilson and Jacob Tremblay, will arrive on Hulu Nov. 2. The movie, based on the novel of the same name, tells the story of August Pullman, a boy with facial differences who enters the fifth grade, attending a mainstream elementary school for the first time.
The complete series of “Married with Children” will arrive on the platform on Nov. 9, and the Season 1 premiere of “The Bisexual” will drop on Nov. 16. The “Oceans” trilogy will also become available, beginning Nov. 1.
Also Read: Hulu in Talks to Create a Smaller, More Affordable TV Bundle
Here’s the complete list of titles coming to and leaving Hulu below.
Available Nov. 1
K: Complete Season 2 (Dubbed) (Viz)
Sailor Moon: Complete Season 3 (Dubbed) (Viz)
Six: Complete Season 2 (History)
10 to Midnight (1983)
28 Days Later (2002)
2001 Maniacs (2005)
The Accused (1988)
The Adventures of Priscilla,...
- 10/17/2018
- by Ashley Boucher
- The Wrap
Amy Adams (Photo: Gage Skidmore via Flickr.)
Monica Lewinsky, actress/producer Amy Adams, producer, director and writer Simon Kinberg and Ausfilm CEO Debra Richards will hand out the prizes at Australians in Film’s 7th annual awards gala in Los Angeles.
Supporting AiF’s mission to help introduce Australian talent into the international market and to provide educational and career development programs, the awards will be doled out at Paramount Pictures Studio at 6 pm on October 24.
The fundraising event will be hosted by actor, producer, director and writer Josh Lawson, who was nominated for an Academy Award this year along with director Derin Seale for their short film The Eleven O’Clock, which he starred in, wrote and produced.
In her capacity as a social activist and Vanity Fair contributing editor, Lewinsky will present Hannah Gadsby with the Create Nsw Annette Kellerman Award. In her Netflix special Nanette Gadsby explored...
Monica Lewinsky, actress/producer Amy Adams, producer, director and writer Simon Kinberg and Ausfilm CEO Debra Richards will hand out the prizes at Australians in Film’s 7th annual awards gala in Los Angeles.
Supporting AiF’s mission to help introduce Australian talent into the international market and to provide educational and career development programs, the awards will be doled out at Paramount Pictures Studio at 6 pm on October 24.
The fundraising event will be hosted by actor, producer, director and writer Josh Lawson, who was nominated for an Academy Award this year along with director Derin Seale for their short film The Eleven O’Clock, which he starred in, wrote and produced.
In her capacity as a social activist and Vanity Fair contributing editor, Lewinsky will present Hannah Gadsby with the Create Nsw Annette Kellerman Award. In her Netflix special Nanette Gadsby explored...
- 10/16/2018
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Hannah Gadsby.
Damon Herriman, Hannah Gadsby, Keiynan Lonsdale and Eliza Scanlen are among those to be honoured at the upcoming in Australians in Film (AiF) Awards, to be held La in October.
Herriman, who was recently cast as Charles Manson in Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon A Time in Hollywood, will receive the Qantas Orry-Kelly Award, which celebrates an Australian who has contributed to the national identity with their body of work and has created opportunities/inspiration for other Aussies abraod.
Damon Herriman.
Previous recipients include Tim Minchin, film executive Greg Basser, producer Bruna Papandrea, directors Baz Luhrmann and John Polson, and filmmaking collective, Blue-Tongue Films.
Herriman said: “I’m incredibly humbled to be the recipient of the 2018 Qantas Orry-Kelly Award. When I look at the previous recipients I feel even more so. Thank you to Australians in Film for this wonderful honour. Having experienced Los Angeles before AiF, I...
Damon Herriman, Hannah Gadsby, Keiynan Lonsdale and Eliza Scanlen are among those to be honoured at the upcoming in Australians in Film (AiF) Awards, to be held La in October.
Herriman, who was recently cast as Charles Manson in Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon A Time in Hollywood, will receive the Qantas Orry-Kelly Award, which celebrates an Australian who has contributed to the national identity with their body of work and has created opportunities/inspiration for other Aussies abraod.
Damon Herriman.
Previous recipients include Tim Minchin, film executive Greg Basser, producer Bruna Papandrea, directors Baz Luhrmann and John Polson, and filmmaking collective, Blue-Tongue Films.
Herriman said: “I’m incredibly humbled to be the recipient of the 2018 Qantas Orry-Kelly Award. When I look at the previous recipients I feel even more so. Thank you to Australians in Film for this wonderful honour. Having experienced Los Angeles before AiF, I...
- 9/26/2018
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
Exclusive: WestEnd Films has closed a raft of deals on Flammable Children (aka Swinging Safari) ahead of its international premiere at the Edinburgh Film Festival next month.
The Australian comedy, written and directed by Stephan Elliott, sold in Cannes to UK (Thunderbird), France (Swift), Italy (Lucky Red), Spain (Twelve Oaks), Switzerland (Frenetic), Scandinavia (Sandrew), the Middle East (Ecs) and Russia (Luxor). Becker Film Group released in the film in Australia in January of this year.
Guy Pearce (Iron Man 3), former pop star Kylie Minogue (Holy Motors), Radha Mitchell (The Shack), Julian McMahon (Nip/Tuck), Asher Keddie (Wolverine) and Jeremy Sims (Idiot Box) star in the comedy about teenager Jeff and his crush Melly who are coming of age in a small Australian town during the 1970s when a 200-ton blue whale gets washed up on a local beach. Meanwhile, their eccentric parents...
The Australian comedy, written and directed by Stephan Elliott, sold in Cannes to UK (Thunderbird), France (Swift), Italy (Lucky Red), Spain (Twelve Oaks), Switzerland (Frenetic), Scandinavia (Sandrew), the Middle East (Ecs) and Russia (Luxor). Becker Film Group released in the film in Australia in January of this year.
Guy Pearce (Iron Man 3), former pop star Kylie Minogue (Holy Motors), Radha Mitchell (The Shack), Julian McMahon (Nip/Tuck), Asher Keddie (Wolverine) and Jeremy Sims (Idiot Box) star in the comedy about teenager Jeff and his crush Melly who are coming of age in a small Australian town during the 1970s when a 200-ton blue whale gets washed up on a local beach. Meanwhile, their eccentric parents...
- 5/24/2018
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
A mysterious forest, a picnic basket with cherry pie, a boy (Alex MacNicoll) and a girl (Madeleine Waters) on a romantic outing: these are the ingredients of Elizabeth Jaeleigh Davis’ La Petite Mort (The Little Death), which recently found its way online via Short of the Week after a successful festival run that included pit stops at the international film festivals of Seattle and Rhode Island. Davis’ short allegorically takes on the awkwardness and confusion that accompany a young girl’s quest to lose her virginity. The title signals the moment of orgasm but also the interrelatedness of the death and sex drives. Suggestive shots abound in a work that weaves contradictory feelings related to the potentially mortifying nature of first-time sexual experience. Darkly comedic yet...
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- 11/8/2017
- Screen Anarchy
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Tickets are now on sale for the world premiere of four short films directed by the recipients of the 2016 Lexus Australia Short Film Fellowship. Anya Beyersdorf, Brooke Goldfinch, Alex Ryan and Alex Murawski will screen their films at Dendy Opera Quays on June 13 during this year.s Sydney Film Festival..The next crop of Fellows to receive $50,000 will be announced on the night.
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If checked in with Goldfinch earlier this year, as the filmmaker was editing her film, 'Outbreak Generation', about a woman who finds herself the sole carer of an eight-year-old boy in the middle of a global epidemic. Goldfinch previously directed short 'Red Rover' in the States while studying filmmaking at Nyu, and completed a director.s attachment on the set of 'Alien: Covenant' with Ridley Scott last year.
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Where did you shoot Outbreak Generation, and how many days did you have?...
Tickets are now on sale for the world premiere of four short films directed by the recipients of the 2016 Lexus Australia Short Film Fellowship. Anya Beyersdorf, Brooke Goldfinch, Alex Ryan and Alex Murawski will screen their films at Dendy Opera Quays on June 13 during this year.s Sydney Film Festival..The next crop of Fellows to receive $50,000 will be announced on the night.
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If checked in with Goldfinch earlier this year, as the filmmaker was editing her film, 'Outbreak Generation', about a woman who finds herself the sole carer of an eight-year-old boy in the middle of a global epidemic. Goldfinch previously directed short 'Red Rover' in the States while studying filmmaking at Nyu, and completed a director.s attachment on the set of 'Alien: Covenant' with Ridley Scott last year.
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Where did you shoot Outbreak Generation, and how many days did you have?...
- 4/20/2017
- by Harry Windsor
- IF.com.au
Spanish filmmaker Paco León came across Josh Lawson.s The Little Death via the film.s European distributor Vertigo-Wild Bunch, who offered him the chance to make his own version..
.They sent me a DVD to watch and I loved it,. León tells If..
.They promised me the freedom to transport the stories to my universe. Also, producing a film is so hard. In this case, the producers were making it easy for me so I had to do it..
Moving the story to Spain, the director relied on his own sense of humour to guide how far to push the boundaries — .How far to go with the explicitness of the situations, how sassy situations could be, etcetera...
.Each person, depending on their education, culture and personalities has their own limits of what defines good taste,. the filmmaker says.
The result is.Kiki, Love to Love,.the.opening night...
.They sent me a DVD to watch and I loved it,. León tells If..
.They promised me the freedom to transport the stories to my universe. Also, producing a film is so hard. In this case, the producers were making it easy for me so I had to do it..
Moving the story to Spain, the director relied on his own sense of humour to guide how far to push the boundaries — .How far to go with the explicitness of the situations, how sassy situations could be, etcetera...
.Each person, depending on their education, culture and personalities has their own limits of what defines good taste,. the filmmaker says.
The result is.Kiki, Love to Love,.the.opening night...
- 4/18/2017
- by Harry Windsor
- IF.com.au
Exclusive: Comedy reunites Australian stars for first time since Neighbours.
Screen can reveal the first look image of Kylie Minogue and Guy Pearce in Stephan Elliott’s (The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert) comedy Flammable Children, which reunites the Australian duo on screen for the first time since they starred in hit TV series Neighbours in the late 1980’s.
Currently in post-production, the movie follows a teenager coming of age in a small Australian town during the 1970s when a 200-ton blue whale gets washed up on a local beach.
Minogue and Pearce play eccentric parents catching up with the sexual revolution.
The film also stars Radha Mitchell (Man On Fire), Julian McMahon (Nip/Tuck), Asher Keddie (Wolverine) and Jeremy Sims (Idiot Box).
Produced by Al Clark (Chopper) and Jamie Hilton (The Little Death), crew includes production designer Colin Gibson (Mad Max: Fury Road), Oscar-winning costume designer Lizzy Gardiner (Hacksaw Ridge) and hair and make-up...
Screen can reveal the first look image of Kylie Minogue and Guy Pearce in Stephan Elliott’s (The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert) comedy Flammable Children, which reunites the Australian duo on screen for the first time since they starred in hit TV series Neighbours in the late 1980’s.
Currently in post-production, the movie follows a teenager coming of age in a small Australian town during the 1970s when a 200-ton blue whale gets washed up on a local beach.
Minogue and Pearce play eccentric parents catching up with the sexual revolution.
The film also stars Radha Mitchell (Man On Fire), Julian McMahon (Nip/Tuck), Asher Keddie (Wolverine) and Jeremy Sims (Idiot Box).
Produced by Al Clark (Chopper) and Jamie Hilton (The Little Death), crew includes production designer Colin Gibson (Mad Max: Fury Road), Oscar-winning costume designer Lizzy Gardiner (Hacksaw Ridge) and hair and make-up...
- 2/9/2017
- by [email protected] (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Comedy reunites Australian stars for first time since Neighbours.
Screen can reveal the first look image of Kylie Minogue and Guy Pearce in Stephan Elliott’s (The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert) comedy Flammable Children, which reunites the Australian duo on screen for the first time since they starred in hit TV series Neighbours in the late 1980’s.
Currently in post-production, the movie follows a teenager coming of age in a small Australian town during the 1970s when a 200-ton blue whale gets washed up on a local beach.
Minogue and Pearce play eccentric parents catching up with the sexual revolution.
The film also stars Radha Mitchell (Man On Fire), Julian McMahon (Nip/Tuck), Asher Keddie (Wolverine) and Jeremy Sims (Idiot Box).
Produced by Al Clark (Chopper) and Jamie Hilton (The Little Death), crew includes production designer Colin Gibson (Mad Max: Fury Road), Oscar-winning costume designer Lizzy Gardiner (Hacksaw Ridge) and hair and make-up...
Screen can reveal the first look image of Kylie Minogue and Guy Pearce in Stephan Elliott’s (The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert) comedy Flammable Children, which reunites the Australian duo on screen for the first time since they starred in hit TV series Neighbours in the late 1980’s.
Currently in post-production, the movie follows a teenager coming of age in a small Australian town during the 1970s when a 200-ton blue whale gets washed up on a local beach.
Minogue and Pearce play eccentric parents catching up with the sexual revolution.
The film also stars Radha Mitchell (Man On Fire), Julian McMahon (Nip/Tuck), Asher Keddie (Wolverine) and Jeremy Sims (Idiot Box).
Produced by Al Clark (Chopper) and Jamie Hilton (The Little Death), crew includes production designer Colin Gibson (Mad Max: Fury Road), Oscar-winning costume designer Lizzy Gardiner (Hacksaw Ridge) and hair and make-up...
- 2/9/2017
- by [email protected] (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Tilda Cobham-Hervey, one of the stars of 'F*cking Adelaide'.
Shooting has kicked off this week in on F*cking Adelaide, a six part comedy drama series for ABC iview.
The Closer Productions series will be headlined by Pamela Rabe (Wentworth, Cosi), Tilda Cobham-Hervey (52 Tuesdays, Barracuda, The Kettering Incident, Hotel Mumbai), Kate Box (Rake, The Little Death), and Brendan MacLean (The Great Gatsby, Tracks). Production will continue through to mid-January on location in Adelaide and South Australia..
F*cking Adelaide follows three siblings who discover their mother is selling their childhood home in Adelaide. Each 12-minute episode is told through the point of view of one of the characters.
All the show's key creatives and heads of department are South Australian. The series.is directed by Sophie Hyde (52 Tuesdays).and written by Matthew Cormack and Matt Vesely. Hyde will also produce alongside Rebecca Summerton..
.It.s a total delight for...
Shooting has kicked off this week in on F*cking Adelaide, a six part comedy drama series for ABC iview.
The Closer Productions series will be headlined by Pamela Rabe (Wentworth, Cosi), Tilda Cobham-Hervey (52 Tuesdays, Barracuda, The Kettering Incident, Hotel Mumbai), Kate Box (Rake, The Little Death), and Brendan MacLean (The Great Gatsby, Tracks). Production will continue through to mid-January on location in Adelaide and South Australia..
F*cking Adelaide follows three siblings who discover their mother is selling their childhood home in Adelaide. Each 12-minute episode is told through the point of view of one of the characters.
All the show's key creatives and heads of department are South Australian. The series.is directed by Sophie Hyde (52 Tuesdays).and written by Matthew Cormack and Matt Vesely. Hyde will also produce alongside Rebecca Summerton..
.It.s a total delight for...
- 12/8/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
International Sales Agent LevelK is looking for a paid intern to start in January 2017..
A digital distributor as well as sales agent, LevelK is headquartered in Copenhagen and has offices in Hong Kong and, as of 2016, in Sydney.
The company has worked with Aussie titles since its inception in 2009, including Kieran Darcy-Smith's Wish You Were Here — LevelK's first acquisition.—.as well as The Little Death, The Rocket and The Turning.
"We are really excited about working on the ground here in Australia with our partners, and [having] the chance to provide the successful applicant with an opportunity to gain experience in this field," LevelK Australia director Alexandra Burke told If.
The internship is open to women only and is supported by Screen Australia's Gender Matters — Brilliant Careers program..
It will involve close work with the LevelK sales team — Tine Klint in Copenhagen and Derek Lui in Hong Kong.
Tasks will...
A digital distributor as well as sales agent, LevelK is headquartered in Copenhagen and has offices in Hong Kong and, as of 2016, in Sydney.
The company has worked with Aussie titles since its inception in 2009, including Kieran Darcy-Smith's Wish You Were Here — LevelK's first acquisition.—.as well as The Little Death, The Rocket and The Turning.
"We are really excited about working on the ground here in Australia with our partners, and [having] the chance to provide the successful applicant with an opportunity to gain experience in this field," LevelK Australia director Alexandra Burke told If.
The internship is open to women only and is supported by Screen Australia's Gender Matters — Brilliant Careers program..
It will involve close work with the LevelK sales team — Tine Klint in Copenhagen and Derek Lui in Hong Kong.
Tasks will...
- 9/27/2016
- by Harry Windsor
- IF.com.au
Cyber.
A story about the victims of cyber bullying is the 2016 winner of Get Reel: Top Ten Filmmakers. Festival.
Cyber, produced by young filmmaker Georgia Cramp, was declared the winner at the finalist screening on July 24 at the Ritz Cinema in Sydney. Happy Thoughts by Michael Hall was the runner-up.
The Get Reel Short Filmmakers. Festival received more than 1650 entries from across Australia and New Zealand. Entrants were asked to respond to the theme of .Being Seen. through a short film ten minutes or less shot on a smart device.
The competition awarded $4500 in prizes, and films were voted by a judging panel that included the likes of Danielle Cormack, Jessica Grace Smith, Socratis Otto and Marcario De Souza.
The competition was aimed to start a conversation around mental health. Funds raised from the finalist screening go to Suicide Prevention Australia.
Cyber tells the story of how an attacker eventually...
A story about the victims of cyber bullying is the 2016 winner of Get Reel: Top Ten Filmmakers. Festival.
Cyber, produced by young filmmaker Georgia Cramp, was declared the winner at the finalist screening on July 24 at the Ritz Cinema in Sydney. Happy Thoughts by Michael Hall was the runner-up.
The Get Reel Short Filmmakers. Festival received more than 1650 entries from across Australia and New Zealand. Entrants were asked to respond to the theme of .Being Seen. through a short film ten minutes or less shot on a smart device.
The competition awarded $4500 in prizes, and films were voted by a judging panel that included the likes of Danielle Cormack, Jessica Grace Smith, Socratis Otto and Marcario De Souza.
The competition was aimed to start a conversation around mental health. Funds raised from the finalist screening go to Suicide Prevention Australia.
Cyber tells the story of how an attacker eventually...
- 7/27/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Sam Neill and Adrien Brody in Backtrack.
After making his name in the early noughties producing hundreds of music videos, See Pictures. Jamie Hilton is now one of Australia.s most prominent producers with an impressive slate including Breath, Flammable Children and OtherLife.
His recent Australian release, Backtrack, directed by Michael Petroni, starring Adrien Brody and Sam Neill, is also set for a limited theatrical run at Palace Cinemas after playing internationally at festivals including Tribeca Film Festival.
Hilton tells If distributor, Madman, had decided it was the best path to commercialise the film in Australia.
.I believe that means we have shorter windows to go to premium VOD and cable television and free to air faster than the normal 120 days required than if you do a full scale release,. he said.
.We are really looking forward to it coming to Palace Cinemas and to a wider variety of platforms as shortly after as we can manage. That strategy is to get it to a wide as possible audience. We think the film will have a strong and long life on lots of platforms and it.s great that Palace has partnered with us for a bit of an exclusive theatrical run before we get the movie out there to a wider audience on visual platforms..
Backtrack has been sold in more than 60 countries. Hilton also is now nearing the end of the Breath shoot (with two weeks to go),.Flammable Children (Guy Pearce, Radha Mitchell)..is in pre-production and OtherLife is in post.
Despite Hilton.s seemingly swift rise to the top of the Australian film producer pile, it was music which kickstarted his career.
Simon Baker as Sando with Samsom Coulter (Pikelet) and Ben Spence (Loonie) in Breath.
.I went to university, to Uts,. he said. .There was a lot of people who wanted to be directors and there was a lot of people who wanted to be cinematographers and I guess I was lucky enough to be able to pick the directors that I thought were the most talented and I got quite a lot made when I was at university outside of the university slate.
.I never really wanted to get into advertising, but I loved music so I got into music videos and made about 120 music clips for some of the biggest bands in Australia and a couple of international ones.
Hilton said his company was one of the biggest music video companies in Australia between 2002 and 2006.
.I was chasing my tail doing music clips,. he said. .I felt like I was going to work in the morning, I was doing two music clips a week. I thought it.s time to move on and make a film..
In 2007, Hilton took a chance and threw himself into producing his first film, Waiting City, starring Joel Edgerton, Radha Mitchell and directed by Claire McCarthy with an estimated budget of $3 million.
.Waiting City was the jump to film. We got it up and shot it. I had been working towards it for a long time. Same as it is now, you try and find the most talented people that you know and support them to tell their stories and tell stories with them. In this case Claire McCarthy was a good friend of mine.
.I just thought: .who is the most talented person I know that is likely to get a movie up?. and Claire was the first phone call.
.I think a lot of emerging producers try to think of it like a business and it is but when you.re doing your first movie you really have to focus, you really have to pick a horse that you believe is going to run and just focus on it.
.Just get one made. Because once you get once made, you know how to do it and then you can start thinking about it like a business. Claire and I teamed up and we worked pretty tirelessly on that project for a couple of years and it.s hard to make a living but we managed to both focus exclusively on that project for a couple of years and we got it up and both of us are doing fairly well now..
McCarthy has just signed on to direct Ophelia, starring Daisy Ridley(Star Wars: The Force Awakens), while Hilton has executive producer credits on.Wyrmwood and Sleeping Beauty.
Jamie Hilton.
He also produced The Little Death and is in development on Sierra — the story of Greenpeace co-founder, Paul Watson, who breaks from the organization and takes to the high seas in an attempt to sink the notorious whaling ship, the Sierra, by any means necessary.
.Linking up with Petroni for Backtrack was another step forward for Hilton.s production ambitions.
.I started working with Michael in 2009,. he said. .I actually made a short film with Michael in 2002 and had been hassling Michael for a long time. I had to make my first feature Waiting City before he actually thought it was a good idea to team up and he had Backtrack in his top drawer.
.I read the script in 2009 when I started working with Michael. We were going to set it up back then and we got busy with Narnia and his other movie the Book Thief and we had to wait until he finished both of those films before we could set it up here. It was pretty easy to put together because his reputation precedes him and the script was very strong.
.It was taut and intense and intelligent. It was just a really new twist on a genre I hadn.t seen before and I thought it was a very intelligent screenplay..
The development phase was also relatively painless on Backtrack, according to Hilton.
.When you have a really talented director like Michael involved it.s certainly less hands on for a producer,. he said.
.We did a little bit of development as far as setting the movie here in Australia, but nothing substantial, the bones of the screenplay were already there.
.His first movie was about the ghosts from the past that haunt us and I guess Backtrack was almost a scary version of similar material about the past coming back to haunt us. It.s seemed to be a different take or lens for similar material that he explored in his first movie.
The film was originally set in North America but was reset to Melbourne and shot in Sydney and regional Nsw.
It was funded by Screen Australia, Headgear Films (UK), Bankside, Deluxe and Screen Nsw.
.Backtrack came together relatively quickly once we had a window where Michael was available to do it,. Hilton said.
.We were already financed before we had Adrien so securing him was a real boon. It all came together relatively smoothly. Everybody responded really positively to the script. People often talk about how difficult the filmmaking process can be. It was a real pleasure to work on Backtrack. Michael has very clear of vision. He knew what he wanted, he.s a great communicator and we assembled a great team of crew and cast and I think it went very well..
He said Oscar winner, Brody, was a true artist.
.He is very nuanced, he.s a lovely guy as well. For him he takes his work very seriously. I think he did a really wonderful Australian accent and I think he played the subtleties.. he is just so easy to watch.
.The premise of the movie is about a guy trying to remember what happened and you need a face that you can really hold on to and obviously he has got a lot going on behind his eyes. I think he.s immensely watchable and it was a real pleasure to watch him work..
The shoot was six weeks, three days and a lot of nights.
.There.s always major challenges if you are always trying to get it done in the time that you have in the budget that you have. We were able to deliver it on time and on budget..
Producer Mark Johnson.
When selecting a project, Hilton said there were a few things he looks for.
.In the first instance it.s qualitative. Is this material of a high quality and are the people involved, are they either the right emerging talent to support or are they experienced and would I like to work with them? The second is can I get this made?
.You spend a long time developing something and you certainly don.t want to put too much time into developing things that you don.t feel like you can get financed in the marketplace, so it.s a combination of those two things.
.Story is also very important, as producers and anyone involved in film really, we are storytellers and we.re trying to get a sense of both qualitative and what the substance or the essence of the story is. Those are the three things that are important for me..
With Breath in mid-flight and OtherLife set for release later this year, Hilton is excited about the future.
.eOne will release OtherLife in Australia and we are just in the final stages of post-production and I.m a huge Ben Lucas fan and looking forward to bringing that out.
.Flammable Children - obviously Stephan Elliott and Al Clarke, Colin Gibson, who is the recent production designer on Mad Max just and won the Oscar; Lizzie Gardner who won her Academy Award for Priscilla. It.s a pretty experienced team and we.re the new kids on the block so it.s great to be working with those people..
Hilton is producing the adaptation of Tim Winton.s novel Breath, shot in Denmark, Western Australia, with Oscar winning producer Mark Johnson (Breaking Bad, The Notebook, Rain Man).
.That.s one of the most exciting parts, working with Mark and his development team,. he said. .It.s been a real privilege and something I would like to repeat..
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After making his name in the early noughties producing hundreds of music videos, See Pictures. Jamie Hilton is now one of Australia.s most prominent producers with an impressive slate including Breath, Flammable Children and OtherLife.
His recent Australian release, Backtrack, directed by Michael Petroni, starring Adrien Brody and Sam Neill, is also set for a limited theatrical run at Palace Cinemas after playing internationally at festivals including Tribeca Film Festival.
Hilton tells If distributor, Madman, had decided it was the best path to commercialise the film in Australia.
.I believe that means we have shorter windows to go to premium VOD and cable television and free to air faster than the normal 120 days required than if you do a full scale release,. he said.
.We are really looking forward to it coming to Palace Cinemas and to a wider variety of platforms as shortly after as we can manage. That strategy is to get it to a wide as possible audience. We think the film will have a strong and long life on lots of platforms and it.s great that Palace has partnered with us for a bit of an exclusive theatrical run before we get the movie out there to a wider audience on visual platforms..
Backtrack has been sold in more than 60 countries. Hilton also is now nearing the end of the Breath shoot (with two weeks to go),.Flammable Children (Guy Pearce, Radha Mitchell)..is in pre-production and OtherLife is in post.
Despite Hilton.s seemingly swift rise to the top of the Australian film producer pile, it was music which kickstarted his career.
Simon Baker as Sando with Samsom Coulter (Pikelet) and Ben Spence (Loonie) in Breath.
.I went to university, to Uts,. he said. .There was a lot of people who wanted to be directors and there was a lot of people who wanted to be cinematographers and I guess I was lucky enough to be able to pick the directors that I thought were the most talented and I got quite a lot made when I was at university outside of the university slate.
.I never really wanted to get into advertising, but I loved music so I got into music videos and made about 120 music clips for some of the biggest bands in Australia and a couple of international ones.
Hilton said his company was one of the biggest music video companies in Australia between 2002 and 2006.
.I was chasing my tail doing music clips,. he said. .I felt like I was going to work in the morning, I was doing two music clips a week. I thought it.s time to move on and make a film..
In 2007, Hilton took a chance and threw himself into producing his first film, Waiting City, starring Joel Edgerton, Radha Mitchell and directed by Claire McCarthy with an estimated budget of $3 million.
.Waiting City was the jump to film. We got it up and shot it. I had been working towards it for a long time. Same as it is now, you try and find the most talented people that you know and support them to tell their stories and tell stories with them. In this case Claire McCarthy was a good friend of mine.
.I just thought: .who is the most talented person I know that is likely to get a movie up?. and Claire was the first phone call.
.I think a lot of emerging producers try to think of it like a business and it is but when you.re doing your first movie you really have to focus, you really have to pick a horse that you believe is going to run and just focus on it.
.Just get one made. Because once you get once made, you know how to do it and then you can start thinking about it like a business. Claire and I teamed up and we worked pretty tirelessly on that project for a couple of years and it.s hard to make a living but we managed to both focus exclusively on that project for a couple of years and we got it up and both of us are doing fairly well now..
McCarthy has just signed on to direct Ophelia, starring Daisy Ridley(Star Wars: The Force Awakens), while Hilton has executive producer credits on.Wyrmwood and Sleeping Beauty.
Jamie Hilton.
He also produced The Little Death and is in development on Sierra — the story of Greenpeace co-founder, Paul Watson, who breaks from the organization and takes to the high seas in an attempt to sink the notorious whaling ship, the Sierra, by any means necessary.
.Linking up with Petroni for Backtrack was another step forward for Hilton.s production ambitions.
.I started working with Michael in 2009,. he said. .I actually made a short film with Michael in 2002 and had been hassling Michael for a long time. I had to make my first feature Waiting City before he actually thought it was a good idea to team up and he had Backtrack in his top drawer.
.I read the script in 2009 when I started working with Michael. We were going to set it up back then and we got busy with Narnia and his other movie the Book Thief and we had to wait until he finished both of those films before we could set it up here. It was pretty easy to put together because his reputation precedes him and the script was very strong.
.It was taut and intense and intelligent. It was just a really new twist on a genre I hadn.t seen before and I thought it was a very intelligent screenplay..
The development phase was also relatively painless on Backtrack, according to Hilton.
.When you have a really talented director like Michael involved it.s certainly less hands on for a producer,. he said.
.We did a little bit of development as far as setting the movie here in Australia, but nothing substantial, the bones of the screenplay were already there.
.His first movie was about the ghosts from the past that haunt us and I guess Backtrack was almost a scary version of similar material about the past coming back to haunt us. It.s seemed to be a different take or lens for similar material that he explored in his first movie.
The film was originally set in North America but was reset to Melbourne and shot in Sydney and regional Nsw.
It was funded by Screen Australia, Headgear Films (UK), Bankside, Deluxe and Screen Nsw.
.Backtrack came together relatively quickly once we had a window where Michael was available to do it,. Hilton said.
.We were already financed before we had Adrien so securing him was a real boon. It all came together relatively smoothly. Everybody responded really positively to the script. People often talk about how difficult the filmmaking process can be. It was a real pleasure to work on Backtrack. Michael has very clear of vision. He knew what he wanted, he.s a great communicator and we assembled a great team of crew and cast and I think it went very well..
He said Oscar winner, Brody, was a true artist.
.He is very nuanced, he.s a lovely guy as well. For him he takes his work very seriously. I think he did a really wonderful Australian accent and I think he played the subtleties.. he is just so easy to watch.
.The premise of the movie is about a guy trying to remember what happened and you need a face that you can really hold on to and obviously he has got a lot going on behind his eyes. I think he.s immensely watchable and it was a real pleasure to watch him work..
The shoot was six weeks, three days and a lot of nights.
.There.s always major challenges if you are always trying to get it done in the time that you have in the budget that you have. We were able to deliver it on time and on budget..
Producer Mark Johnson.
When selecting a project, Hilton said there were a few things he looks for.
.In the first instance it.s qualitative. Is this material of a high quality and are the people involved, are they either the right emerging talent to support or are they experienced and would I like to work with them? The second is can I get this made?
.You spend a long time developing something and you certainly don.t want to put too much time into developing things that you don.t feel like you can get financed in the marketplace, so it.s a combination of those two things.
.Story is also very important, as producers and anyone involved in film really, we are storytellers and we.re trying to get a sense of both qualitative and what the substance or the essence of the story is. Those are the three things that are important for me..
With Breath in mid-flight and OtherLife set for release later this year, Hilton is excited about the future.
.eOne will release OtherLife in Australia and we are just in the final stages of post-production and I.m a huge Ben Lucas fan and looking forward to bringing that out.
.Flammable Children - obviously Stephan Elliott and Al Clarke, Colin Gibson, who is the recent production designer on Mad Max just and won the Oscar; Lizzie Gardner who won her Academy Award for Priscilla. It.s a pretty experienced team and we.re the new kids on the block so it.s great to be working with those people..
Hilton is producing the adaptation of Tim Winton.s novel Breath, shot in Denmark, Western Australia, with Oscar winning producer Mark Johnson (Breaking Bad, The Notebook, Rain Man).
.That.s one of the most exciting parts, working with Mark and his development team,. he said. .It.s been a real privilege and something I would like to repeat..
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- 5/12/2016
- by Brian Karlovsky
- IF.com.au
Exclusive: Company also reveals more details about Claire Denis’s High Life and will show fresh footage of Emir Kusturica’s On The Milky Road.
Wild Bunch will kick-off sales on an authorised, no-holds-barred documentary about legendary Italian porn star Rocco Siffredi at the upcoming Efm.
Simply entitled Rocco, the documentary features a candid interview with the star in which he speaks about his true life, touching on his early career, fame and life with his wife of 20 years, Rosa Caracciolo, who he co-starred with in Tarzan X: Shame Of Jane- before they married and went on to have two children together.
Sometimes referred to as the “Italian stallion”, Siffredi has appeared in more than 1,500 films over his 30-year career and also dabbled briefly in the French arthouse cinema world, appearing in Catherine Breillat’s Romance and Anatomy Of Hell.
The film also follows Siffredi’s recent decision to quit the porn business for good, shortly after appearing...
Wild Bunch will kick-off sales on an authorised, no-holds-barred documentary about legendary Italian porn star Rocco Siffredi at the upcoming Efm.
Simply entitled Rocco, the documentary features a candid interview with the star in which he speaks about his true life, touching on his early career, fame and life with his wife of 20 years, Rosa Caracciolo, who he co-starred with in Tarzan X: Shame Of Jane- before they married and went on to have two children together.
Sometimes referred to as the “Italian stallion”, Siffredi has appeared in more than 1,500 films over his 30-year career and also dabbled briefly in the French arthouse cinema world, appearing in Catherine Breillat’s Romance and Anatomy Of Hell.
The film also follows Siffredi’s recent decision to quit the porn business for good, shortly after appearing...
- 2/8/2016
- ScreenDaily
Top: Fayssal Bazzi as D-mac, Rahel Romahn as Nick, Michael Denkha as Ibrahim and Lincoln Younes as Hassim
Bottom: Damon Herriman as Jason, Justin Rosniak as Ditch, Alexander England as Shit-stick and Chris Bunton as Evan
Photographer credit: David Dare Parker
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Abe Forsythe's black comedy Down Under is set to hit Australian cinemas on August 4.
Distributed by StudioCanal, the film is a black comedy set during the aftermath of the Cronulla riots.
As Forsythe's second feature, it is the story of two carloads of hotheads from both sides of the fight destined to collide..
Sincere, though misguided, intent gives way to farcical ineptitude as this hilarious yet poignant story of ignorance, fear and kebab-cravings unfolds, and what was meant to be a retaliation mission turns into something neither side could have imagined.
During the shoot, Forsythe told If the narrative mined comedy through the heavy drama.
.The humour turns...
Bottom: Damon Herriman as Jason, Justin Rosniak as Ditch, Alexander England as Shit-stick and Chris Bunton as Evan
Photographer credit: David Dare Parker
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Abe Forsythe's black comedy Down Under is set to hit Australian cinemas on August 4.
Distributed by StudioCanal, the film is a black comedy set during the aftermath of the Cronulla riots.
As Forsythe's second feature, it is the story of two carloads of hotheads from both sides of the fight destined to collide..
Sincere, though misguided, intent gives way to farcical ineptitude as this hilarious yet poignant story of ignorance, fear and kebab-cravings unfolds, and what was meant to be a retaliation mission turns into something neither side could have imagined.
During the shoot, Forsythe told If the narrative mined comedy through the heavy drama.
.The humour turns...
- 1/15/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Director Abe Forsythe and Studiocanal have given us the first look at the new Australian feature film set during the aftermath of the Cronulla riots.
Down Under is a black comedy about two carloads of hotheads from both sides of the fight who are destined to collide..
Sincere, though misguided, intent gives way to farcical ineptitude as this hilarious yet poignant story of ignorance, fear and kebab-cravings unfolds.
What was meant to be a retaliation mission turns into something neither side could have imagined.
Director Abe Forsythe, who is also responsible for writing the film.s screenplay, has .taken a balanced look at the ridiculous side of a serious subject..
.There is nothing more satisfying than getting people to laugh at something they feel like they shouldn.t be laughing at. Comedy is the best way to say something meaningful,. he said.
This first-look image introduces characters from both sides of the story.
Down Under is a black comedy about two carloads of hotheads from both sides of the fight who are destined to collide..
Sincere, though misguided, intent gives way to farcical ineptitude as this hilarious yet poignant story of ignorance, fear and kebab-cravings unfolds.
What was meant to be a retaliation mission turns into something neither side could have imagined.
Director Abe Forsythe, who is also responsible for writing the film.s screenplay, has .taken a balanced look at the ridiculous side of a serious subject..
.There is nothing more satisfying than getting people to laugh at something they feel like they shouldn.t be laughing at. Comedy is the best way to say something meaningful,. he said.
This first-look image introduces characters from both sides of the story.
- 12/3/2015
- by Inside Film Correspondent
- IF.com.au
Nothing but atmosphere, albeit atmosphere that is more effective and elegant than the typical horror flick. But there’s almost no actual story here. I’m “biast” (pro): nothing
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
If you’re playing the discouraging game of keeping track of all the male filmmakers who get handed the keys to big-budget films on the slimmest of recommendations (while experienced female filmmakers don’t get hired at all), here’s another name to add to the list: Corin Hardy. He was hired to direct a reboot of The Crow before The Hallow, his very first feature film, had even debuted at Sundance this past year. (Hardy had previously directed only a single short and some music videos.) Hardy has been “acclaimed” as a “visual stylist” — according to the press notes for The Hallow — and if...
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
If you’re playing the discouraging game of keeping track of all the male filmmakers who get handed the keys to big-budget films on the slimmest of recommendations (while experienced female filmmakers don’t get hired at all), here’s another name to add to the list: Corin Hardy. He was hired to direct a reboot of The Crow before The Hallow, his very first feature film, had even debuted at Sundance this past year. (Hardy had previously directed only a single short and some music videos.) Hardy has been “acclaimed” as a “visual stylist” — according to the press notes for The Hallow — and if...
- 11/13/2015
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
Spectrum Films will start a new chapter in its 51 year history early next year by moving into a new creative space in the heart of the Fox Studios.
It.s just the second time the post production facility founded by Hans Pomeranz in a converted shop in Willoughby has shifted its operations.
Spectrum Films has been based in Building 53 on the Fox lot since the studios opened in 1998, well before the advent of Avid and other digital devices.
Managing director Josh Pomeranz and general manager Adam Scott- who is taking a stake in the business- see the move as the next evolution of Spectrum Films.
.We have come a long way from the converted chicken shop in Willoughby, and we look forward to welcoming our Spectrum family on the balcony soon,. Pomeranz said.
The opportunity to shift to the far more central location - the second floor of the Frank Hurley...
It.s just the second time the post production facility founded by Hans Pomeranz in a converted shop in Willoughby has shifted its operations.
Spectrum Films has been based in Building 53 on the Fox lot since the studios opened in 1998, well before the advent of Avid and other digital devices.
Managing director Josh Pomeranz and general manager Adam Scott- who is taking a stake in the business- see the move as the next evolution of Spectrum Films.
.We have come a long way from the converted chicken shop in Willoughby, and we look forward to welcoming our Spectrum family on the balcony soon,. Pomeranz said.
The opportunity to shift to the far more central location - the second floor of the Frank Hurley...
- 11/8/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
While more Australian films are securing distribution in the Us - mostly limited theatrical combined with online release- generally the returns to producers are exceedingly modest. One Australian film released on DVD and VOD in the Us in the past 12 months clocked total of revenues of about $US250,000, of which just 3 per cent came from digital downloads, If has learned. According to Screen Australia.s research, 32 Oz films have been acquired by Us distributors since January 2013. Those deals including library titles generated a total of $US15 million in fees from sales to all platforms.
The fees per-film for all rights for new releases ranged from $30,000 to $2 million. Almost all those that were released in the past 18 months had limited theatrical release, either day-and-date with VOD or within a few weeks. Since 2011, only five films co-funded by the agency paid overages in the Us, totalling about $2 million. That.s in addition...
The fees per-film for all rights for new releases ranged from $30,000 to $2 million. Almost all those that were released in the past 18 months had limited theatrical release, either day-and-date with VOD or within a few weeks. Since 2011, only five films co-funded by the agency paid overages in the Us, totalling about $2 million. That.s in addition...
- 11/3/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Australian filmmakers who are keen to use the 2016 SXSW Film Festival as a launching pad for features, documentaries and shorts have plenty of time to apply.
The .official. deadline for submissions is this Thursday October 1 Us time but the final .late. deadline is Tuesday November 3.
.While hitting the official deadline will save you a bit of cash, we never want filmmakers to rush their films, as we will only consider the first cut submitted,. the organisers say.
.So take your time, decide which deadline is best for your film, and get your film in its best form before submitting..
To be eligible for the 2016 edition which runs March 11-19 in Austin, Texas, films must have been completed in 2014, 2015 or be on track to be completed in early 2016.
Features may not be posted online or available for download or purchase on any platform, including VOD, digital download or DVD/Blu-ray.
Shorts...
The .official. deadline for submissions is this Thursday October 1 Us time but the final .late. deadline is Tuesday November 3.
.While hitting the official deadline will save you a bit of cash, we never want filmmakers to rush their films, as we will only consider the first cut submitted,. the organisers say.
.So take your time, decide which deadline is best for your film, and get your film in its best form before submitting..
To be eligible for the 2016 edition which runs March 11-19 in Austin, Texas, films must have been completed in 2014, 2015 or be on track to be completed in early 2016.
Features may not be posted online or available for download or purchase on any platform, including VOD, digital download or DVD/Blu-ray.
Shorts...
- 9/29/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Filming has started in Western Australia on the new Ben C. Lucas science fiction thriller, Other Life,.
The film, starring Jessica De Gouw, Thomas Cocquerel, and Tj Power, will be shot of five weeks, with Entertainment One taking care of the release in Australia and New Zealand.
This is the second feature for Lucas, whose debut, Wasted on the Young, was acquired by Paramount in Australia and nominated for an Aacta Award after a successful festival circuit including Sydney Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival, Pusan International Film Festival, South By Southwest Film Festival, and Torino Film Festival.
Otherlife will be produced by Jamie Hilton, Michael Pontin, Janelle Landers, Aidan O.Bryan, Marco Mehlitz,Tommaso Fiacchino, and Bo Hyde. Executive producers include Phil Hunt, Compton Ross, Kendal Morgan Rhodes,Josh Pomeranz, Viv Scanu, and Stephen Boyle.
OtherLife is based on the popular novel, Solitaire, by Kelley Eskridge. The screenplay has...
The film, starring Jessica De Gouw, Thomas Cocquerel, and Tj Power, will be shot of five weeks, with Entertainment One taking care of the release in Australia and New Zealand.
This is the second feature for Lucas, whose debut, Wasted on the Young, was acquired by Paramount in Australia and nominated for an Aacta Award after a successful festival circuit including Sydney Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival, Pusan International Film Festival, South By Southwest Film Festival, and Torino Film Festival.
Otherlife will be produced by Jamie Hilton, Michael Pontin, Janelle Landers, Aidan O.Bryan, Marco Mehlitz,Tommaso Fiacchino, and Bo Hyde. Executive producers include Phil Hunt, Compton Ross, Kendal Morgan Rhodes,Josh Pomeranz, Viv Scanu, and Stephen Boyle.
OtherLife is based on the popular novel, Solitaire, by Kelley Eskridge. The screenplay has...
- 8/23/2015
- by Brian Karlovsky
- IF.com.au
September is coming -- and that means back to school, back to autumn leaves, and back to TV season. Huzzah! Amazon just released its list of September titles available for streaming on Prime and for rental or purchase on Amazon Instant Video. (If you missed the August titles, here they are.) They're offering tons of new episodes from the Fall 2015 TV season, and several recent blockbuster movies like "Avengers: Age of Ultron" (plus bonus features), "Pitch Perfect 2," and "Cinderella."
Check out all the September additions below.
New in September - Available for Streaming on Prime
TV
Hand of God
Season 1
9/4/15
Grimm
Season 4
9/30/15
Movies
Little Giants
9/1/15
Maya the Bee
9/1/15
Private Parts
9/1/15
Blair Witch 2: Book of Shadows
9/1/15
The Blair Witch Project
9/1/15
Desperately Seeking Susan
9/1/15
Hannah and Her Sisters
9/1/15
Killer Klowns From Outer Space
9/1/15
Lord of Illusions
9/1/15
Popeye
9/1/15
The Crucible (1996)
9/1/15
The Swan Princess (1994)
9/1/15
Hannibal Rising (2007)
9/1/15
Anywhere But Here
9/1/15
Stuart Little
9/3/15
Dear White People...
Check out all the September additions below.
New in September - Available for Streaming on Prime
TV
Hand of God
Season 1
9/4/15
Grimm
Season 4
9/30/15
Movies
Little Giants
9/1/15
Maya the Bee
9/1/15
Private Parts
9/1/15
Blair Witch 2: Book of Shadows
9/1/15
The Blair Witch Project
9/1/15
Desperately Seeking Susan
9/1/15
Hannah and Her Sisters
9/1/15
Killer Klowns From Outer Space
9/1/15
Lord of Illusions
9/1/15
Popeye
9/1/15
The Crucible (1996)
9/1/15
The Swan Princess (1994)
9/1/15
Hannibal Rising (2007)
9/1/15
Anywhere But Here
9/1/15
Stuart Little
9/3/15
Dear White People...
- 8/19/2015
- by Gina Carbone
- Moviefone
To mark the release of A funny kind of Love on 17th August, we’ve been given 3 copies to give away on DVD. The directorial debut from rising star Josh Lawson (Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues), A Funny Kind of Love takes romantic comedy to new levels, following the sexual fetishes of five suburban couples,
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- 8/10/2015
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
It’s good on everyday Australianisms and laidback comedy but limited characterisation and unsubtle telegraphing don’t help this day-in-the-life drama revolving around a Melbourne pawn shop
Films exploring the lives of loosely connected characters with no definite protagonist and plots that circumvent conventional cause-and-effect structure are generally not fertile ground for first-time film-makers. It’s a tough grind: without the safety net of an overarching storyline, these kind of narratives often feel frustratingly disjointed.
Last year the debut director Josh Lawson gave it a red hot go in the passable but underwhelming The Little Death, weaving together a handful of stories connected by the theme of sexual experimentation and a very loose sense of setting.
Continue reading...
Films exploring the lives of loosely connected characters with no definite protagonist and plots that circumvent conventional cause-and-effect structure are generally not fertile ground for first-time film-makers. It’s a tough grind: without the safety net of an overarching storyline, these kind of narratives often feel frustratingly disjointed.
Last year the debut director Josh Lawson gave it a red hot go in the passable but underwhelming The Little Death, weaving together a handful of stories connected by the theme of sexual experimentation and a very loose sense of setting.
Continue reading...
- 8/5/2015
- by Luke Buckmaster
- The Guardian - Film News
Nine features have been nominated for this year's Awgie Awards for performance writing.
Eight telemovies and miniseries are in contention. The Australian Writers. Guild says nominations in the 25 categories for the 48th Annual Awgie Awards reflect the abundance of outstanding work currently being produced in Australia. Nominees for best original telemovie are Steven McGregor for Redfern Now: Promise Me and Katherine Thomson for House of Hancock, while Christopher Lee.s Gallipoli and Jan Sardi and Mac Gudgeon.s The Secret River contend for best adaptation in a television miniseries. There are four nominees for original television mini-series: The Principal by Alice Addison and Kristen Dunphy; The Kettering Incident by Vicki Madden, Andrew Knight, Cate Shortland and Louise Fox; Deadline Gallipoli by Jacquelin Perske, Stuart Beattie, Shaun Grant and Cate Shortland; and Love Child: Series 2 from Tim Pye, Cathryn Strickland, Chris McCourt, Jane Allen and Tamara Asmar. In the categories...
Eight telemovies and miniseries are in contention. The Australian Writers. Guild says nominations in the 25 categories for the 48th Annual Awgie Awards reflect the abundance of outstanding work currently being produced in Australia. Nominees for best original telemovie are Steven McGregor for Redfern Now: Promise Me and Katherine Thomson for House of Hancock, while Christopher Lee.s Gallipoli and Jan Sardi and Mac Gudgeon.s The Secret River contend for best adaptation in a television miniseries. There are four nominees for original television mini-series: The Principal by Alice Addison and Kristen Dunphy; The Kettering Incident by Vicki Madden, Andrew Knight, Cate Shortland and Louise Fox; Deadline Gallipoli by Jacquelin Perske, Stuart Beattie, Shaun Grant and Cate Shortland; and Love Child: Series 2 from Tim Pye, Cathryn Strickland, Chris McCourt, Jane Allen and Tamara Asmar. In the categories...
- 7/23/2015
- by Staff writer
- IF.com.au
A $2.3 million investment by the Wa Government has secured Denmark, a coastal town in the Great Southern region, as the location for the film adaptation of Tim Winton.s novel Breath.
Simon Baker will star in and direct the film with Us producer Mark Johnson (Breaking Bad, The Notebook, Rain Man), and See Pictures' Jamie Hilton (The Little Death, The Waiting City, Backtrack).
Breath focuses on the lives of two teenage thrill-seeking boys. Hungry for discovery they form an unlikely bond with reclusive older surfer, Sando (Baker) and his mysterious wife. The boys are driven to take risks that will have a profound and lasting impact on their lives. The screenwriting team includes Winton and Gerard Lee (co-writer of Top of the Lake).. Palace will distribute in Australia and Arclight is handling international sales.
The Royalties for Regions program will contribute $1.5 million while ScreenWest will chip in $800,000.
Culture and...
Simon Baker will star in and direct the film with Us producer Mark Johnson (Breaking Bad, The Notebook, Rain Man), and See Pictures' Jamie Hilton (The Little Death, The Waiting City, Backtrack).
Breath focuses on the lives of two teenage thrill-seeking boys. Hungry for discovery they form an unlikely bond with reclusive older surfer, Sando (Baker) and his mysterious wife. The boys are driven to take risks that will have a profound and lasting impact on their lives. The screenwriting team includes Winton and Gerard Lee (co-writer of Top of the Lake).. Palace will distribute in Australia and Arclight is handling international sales.
The Royalties for Regions program will contribute $1.5 million while ScreenWest will chip in $800,000.
Culture and...
- 7/10/2015
- by Staff writer
- IF.com.au
Twelve Australian films have been released in Us cinemas this year led by Mad Max: Fury Road, which has raked in $147.5 million but is fast running out of gas and may finish with a bit more than $150 million.
That brings the action-adventure.s global total to $US357 million, including South Korea.s $30 million, the UK.s $27.1 million, France.s $16.7 million, Russia.s $13.7 million, Brazil.s $10.9 million, Germany.s $9.5 million, Mexico.s $8 million and Japan.s $6 million in 10 days.
In Australia George Miller.s film has grossed a fine $21.4 million. Village Roadshow Pictures has declined to comment on the prospects of a sequel.
The Water Diviner conjured up nearly $4.2 million in the Us, part of a worldwide haul of $35.4 million, which includes Turkey.s $6.1 million, Spain.s $2.7 million, the UK.s skimpy. $2 million and Italy.s $1.2 million..
Russell Crowe's drama misfired in France and Germany, earning $620,000 and $308,000 respectively, according to Rentrak.
That brings the action-adventure.s global total to $US357 million, including South Korea.s $30 million, the UK.s $27.1 million, France.s $16.7 million, Russia.s $13.7 million, Brazil.s $10.9 million, Germany.s $9.5 million, Mexico.s $8 million and Japan.s $6 million in 10 days.
In Australia George Miller.s film has grossed a fine $21.4 million. Village Roadshow Pictures has declined to comment on the prospects of a sequel.
The Water Diviner conjured up nearly $4.2 million in the Us, part of a worldwide haul of $35.4 million, which includes Turkey.s $6.1 million, Spain.s $2.7 million, the UK.s skimpy. $2 million and Italy.s $1.2 million..
Russell Crowe's drama misfired in France and Germany, earning $620,000 and $308,000 respectively, according to Rentrak.
- 7/2/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
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