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Cameras roll in Australia on John Sheedy’s feel-good family film ‘Runt’ 286g6y
Studiocanal handles international sales.
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Canada-based TV executive tipped for top job at Screen Australia (exclusive) 2n32z
Australia-born Deirdre Brennan is understood to be the choice to replace Graeme Mason.
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Adelaide Film Festival 2023 unveils lineup, Indonesia focus 332n6l
The South Australian festival iis now an annual event.
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Top award comes with a $96,500 (A$140,000) prize.
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Melbourne reveals pitch winners as industry head Mark Woods steps down 3a1z58
Three projects win places at London’s Production Finance Market.
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Australia’s ‘The Dry 2’ postpones release as star Eric Bana opts out of promo campaign due to SAG-AFTRA strike dm72
‘Force Of Nature: The Dry 2’ is understood to be a wholly Australian production, with no streamer or studio involvement.
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‘Mortal Kombat 2’, ‘Apples Never Fall’ on hold in Australia due to SAG-AFTRA strike 92u27
Local execs expect a knock-on effect on the Australian industry, both positive and negative.
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Melbourne Film Festival reveals competition line-up with ‘Shayda’ set as opening film 4z1j3x
Cannes titles and debut features make strong appearances throughout the programme.
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Morocco’s ‘The Mother Of All Lies’ wins top award at Sydney Film Festival 643960
The documentary premiered in Un Certain Regard at Cannes.
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Australian production sector signs up to albert carbon initiative (exclusive) 2l1n4y
The programme will be run Australian sustainability advocate Maree Cochrane,
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Australian exhibition body ICA appoints a distributor as new head 6a695y
Brett Rosengarten is the former sales director of Roadshow FIlms.
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Australia raises location offset to 30% for international productions 4p6z1p
Minimum local expenditure has risen to A20m for film; A1.5m per hour for TV.
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Sydney Film Festival unveils competition line-up for 70th edition 4544p
Several titles set to premiere at Cannes among the selection.
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Australia’s Q1 box office down 26% on 2019 but strong Easter weekend fuels optimism 1x3r29
’The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ on course to be biggest animated film in the territory.
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Directors including Jane Campion, Thomas Vinterberg and Luca Guadagnino discuss Berlin honoree Steven Spielberg’s legacy 181t4k
Screen International asks 13 filmmakers about Spielberg’s influence on them as storytellers and his impact on global film culture.
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Australia to impose local content streaming quotas by mid-2024 4h55a
The move is part of a five-year plan to revive the country’s wider cultural sector.
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Four Australian films to tempt festival directors in 2023 ra2f
Sundance 2023 marks a strong start for Australian filmmakers.
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Australian box office poised to fall 20-25% in 2022 compared to pre-pandemic 2019 4f84t
But exhibitors are upbeat as they foresee a steady supply of titles in 2023.
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‘Elvis’ dominates film prizes at Australia’s Academy Awards 2u4v11
Director Baz Luhrmann and actor Austin Butler were among 11 winners for Elvis.
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FeaturesMy Screen Life: Studiocanal’s Elizabeth Trotman on box office predictions, female CEOs and British comedies 5j4w51
Studiocanal’s CEO for Australia and New Zealand grew up watching British comedies and now asks her colleagues to predict how each film will perform, rewarding the closest.
