Co-financing, co-production forum takes place September 11-12.
New projects involving the producer of The Babadook, Game Of Thrones creator George R.R. Martin and Lemon Tree filmmaker Eran Riklis will be front and centre when the first in-person Ontario Creates International Financing Forum (Iff) in three years kicks off at TIFF next month.
Now in its 17th year, the two-day co-financing and co-production market takes place from September 11-12 in association with TIFF and features 42 feature film producer teams – 20 from Canada and 22 from as far afield as Australia, India, Norway, Scotland and the US.
The producers will participate in one-on-one producer...
New projects involving the producer of The Babadook, Game Of Thrones creator George R.R. Martin and Lemon Tree filmmaker Eran Riklis will be front and centre when the first in-person Ontario Creates International Financing Forum (Iff) in three years kicks off at TIFF next month.
Now in its 17th year, the two-day co-financing and co-production market takes place from September 11-12 in association with TIFF and features 42 feature film producer teams – 20 from Canada and 22 from as far afield as Australia, India, Norway, Scotland and the US.
The producers will participate in one-on-one producer...
- 8/29/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Co-financing, co-production forum takes place September 11-12.
New projects involving the producer of The Babadook, Game Of Thrones creator George R.R. Martin and Lemon Tree filmmaker Eran Riklis will be front and centre when the first in-person Ontario Creates International Financing Forum (Iff) in three years kicks off at TIFF next month.
Now in its 17th year, the two-day co-financing and co-production market takes place from September 11-12 in association with TIFF and features 42 feature film producer teams – 20 from Canada and 22 from as far afield as Australia, India, Norway, Scotland and the US.
The producers will participate in one-on-one producer...
New projects involving the producer of The Babadook, Game Of Thrones creator George R.R. Martin and Lemon Tree filmmaker Eran Riklis will be front and centre when the first in-person Ontario Creates International Financing Forum (Iff) in three years kicks off at TIFF next month.
Now in its 17th year, the two-day co-financing and co-production market takes place from September 11-12 in association with TIFF and features 42 feature film producer teams – 20 from Canada and 22 from as far afield as Australia, India, Norway, Scotland and the US.
The producers will participate in one-on-one producer...
- 8/29/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Making her feature debut, Rachele Wiggins directs from a screenplay by Duncan Samarasinghe.
Altitude Film Sales has taken worldwide rights (excluding Australia/New Zealand) to horror sequel Wolf Creek 3.
Making her feature debut, Rachele Wiggins directs from a screenplay by Duncan Samarasinghe. Series star John Jarratt reprises his role as Mick Taylor.
The project is being introduced to buyers at this week’s Pre-Cannes Screenings (June 21-25). Altitude will distribute the film in the UK.
Production will start in late 2021 in South Australia.
Wolf Creek creator Greg McLean will produce through his Emu Creek Pictures banner, alongside Bianca Martino and Kristian Moliere.
Altitude Film Sales has taken worldwide rights (excluding Australia/New Zealand) to horror sequel Wolf Creek 3.
Making her feature debut, Rachele Wiggins directs from a screenplay by Duncan Samarasinghe. Series star John Jarratt reprises his role as Mick Taylor.
The project is being introduced to buyers at this week’s Pre-Cannes Screenings (June 21-25). Altitude will distribute the film in the UK.
Production will start in late 2021 in South Australia.
Wolf Creek creator Greg McLean will produce through his Emu Creek Pictures banner, alongside Bianca Martino and Kristian Moliere.
- 6/21/2021
- by Orlando Parfitt
- ScreenDaily
Altitude Film Sales has taken worldwide sales rights, excluding Australia/New Zealand, for “Wolf Creek 3,” the latest instalment of the Wolf Creek franchise, and will introduce the project to buyers this week at the Virtual Cannes Market.
Altitude will also distribute the film in the U.K.
In the film, an American family takes a dream trip to the Australian outback and soon draws the attention of notorious serial killer Mick Taylor. A hellish nightmare ensues as the couple’s two children escape only to be hunted by Australia’s most infamous killer.
John Jarratt will reprise his role of Mick Taylor. Rachele Wiggins will direct from a screenplay by Duncan Samarasinghe.
Wolf Creek creator Greg McLean will produce through his Emu Creek Pictures banner, alongside Bianca Martino (“The Darkness”) and Kristian Moliere (“The Babadook”).
Production will commence late 2021 in South Australia.
Inspired by real events, “Wolf Creek” (2005) was...
Altitude will also distribute the film in the U.K.
In the film, an American family takes a dream trip to the Australian outback and soon draws the attention of notorious serial killer Mick Taylor. A hellish nightmare ensues as the couple’s two children escape only to be hunted by Australia’s most infamous killer.
John Jarratt will reprise his role of Mick Taylor. Rachele Wiggins will direct from a screenplay by Duncan Samarasinghe.
Wolf Creek creator Greg McLean will produce through his Emu Creek Pictures banner, alongside Bianca Martino (“The Darkness”) and Kristian Moliere (“The Babadook”).
Production will commence late 2021 in South Australia.
Inspired by real events, “Wolf Creek” (2005) was...
- 6/21/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Second features from directors Natalie Erika James (Relic) and Samuel Van Grinsven (Sequin in a Blue Room) are among the 28 projects to recently share in $1 million worth of development funding from Screen Australia.
The agency announced the funding recipients today, with money going towards seven features, 16 TV drama and five online projects.
These are the first projects to be announced for the 2020-21 financial year, from both the Premium and Generate funds.
Projects funded via Premium Plus, the additional development funding allocation Screen Australia launched to support the industry through Covid-19, are expected to be announced later today.
Screen Australia head of development Nerida Moore said: “It’s great to see producers thinking globally and developing unique stories for Australian audiences and the world. We’re excited to support these original story ideas, many with distinct storyworlds and fantastic comedic imaginations that I’m confident will resonate. We’re also...
The agency announced the funding recipients today, with money going towards seven features, 16 TV drama and five online projects.
These are the first projects to be announced for the 2020-21 financial year, from both the Premium and Generate funds.
Projects funded via Premium Plus, the additional development funding allocation Screen Australia launched to support the industry through Covid-19, are expected to be announced later today.
Screen Australia head of development Nerida Moore said: “It’s great to see producers thinking globally and developing unique stories for Australian audiences and the world. We’re excited to support these original story ideas, many with distinct storyworlds and fantastic comedic imaginations that I’m confident will resonate. We’re also...
- 10/28/2020
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
(L-r) Rebecca Green, Sarah Epstein and Kristian Moliere.
The producers of The Babadook and US horror movie It Follows are teaming up for a feature adaptation of Small Spaces, a young adult novel by Australian author Sarah Epstein.
Triptych Pictures’ Kristian Moliere and US producer Rebecca Green have hired Shelly Lauman to write and direct the psychological thriller.
Epstein’s debut novel follows Tash Carmody, who has been traumatised since childhood when she witnessed her gruesome imaginary friend Sparrow lure young Mallory Fisher away from a carnival.
At the time nobody believed Tash and she has since come to accept that Sparrow wasn’t real. Now aged 17, as disturbing memories resurface, Tash starts to see Sparrow again.
She realises Mallory is the key to unlocking the truth about a dark secret connecting them, raising the questions: Does Sparrow exist after all? Or is Tash more dangerous to others than she thinks?...
The producers of The Babadook and US horror movie It Follows are teaming up for a feature adaptation of Small Spaces, a young adult novel by Australian author Sarah Epstein.
Triptych Pictures’ Kristian Moliere and US producer Rebecca Green have hired Shelly Lauman to write and direct the psychological thriller.
Epstein’s debut novel follows Tash Carmody, who has been traumatised since childhood when she witnessed her gruesome imaginary friend Sparrow lure young Mallory Fisher away from a carnival.
At the time nobody believed Tash and she has since come to accept that Sparrow wasn’t real. Now aged 17, as disturbing memories resurface, Tash starts to see Sparrow again.
She realises Mallory is the key to unlocking the truth about a dark secret connecting them, raising the questions: Does Sparrow exist after all? Or is Tash more dangerous to others than she thinks?...
- 8/25/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Meg Mundell.
Fremantle and Triptych Pictures’ Kristian Moliere are teaming up to make a TV drama adapted from New Zealand-born author Meg Mundell’s second novel The Trespassers.
The tome follows a shipload of migrant workers fleeing from a pandemic-stricken UK who seek a fresh start in Australia. For nine-year-old Cleary the journey promises adventure, for former nurse Billie it’s a chance to put a shameful mistake behind her, while struggling schoolteacher Tom hopes for a brighter future.
But when a crew member is murdered and people start falling gravely ill, the Steadfast descends into chaos. Trapped on the ship, the trio must join forces to survive the journey and its aftermath.
The screenplay is being written by Andy Cox, who was a script consultant on Stephen Johnson’s High Ground, script editor on Jeremy Sims’ Last Cab to Darwin and script consultant on Kim Mordaunt’s The Rocket.
Fremantle and Triptych Pictures’ Kristian Moliere are teaming up to make a TV drama adapted from New Zealand-born author Meg Mundell’s second novel The Trespassers.
The tome follows a shipload of migrant workers fleeing from a pandemic-stricken UK who seek a fresh start in Australia. For nine-year-old Cleary the journey promises adventure, for former nurse Billie it’s a chance to put a shameful mistake behind her, while struggling schoolteacher Tom hopes for a brighter future.
But when a crew member is murdered and people start falling gravely ill, the Steadfast descends into chaos. Trapped on the ship, the trio must join forces to survive the journey and its aftermath.
The screenplay is being written by Andy Cox, who was a script consultant on Stephen Johnson’s High Ground, script editor on Jeremy Sims’ Last Cab to Darwin and script consultant on Kim Mordaunt’s The Rocket.
- 9/4/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Top row (l-r) Polly Staniford, Sarah Shaw, Tania Chambers, Clayton Jacobson; middle: Jason Byrne, Rikki Lea Bestall, Dena Curtis, Liz Watts, Vincent Sheehan, Anna Vincent; bottom: Steve Jaggi, Scott Corfield, Kristian Moliere.
Polly Staniford, Sarah Shaw, Tania Chambers, Kristian Moliere, Liz Watts and Vincent Sheehan are among a delegation of 13 film and television producers who will travel to Los Angeles to meet with more than 30 development companies and streaming services next month.
The mission is led by Ausfilm as part of its annual Partner with Australia producer connection program. The goal is to provide strategic opportunities for Australian producers with commercially viable feature and TV projects that hold international appeal.
The initiative also supports Ausfilm’s corporate membership of screen services businesses by connecting these companies to Us film and television executives and Australian producers. The program runs from April 14-17.
Supported by Create Nsw, Film Victoria, Screen Queensland, the...
Polly Staniford, Sarah Shaw, Tania Chambers, Kristian Moliere, Liz Watts and Vincent Sheehan are among a delegation of 13 film and television producers who will travel to Los Angeles to meet with more than 30 development companies and streaming services next month.
The mission is led by Ausfilm as part of its annual Partner with Australia producer connection program. The goal is to provide strategic opportunities for Australian producers with commercially viable feature and TV projects that hold international appeal.
The initiative also supports Ausfilm’s corporate membership of screen services businesses by connecting these companies to Us film and television executives and Australian producers. The program runs from April 14-17.
Supported by Create Nsw, Film Victoria, Screen Queensland, the...
- 3/14/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
‘Escape and Evasion.’
Bronte Pictures is set to produce four features next year after signing deals for two films and a feature documentary at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Pascal Borno’s Conquistador Entertainment acquired worldwide rights to Storm Ashwood’s thriller Escape and Evasion, which follows a soldier who returns home in search of solace after his men are killed in Burma.
Instrum International agreed to handle global sales on Around the World, a documentary on freestyle football written and directed by David Amouzegh, Tom Cheve and Clement Reubrecht.
Vertical Entertainment collared North American rights to Ashwood’s debut feature The School, a supernatural horror/thriller which Bronte Pictures co-produced with Lunar Pictures’ Jim Robison.
The film starring Megan Drury as a surgeon whose son has fallen into a coma and who becomes trapped in an abandoned school where she is threatened by feral children, will open in Us...
Bronte Pictures is set to produce four features next year after signing deals for two films and a feature documentary at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Pascal Borno’s Conquistador Entertainment acquired worldwide rights to Storm Ashwood’s thriller Escape and Evasion, which follows a soldier who returns home in search of solace after his men are killed in Burma.
Instrum International agreed to handle global sales on Around the World, a documentary on freestyle football written and directed by David Amouzegh, Tom Cheve and Clement Reubrecht.
Vertical Entertainment collared North American rights to Ashwood’s debut feature The School, a supernatural horror/thriller which Bronte Pictures co-produced with Lunar Pictures’ Jim Robison.
The film starring Megan Drury as a surgeon whose son has fallen into a coma and who becomes trapped in an abandoned school where she is threatened by feral children, will open in Us...
- 9/17/2018
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
David Wenham on set of his directorial feature debut, 'Ellipsis'..
In the second part of his interview with If, David Wenham chats about his recent roles in 'Wake in Fright', 'In Like Flynn' and 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales'...
When David Wenham was offered the role of the police sergeant Jock Crawford in the miniseries Wake in Fright he initially recoiled at the idea.
As a passionate admirer of Canadian director Ted Kotcheff.s seminal 1971 movie based on the Kenneth Cook novel he thought the idea of a remake was ridiculous.
Wenham had watched the restored movie twice, at the Sydney Film Festival and at the Chauvel cinema, rating it as a visceral experience and an incredible piece of filmmaking.
However he changed his mind after reading Stephen M. Irwin.s script for the Network Ten two-parter directed by Kriv Stenders.
In the second part of his interview with If, David Wenham chats about his recent roles in 'Wake in Fright', 'In Like Flynn' and 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales'...
When David Wenham was offered the role of the police sergeant Jock Crawford in the miniseries Wake in Fright he initially recoiled at the idea.
As a passionate admirer of Canadian director Ted Kotcheff.s seminal 1971 movie based on the Kenneth Cook novel he thought the idea of a remake was ridiculous.
Wenham had watched the restored movie twice, at the Sydney Film Festival and at the Chauvel cinema, rating it as a visceral experience and an incredible piece of filmmaking.
However he changed his mind after reading Stephen M. Irwin.s script for the Network Ten two-parter directed by Kriv Stenders.
- 6/2/2017
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Sean Keenan.
Puberty Blues star Sean Keenan has nabbed the lead role in Ten's Wake in Fright two-parter, which begins shooting today..
Keenan will play John Grant, a young school teacher who descends into his own personal nightmare after being stranded in the small outback mining town of Bundanyabba.—.the role made famous by Gary Bond in Ted Kotcheff's 1971 original.
Keenan just worked with director Kriv Stenders, who's helming both episodes of the TV redo, on Foxtel telemovie Australia Day.
He's joined in the cast by David Wenham (Seachange, Lion), Caren Pistorius (Offspring), Gary Sweet (House Husbands), Alex Dimitriades (The Slap), Robyn Malcolm (Upper Middle Bogan), Lee Jones (The Bastard Executioner), Anna Samson (Winners & Losers), Hannah Frederiksen (Hunters) and Jada Alberts (Wentworth), with filming to take place in Broken Hill and Sydney.
Written by Stephen M. Irwin, the Wake In Fright mini is produced by Helen Bowden (The Slap,...
Puberty Blues star Sean Keenan has nabbed the lead role in Ten's Wake in Fright two-parter, which begins shooting today..
Keenan will play John Grant, a young school teacher who descends into his own personal nightmare after being stranded in the small outback mining town of Bundanyabba.—.the role made famous by Gary Bond in Ted Kotcheff's 1971 original.
Keenan just worked with director Kriv Stenders, who's helming both episodes of the TV redo, on Foxtel telemovie Australia Day.
He's joined in the cast by David Wenham (Seachange, Lion), Caren Pistorius (Offspring), Gary Sweet (House Husbands), Alex Dimitriades (The Slap), Robyn Malcolm (Upper Middle Bogan), Lee Jones (The Bastard Executioner), Anna Samson (Winners & Losers), Hannah Frederiksen (Hunters) and Jada Alberts (Wentworth), with filming to take place in Broken Hill and Sydney.
Written by Stephen M. Irwin, the Wake In Fright mini is produced by Helen Bowden (The Slap,...
- 3/6/2017
- by Harry Windsor
- IF.com.au
(l-r): Jason Isaacs, Zen McGrath and director Kriv Stenders on the set of 'Red Dog: True Blue'.
Kriv Stenders might just be the busiest director in Australia.
The helmer's first sequel, Red Dog: True Blue, comes out on Boxing Day, he's got Foxtel TV movie Australia Day in the can, and he's currently in the thick of making a documentary on The Go-Betweens.
After that Stenders begins production on Ten's two-part adaptation of Kenneth Cook's Wake in Fright, previously the basis for Ted Kotcheff's 1971 film of the same name: considered by many the greatest Australian film of all time.
For now, the director is focused on True Blue, and admits to nerves in the run-up to its release.
"Look, of course, I'm anxious," Stenders told If. "I know I've made a really good film, I'm really proud of this film. My job is to make...
Kriv Stenders might just be the busiest director in Australia.
The helmer's first sequel, Red Dog: True Blue, comes out on Boxing Day, he's got Foxtel TV movie Australia Day in the can, and he's currently in the thick of making a documentary on The Go-Betweens.
After that Stenders begins production on Ten's two-part adaptation of Kenneth Cook's Wake in Fright, previously the basis for Ted Kotcheff's 1971 film of the same name: considered by many the greatest Australian film of all time.
For now, the director is focused on True Blue, and admits to nerves in the run-up to its release.
"Look, of course, I'm anxious," Stenders told If. "I know I've made a really good film, I'm really proud of this film. My job is to make...
- 11/25/2016
- by Harry Windsor
- IF.com.au
(l-r): Jason Isaacs, Zen McGrath and director Kriv Stenders on the set of 'Red Dog: True Blue'.
Kriv Stenders might just be the busiest director in Australia.
The helmer's first sequel, Red Dog: True Blue, comes out on Boxing Day, he's got Foxtel TV movie Australia Day in the can, and he's currently in the thick of making a documentary on The Go-Betweens.
After that Stenders begins production on Ten's two-part adaptation of Kenneth Cook's Wake in Fright, previously the basis for Ted Kotcheff's 1971 film of the same name: considered by many the greatest Australian film of all time.
For now, the director is focused on True Blue, and admits to nerves in the run-up to its release.
"Look, of course, I'm anxious," Stenders told If. "I know I've made a really good film, I'm really proud of this film. My job is to make...
Kriv Stenders might just be the busiest director in Australia.
The helmer's first sequel, Red Dog: True Blue, comes out on Boxing Day, he's got Foxtel TV movie Australia Day in the can, and he's currently in the thick of making a documentary on The Go-Betweens.
After that Stenders begins production on Ten's two-part adaptation of Kenneth Cook's Wake in Fright, previously the basis for Ted Kotcheff's 1971 film of the same name: considered by many the greatest Australian film of all time.
For now, the director is focused on True Blue, and admits to nerves in the run-up to its release.
"Look, of course, I'm anxious," Stenders told If. "I know I've made a really good film, I'm really proud of this film. My job is to make...
- 11/25/2016
- by Harry Windsor
- IF.com.au
Kriv Stenders on a recce for Wake In Fright in Broken Hill.
The Nsw Government has invested over $2 million to secure four new feature films, four television drama series and four factual TV series, as well as several one-off documentaries, a web series and a multiplatform project. The productions are predicted to create 1080 new screen jobs and generate a direct production spend of almost $35 million in Nsw. Included among them is Ten.s recently announced mini-series Wake In Fright, the first local production to be supported under the Screen Nsw.s $20 million Made in Nsw Fund. The other 15 productions are being supported through the Film Production Finance Fund. According to Deputy Premier and Minister for the Arts Troy Grant the fund can now support many more local film and television productions because funds have been freed-up by the Made in Nsw Fund. The full list of funding recipients: Project: Ali's Wedding...
The Nsw Government has invested over $2 million to secure four new feature films, four television drama series and four factual TV series, as well as several one-off documentaries, a web series and a multiplatform project. The productions are predicted to create 1080 new screen jobs and generate a direct production spend of almost $35 million in Nsw. Included among them is Ten.s recently announced mini-series Wake In Fright, the first local production to be supported under the Screen Nsw.s $20 million Made in Nsw Fund. The other 15 productions are being supported through the Film Production Finance Fund. According to Deputy Premier and Minister for the Arts Troy Grant the fund can now support many more local film and television productions because funds have been freed-up by the Made in Nsw Fund. The full list of funding recipients: Project: Ali's Wedding...
- 9/12/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Ted Kotcheff's Wake in Fright (1971)
Network Ten has commissioned a new adaptation of Wake In Fright, Kenneth Cook.s classic Australian novel.
Wake In Fright is the story of John Grant, a young school teacher who descends into his own personal nightmare after being stranded in the small outback mining town of Bundanyabba.
Cook.s novel also birthed Ted Kotcheff's iconic 1971 film, which starred Donald Pleasance, Chips Rafferty, Jack Thompson, John Meillon and Gary Bond.
Ten.s two-part series will be produced by Lingo Pictures in association with Endemol Shine Australia, with the assistance of Screen Australia and Screen Nsw.
The news follows on from Foxtel.s announcement earlier this week that it plans to adapt the iconic Picnic at Hanging Rock into a six-part series.
Network Ten head of drama Rick Maier said there are few Australian stories as original or compelling as Wake in Fright.
.Kenneth Cook.s novel,...
Network Ten has commissioned a new adaptation of Wake In Fright, Kenneth Cook.s classic Australian novel.
Wake In Fright is the story of John Grant, a young school teacher who descends into his own personal nightmare after being stranded in the small outback mining town of Bundanyabba.
Cook.s novel also birthed Ted Kotcheff's iconic 1971 film, which starred Donald Pleasance, Chips Rafferty, Jack Thompson, John Meillon and Gary Bond.
Ten.s two-part series will be produced by Lingo Pictures in association with Endemol Shine Australia, with the assistance of Screen Australia and Screen Nsw.
The news follows on from Foxtel.s announcement earlier this week that it plans to adapt the iconic Picnic at Hanging Rock into a six-part series.
Network Ten head of drama Rick Maier said there are few Australian stories as original or compelling as Wake in Fright.
.Kenneth Cook.s novel,...
- 9/8/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Following the film co-financing event Miff 37ºSouth Market, three local producers have been awarded places at the Production Finance Market (Pfm), held in London in October.
Miff 37ºSouth Market is the exclusive Australia/Nz partner of the Pfm, and the only three guaranteed local places are reserved for attending producers. The Pfm runs in association with the BFI London Film Festival.
New Zealand producer Tom Hern won one of the coveted places, as well as a $2000 flight voucher towards his trip. Victorians Pip Campey and Jamie Houge also received places.
Selection was guided by the votes the international financiers and buyers at Miff 37ºSouth Market.
The event, now its 10 year and the only Australian market of its kind held at a film festival, hosted 50 film financiers and buyers including film financiers/buyers including Amazon, Bankside, Catalyst, Double Dutch, eOne Australia, Embankment, Film Mode, Fulcrum, Im Global, Indie, Kaleidoscope, Lotus, Madman,...
Miff 37ºSouth Market is the exclusive Australia/Nz partner of the Pfm, and the only three guaranteed local places are reserved for attending producers. The Pfm runs in association with the BFI London Film Festival.
New Zealand producer Tom Hern won one of the coveted places, as well as a $2000 flight voucher towards his trip. Victorians Pip Campey and Jamie Houge also received places.
Selection was guided by the votes the international financiers and buyers at Miff 37ºSouth Market.
The event, now its 10 year and the only Australian market of its kind held at a film festival, hosted 50 film financiers and buyers including film financiers/buyers including Amazon, Bankside, Catalyst, Double Dutch, eOne Australia, Embankment, Film Mode, Fulcrum, Im Global, Indie, Kaleidoscope, Lotus, Madman,...
- 8/5/2016
- by By Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Delegates have been participating in producer collaboration sessions
Fourteen Australians from across the film and television industry have headed to Hollywood this week to participate in Ausfilm.s annual Partner with Australia Week. The selected delegation features Australian producers and creative teams who will be connected to 34 leading Us development companies and internet television networks such as HBO, Pacific Standard, Amazon, Voltage and Netflix. Attendees will engage in targeted 1-2-1 producer collaboration sessions over two days, providing opportunities for the group to showcase their slate of film and television projects and attract interest from Us film and television production companies. .The group is garnering excellent interest from our Us friends. There.s a diversity of feature and high-end TV drama projects which are very creative opportunities for development with Us partners. We.re two days in and there is great buzz from both sides of the table,. said Ausfilm CEO Debra Richards. The Ausfilm Partner with Australia program was established nine years ago to showcase Australia.s film and television producing talent and creative teams and to help them to foster international business relationships and partnerships with the aim to drive production and post-production to Australia. Australian attendees — Ausfilm Partner with Australia 2016:
Stephen Lance —. Antihero Films Sense Leanne Tonkes— Sense and Centsability Cecilia Ritchie and Polly Staniford — Aquarius Films Sarah Shaw and Anna McLeish — Carver Films Jodi Matterson— Wild Eddie Rosemary Blight —. Goalpost Pictures Jannine Barnes — Happening Films Lauren Elliott — Mad Kids Josh Tanner —. Perception Pictures Claudia Karvan —. Rhubarb Rhubarb Productions Anna Vincent —. Southern Light Alliance Kristian Moliere —. Triptych Pictures .
Fourteen Australians from across the film and television industry have headed to Hollywood this week to participate in Ausfilm.s annual Partner with Australia Week. The selected delegation features Australian producers and creative teams who will be connected to 34 leading Us development companies and internet television networks such as HBO, Pacific Standard, Amazon, Voltage and Netflix. Attendees will engage in targeted 1-2-1 producer collaboration sessions over two days, providing opportunities for the group to showcase their slate of film and television projects and attract interest from Us film and television production companies. .The group is garnering excellent interest from our Us friends. There.s a diversity of feature and high-end TV drama projects which are very creative opportunities for development with Us partners. We.re two days in and there is great buzz from both sides of the table,. said Ausfilm CEO Debra Richards. The Ausfilm Partner with Australia program was established nine years ago to showcase Australia.s film and television producing talent and creative teams and to help them to foster international business relationships and partnerships with the aim to drive production and post-production to Australia. Australian attendees — Ausfilm Partner with Australia 2016:
Stephen Lance —. Antihero Films Sense Leanne Tonkes— Sense and Centsability Cecilia Ritchie and Polly Staniford — Aquarius Films Sarah Shaw and Anna McLeish — Carver Films Jodi Matterson— Wild Eddie Rosemary Blight —. Goalpost Pictures Jannine Barnes — Happening Films Lauren Elliott — Mad Kids Josh Tanner —. Perception Pictures Claudia Karvan —. Rhubarb Rhubarb Productions Anna Vincent —. Southern Light Alliance Kristian Moliere —. Triptych Pictures .
- 6/16/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
(l-r) Shane Krause and Shayne Armstrong.
Screen Queensland has unveiled a new genre initiative, incuBAIT, in which four individuals or teams with genre projects will have the opportunity to fast-track their features via a two-day development workshop run by Queensland writers Shayne Armstrong and Shane Krause.
Armstrong and Krause co-wrote Greg McLean's The Darkness, opening in the U.S. in May, as well as 2008's Acolytes and 2012's Bait 3D.
They are currently developing Tremula, a sci-fi TV series for Michael Rymer (Battlestar Galactica, Hannibal) and Theo: A Haunting, a supernatural thriller for Kristian Moliere (The Babadook).
At the end of the workshop, participants will pitch their project to an experienced genre producer and will then use the development plan as a platform to complete a new draft, which will receive further feedback from Armstrong and Krause..
Applicants may be individual writers, writing teams and may or may not have producers attached.
Screen Queensland has unveiled a new genre initiative, incuBAIT, in which four individuals or teams with genre projects will have the opportunity to fast-track their features via a two-day development workshop run by Queensland writers Shayne Armstrong and Shane Krause.
Armstrong and Krause co-wrote Greg McLean's The Darkness, opening in the U.S. in May, as well as 2008's Acolytes and 2012's Bait 3D.
They are currently developing Tremula, a sci-fi TV series for Michael Rymer (Battlestar Galactica, Hannibal) and Theo: A Haunting, a supernatural thriller for Kristian Moliere (The Babadook).
At the end of the workshop, participants will pitch their project to an experienced genre producer and will then use the development plan as a platform to complete a new draft, which will receive further feedback from Armstrong and Krause..
Applicants may be individual writers, writing teams and may or may not have producers attached.
- 4/5/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Screen Australia will provide $1.35 million in funding for ten emerging screen professionals as part of a $10 million suite of enterprise programs.
The industry placement scheme will allow the selected candidates to work alongside the best and brightest in the sector..
Screen Australia.s Enterprise People provides individuals with a wage of up to $70,000 a year for full-time employment for one to two years.
The program, Enterprise People, gives on-the-job training and a critical bridge to long-term and sustainable employment for a new generation of screen practitioners.
Enterprise People is part of Screen Australia.s three-year, $10 million suite of Enterprise programs that aim to facilitate screen businesses to invest in development, talent and innovation for the benefit of the sector.
The 2015 program attracted applicants with a diverse range of talent..
While all were looking for hands-on opportunities in the screen sector, they had a variety of objectives, including: seeking to move...
The industry placement scheme will allow the selected candidates to work alongside the best and brightest in the sector..
Screen Australia.s Enterprise People provides individuals with a wage of up to $70,000 a year for full-time employment for one to two years.
The program, Enterprise People, gives on-the-job training and a critical bridge to long-term and sustainable employment for a new generation of screen practitioners.
Enterprise People is part of Screen Australia.s three-year, $10 million suite of Enterprise programs that aim to facilitate screen businesses to invest in development, talent and innovation for the benefit of the sector.
The 2015 program attracted applicants with a diverse range of talent..
While all were looking for hands-on opportunities in the screen sector, they had a variety of objectives, including: seeking to move...
- 12/2/2015
- by Inside Film Correspondent
- IF.com.au
Three local producers. have won places at the London Production Finance Market following the film co-financing event Miff 37ºSouth Market.
David Ngo from South Australia won the $2000 flight voucher and a place at Pfm, while Kristina Ceyton from New South Wales and Leanne Saunders from New Zealand also won place at the London event.
Selection for the three 37ºSouth places at Pfm was guided by the votes of international financiers/buyers at Miff 37ºSouth Market.
Thanks to long-time Miff 37ºSouth Market Gold Sponsor Film Finances, one of the three producers selected for the October Pfm received a flight voucher of $2000 towards their trip..
This year the market, held during Miff, hosted some 45 film financiers/buyers including 13 Films, Cornerstone, eOne Australia, Endgame, Fulcrum, Hyde Park, Loco, Memento, Metrodome, Radiant, Roadshow, Seville/eOne, Shoreline, Transmission, Visit, Wide and Xyz. .
A record 28 publishers registered for 37ºSouth.s Books at Miff, including Hachette, Hardie Grant,...
David Ngo from South Australia won the $2000 flight voucher and a place at Pfm, while Kristina Ceyton from New South Wales and Leanne Saunders from New Zealand also won place at the London event.
Selection for the three 37ºSouth places at Pfm was guided by the votes of international financiers/buyers at Miff 37ºSouth Market.
Thanks to long-time Miff 37ºSouth Market Gold Sponsor Film Finances, one of the three producers selected for the October Pfm received a flight voucher of $2000 towards their trip..
This year the market, held during Miff, hosted some 45 film financiers/buyers including 13 Films, Cornerstone, eOne Australia, Endgame, Fulcrum, Hyde Park, Loco, Memento, Metrodome, Radiant, Roadshow, Seville/eOne, Shoreline, Transmission, Visit, Wide and Xyz. .
A record 28 publishers registered for 37ºSouth.s Books at Miff, including Hachette, Hardie Grant,...
- 8/7/2015
- by Staff writer
- IF.com.au
The Sessions writer-director Ben Lewin is attached to helm Blue Rose, a biopic about the self-described .sex crazed. Australian composer and pianist Percy Grainger.
La-based Jeffrey Walker will return to Oz a to direct Dance Academy: The Comeback., a spin-off of Werner Film Productions. popular TV series, which will follow a young ballerina who dreams of being a star.
Following Ruin and Hail, Amiel Courtin-Wilson is to write, produce and direct Hawkwood, a thriller set in the backwaters of Africa which tells of ageing mercenary.s journey from chaos to grace.
These are among 16 feature projects which are receiving more than $620,000 in development funding from Screen Australia.
Lewin will write Blue Rose with Wain Fimeri for producers Chryssy Tintner, Jan Eymann, Judi Levine and Arclight.s Mark Lazarus and Gary Hamilton. His next film is Us indie romantic drama Purple Hearts, which will star Jane the Virgin's Gina Rodriguez...
La-based Jeffrey Walker will return to Oz a to direct Dance Academy: The Comeback., a spin-off of Werner Film Productions. popular TV series, which will follow a young ballerina who dreams of being a star.
Following Ruin and Hail, Amiel Courtin-Wilson is to write, produce and direct Hawkwood, a thriller set in the backwaters of Africa which tells of ageing mercenary.s journey from chaos to grace.
These are among 16 feature projects which are receiving more than $620,000 in development funding from Screen Australia.
Lewin will write Blue Rose with Wain Fimeri for producers Chryssy Tintner, Jan Eymann, Judi Levine and Arclight.s Mark Lazarus and Gary Hamilton. His next film is Us indie romantic drama Purple Hearts, which will star Jane the Virgin's Gina Rodriguez...
- 4/21/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Jennifer Kent’s disturbing directorial debut The Babadook arrives on Blu-ray this week, scoring some of the most critically acclaimed notices ever for a recent psychological horror film. With The Exorcist director William Friedkin’s glowing praise splashed over the front and back cover, proclaiming that he has “never seen a more terrifying film,” and that it will “scare the hell out of you as it did me,” (horror master Stephen King also submits his stamp of approval), Kent’s film has reached a level of unprecedented cultural saturation since premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival. Though pulling in a surprisingly paltry sum at the domestic box office in Australia, foreign markets embraced the film, including in France, the UK, and the Us, bringing its worldwide box office to just under five million.
Satisfying genre films are generally few and far between these days, so it’s with absolute delight...
Satisfying genre films are generally few and far between these days, so it’s with absolute delight...
- 4/14/2015
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
In the Us Jennifer Kent.s The Babadook has raked in more than $US950,000 at cinemas and been viewed online, legally, more than 360,000 times. The horror movie starting Essie Davis and Noah Wiseman thus ranks as the most successful title ever for the Us distributor IFC Midnight, which typically releases films in a handful of cinemas day-and-date with VOD, or straight to VOD.
By contrast, The Babadook platformed at three cinemas last November, concurrent with VoD, and gradually expanded to 80 screens. IFC Midnight orchestrated an ultra-vod release which meant the film was available one month before theatrical via streaming service DirecTV for $US9.99. Causeway Films' Kristina Ceyton, who produced with Kristian Moliere of Smoking Gun Productions, tells If that IFC Midnight reported there were more than 200,000 orders on cable VOD and 160,000 on digital VOD. The distributor has not yet put a monetary value on those transactions. However one executive...
By contrast, The Babadook platformed at three cinemas last November, concurrent with VoD, and gradually expanded to 80 screens. IFC Midnight orchestrated an ultra-vod release which meant the film was available one month before theatrical via streaming service DirecTV for $US9.99. Causeway Films' Kristina Ceyton, who produced with Kristian Moliere of Smoking Gun Productions, tells If that IFC Midnight reported there were more than 200,000 orders on cable VOD and 160,000 on digital VOD. The distributor has not yet put a monetary value on those transactions. However one executive...
- 3/15/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Russell Crowe's The Water Diviner is in the running for nine awards from the Film Critics Circle of Australia.
The Babadook and Predestination each scored eight nominations for the awards which will be presented on Tuesday 10 March in Sydney.
There are five nominations apiece for Charlie.s Country, Felony, The Rover and Tracks. Some 12 films released in calendar 2014 got nods.
Up for best film are The Babadook (producers Kristina Ceyton and Kristian Moliere), Charlie.s Country (Rolf de Heer, Peter Djigirr and Nils Erik Nielsen), Predestination (Paddy McDonald, Tim McGahan and Michael Spierig), Tracks (Iain Canning, Emile Sherman) and The Water Diviner ( Troy Lum, Andrew Mason and Keith Rodger).
Unlike the Aacta Awards, Crowe was nominated for best director alongside John Curran, de Heer, Jennifer Kent and the Spierig brothers.
Fcca president and ABC Radio host Rod Quinn said, .This year.s nominees show the diversity of the Australian...
The Babadook and Predestination each scored eight nominations for the awards which will be presented on Tuesday 10 March in Sydney.
There are five nominations apiece for Charlie.s Country, Felony, The Rover and Tracks. Some 12 films released in calendar 2014 got nods.
Up for best film are The Babadook (producers Kristina Ceyton and Kristian Moliere), Charlie.s Country (Rolf de Heer, Peter Djigirr and Nils Erik Nielsen), Predestination (Paddy McDonald, Tim McGahan and Michael Spierig), Tracks (Iain Canning, Emile Sherman) and The Water Diviner ( Troy Lum, Andrew Mason and Keith Rodger).
Unlike the Aacta Awards, Crowe was nominated for best director alongside John Curran, de Heer, Jennifer Kent and the Spierig brothers.
Fcca president and ABC Radio host Rod Quinn said, .This year.s nominees show the diversity of the Australian...
- 2/4/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Double win marks the first time two films have shared Australia’s top film prize.Scroll down for full list of winners
Russell Crowe’s The Water Diviner and Jennifer Kent thriller The Babadook have both won the Aacta (Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts) Award for best film, marking the first time that two titles have shared the country’s top film prize.
The event in Sydney, hosted this year by actresses Cate Blanchett and Deborah Mailman, is only the 4th annual Aacta Awards but they were the result of an overhaul of the AFI (Australian Film Institute) Awards, which were established in 1969.
The two winning films could not be more different from each other. Kent’s meticulously crafted low-budget claustrophobic thriller, The Babadook, is about a single mother who battles with her son’s fear of a monster lurking in the house.
Gladiator star Crowe’s directorial debut, The Water Diviner, is about...
Russell Crowe’s The Water Diviner and Jennifer Kent thriller The Babadook have both won the Aacta (Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts) Award for best film, marking the first time that two titles have shared the country’s top film prize.
The event in Sydney, hosted this year by actresses Cate Blanchett and Deborah Mailman, is only the 4th annual Aacta Awards but they were the result of an overhaul of the AFI (Australian Film Institute) Awards, which were established in 1969.
The two winning films could not be more different from each other. Kent’s meticulously crafted low-budget claustrophobic thriller, The Babadook, is about a single mother who battles with her son’s fear of a monster lurking in the house.
Gladiator star Crowe’s directorial debut, The Water Diviner, is about...
- 1/29/2015
- by Sandy.George@me.com (Sandy George)
- ScreenDaily
Annabelle Sheehan.
The incoming CEO of the South Australian Film Corporation is keen to continue supporting a diverse range of projects across multiple platforms and to foster indigenous filmmaking in the State.
Currently director of production investment at ScreenWest, Annabelle Sheehan will take up the post in mid-February, succeeding Richard Harris.
.It.s important to have a diverse slate of content across film, TV drama, documentaries and online,. Sheehan tells If. .We also need to strike a balance between supporting emerging and established players and looking to see where the new talent is coming from.
.I am looking forward to understanding South Australian stories and how we can activate those stories further and expand them. I also want to connect with the indigenous community and help them look for filmmaking opportunities..
Sheehan has known Harris, who is returning to Sydney as head of Screen Australia.s business and audience department,...
The incoming CEO of the South Australian Film Corporation is keen to continue supporting a diverse range of projects across multiple platforms and to foster indigenous filmmaking in the State.
Currently director of production investment at ScreenWest, Annabelle Sheehan will take up the post in mid-February, succeeding Richard Harris.
.It.s important to have a diverse slate of content across film, TV drama, documentaries and online,. Sheehan tells If. .We also need to strike a balance between supporting emerging and established players and looking to see where the new talent is coming from.
.I am looking forward to understanding South Australian stories and how we can activate those stories further and expand them. I also want to connect with the indigenous community and help them look for filmmaking opportunities..
Sheehan has known Harris, who is returning to Sydney as head of Screen Australia.s business and audience department,...
- 1/8/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Roadshow Films has confirmed it's buying a one-third stake in Us-based producer/international sales agent FilmNation Entertainment for $US18 million.
The alliance will enable FilmNation to significantly grow its development and production slate with the capital going to content creation and/or acquisitions. Existing FilmNation partners will retain ownership positions in the company.
Village Roadshow told the Asx it is funding the purchase from cash reserves. It said the deal, effective January 1, initially will produce small equity-accounted profits before the expected lift in FilmNation's earnings after 2016.
FilmNation handled international sales on David Michod.s The Rover and See-Saw Films' upcoming Life from director Anton Corbijn, the saga of a freelance photographer's unlikely friendship with actor James Dean, starring Robert Pattinson and Dane DeHaan.
This year Kristina Ceyton, who produced The Babadook with Kristian Moliere, had a six-month attachement with its Los Angeles-based production department, funded by Screen Australia. .
The first...
The alliance will enable FilmNation to significantly grow its development and production slate with the capital going to content creation and/or acquisitions. Existing FilmNation partners will retain ownership positions in the company.
Village Roadshow told the Asx it is funding the purchase from cash reserves. It said the deal, effective January 1, initially will produce small equity-accounted profits before the expected lift in FilmNation's earnings after 2016.
FilmNation handled international sales on David Michod.s The Rover and See-Saw Films' upcoming Life from director Anton Corbijn, the saga of a freelance photographer's unlikely friendship with actor James Dean, starring Robert Pattinson and Dane DeHaan.
This year Kristina Ceyton, who produced The Babadook with Kristian Moliere, had a six-month attachement with its Los Angeles-based production department, funded by Screen Australia. .
The first...
- 12/18/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Russell Crowe-Directed Movie Up for Australian Film Award; Crowe Shortlisted Only in Acting Category
Director Russell Crowe Movie up for Best Film: Australian Academy Awards 2015 nominations (photo: Actor-director Russell Crowe in 'The Water Diviner') Aacta Awards: Feature Film Categories Best Film The Babadook Kristina Ceyton and Kristian Moliere Charlie's Country Nils Erik Nielsen, Peter Djigirr and Rolf de Heer Predestination Paddy McDonald, Tim McGahan, Peter Spierig and Michael Spierig The Railway Man Chris Brown, Andy Paterson and Bill Curbishley Tracks Emile Sherman and Iain Canning The Water Diviner Andrew Mason, Keith Rodger and Troy Lum Best Director The Babadook Jennifer Kent Charlie's Country Rolf de Heer Predestination Peter Spierig and Michael Spierig The Rover David Michôd Best Actress Kate Box The Little Death Essie Davis The Babadook Sarah Snook Predestination Mia Wasikowska Tracks Best Actor Russell Crowe The Water Diviner David Gulpilil Charlie's Country Damon Herriman The Little Death Guy Pearce The Rover Best Supporting Actor Patrick Brammall The Little Death Yilmaz Erdogan...
- 12/3/2014
- by Steve Montgomery
- Alt Film Guide
Jennifer Kent.s The Babadook has raked in more money in its first weekend in the UK than in its entire theatrical run at home.
The horror movie starring Essie Davis and Noah Wiseman fetched £346,000 ($A633,000) on 147 prints from Friday through Sunday, ranking at No.10.
That result mirrors the 5-day opening in France, which also eclipsed the Australian B.O. total of $256,000. The film wound up earning $US1.1 million in France, according to Box Office Mojo.
Rave reviews fuelled the UK opening. .Managing to scare an audience silly with original imagery and non-formulaic jolts is no mean feat at a time when the horror genre has become a largely self-plagiarising, cannibal entity,. declared The Daily Telegraph.s Tim Robey.
.The Babadook, an Australian chamber shocker of cunning bespoke power, achieves both, in a layered, thoughtful, cumulative way that switches your dread from a focus on the bogeyman to the human psyche,...
The horror movie starring Essie Davis and Noah Wiseman fetched £346,000 ($A633,000) on 147 prints from Friday through Sunday, ranking at No.10.
That result mirrors the 5-day opening in France, which also eclipsed the Australian B.O. total of $256,000. The film wound up earning $US1.1 million in France, according to Box Office Mojo.
Rave reviews fuelled the UK opening. .Managing to scare an audience silly with original imagery and non-formulaic jolts is no mean feat at a time when the horror genre has become a largely self-plagiarising, cannibal entity,. declared The Daily Telegraph.s Tim Robey.
.The Babadook, an Australian chamber shocker of cunning bespoke power, achieves both, in a layered, thoughtful, cumulative way that switches your dread from a focus on the bogeyman to the human psyche,...
- 10/27/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
The Babadook producer Kristina Ceyton is teaming with Us producer Russell Ackerman to make Cargo, a post-Apocalyptic thriller adapted from a 2013 Tropfest finalist.
Ceyton met Ackerman, who was Guillermo del Toro.s development executive for six years and worked on films such as Mama, in Los Angeles.
Ackerman approached Ceyton after seeing The Babadook and asked to come on board the project, which will be co-directed by Yolanda Ramke and Ben Howling and scripted by Ramke, who collaborated on the short.
The saga of a guy who is stranded in the midst of a zombie apocalypse and is desperate to protect the precious cargo he carries, his infant daughter, the short has been viewed more than 6.7 million times on YouTube.
Meeting Ackerman, who launched Addictive Pictures with John Schoenfelder last year, was one of the benefits of Ceyton.s six-month attachment with Glen Basner.s production and international sales house FilmNation,...
Ceyton met Ackerman, who was Guillermo del Toro.s development executive for six years and worked on films such as Mama, in Los Angeles.
Ackerman approached Ceyton after seeing The Babadook and asked to come on board the project, which will be co-directed by Yolanda Ramke and Ben Howling and scripted by Ramke, who collaborated on the short.
The saga of a guy who is stranded in the midst of a zombie apocalypse and is desperate to protect the precious cargo he carries, his infant daughter, the short has been viewed more than 6.7 million times on YouTube.
Meeting Ackerman, who launched Addictive Pictures with John Schoenfelder last year, was one of the benefits of Ceyton.s six-month attachment with Glen Basner.s production and international sales house FilmNation,...
- 10/14/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
The fifth edition of Producers Lab Toronto is set to launch during the Toronto International Film Festival® from September 3 to 6, 2014. Ten producers each from Europe and Canada and four participants coming from Australia and New Zealand will meet at Tiff to exchange ideas and information on funding and co-production on both sides of the Atlantic and Down Under. Each year, this successful networking platform facilitates the development of several trans-Atlantic co-productions. Sixty-six of the 96 previous participants are working on 82 projects at different stages of production, with some of the films having since been completed.
The international networking event is organized by European Film Promotion (Efp) in collaboration with the Ontario Media Development Corporation (Omdc) and the Toronto International Film Festival®. For the second time, Screen Australia and the New Zealand Film Commission (Nzfc) will be supporting the event. Additional financial backing comes from Eurimages and Telefilm Canada and the associated Efp member organizations.
On the look-out for projects with a wider scope regarding financing, creativity and distribution, the 24 participants will be taking part in pitching sessions, case studies, roundtables and various networking events with key people from the film industry and film funds.
The participants of the Producers Lab Toronto 2014 program have prior co-production experience and high-quality projects in the pipeline which could be interesting for the international market. The Europeans are selected by the Efp network from the alumni of their prestigious Cannes-based networking platform Producers On The Move. Canadian producers are selected by Omdc and Tiff from an open call across Canada, while Screen Australia and New Zealand Film Commission each selected two participants from their countries.
This year, four participants will see their films included in official sections at the Toronto International Film Festival®: two Canadian world premieres - "Wet Bum," produced by Paula Devonshire, and "Backcountry," produced by Thomas Michael - have been selected for Tiff. In addition, Italy's Alessandro Borrelli co-produced "La Sapienza," which will have its North American premiere in Toronto, and New Zealand’s producer Tom Hern is present at Tiff with "The Dark Horse."
European participants
Nuno Bernardo , beActive Entertainment (Portugal)
Alessandro Borrelli , La Sarraz Pictures (Italy)
Daniel Burlac , Elefant Films (Romania)
Alise Ģelze , Tasse Film (Latvia)
Henning Kamm , DETAiLFILM (Germany)
Mark Lwoff , Bufo (Finland)
Radim Procházka ; Produkce Radim Procházka
(Czech Republic)
Xavier Ruiz , Rce Ruiz Cardinaux Entertainment (Switzerland)
Isabelle Stead , Human Films (United Kingdom)
Marta Velasco , Áralan Films (Spain)
Australian participants
Kristian Moliere , Triptych Pictures
Anna Vincent , Southern Light Alliance
Canadian participants
George Ayoub , Ramaco Media
Bev Bliss , Moving Films
Paula Devonshire , Devonshire Productions
Borga Dorter , Gearshift Films
Walter Forsyth , Gorgeous Mistake Productions
Judy Holm , Markham Street Films
Mehernaz Lentin , Industry Pictures
Thomas Michael , Fella Films
Geordie Sabbagh , Geordie Sabbagh Productions
Marc Stephenson , Sheep Noir Films
New Zealand's participants
John Barnett , South Pacific Pictures
Tom Hern , Four Knights Film...
The international networking event is organized by European Film Promotion (Efp) in collaboration with the Ontario Media Development Corporation (Omdc) and the Toronto International Film Festival®. For the second time, Screen Australia and the New Zealand Film Commission (Nzfc) will be supporting the event. Additional financial backing comes from Eurimages and Telefilm Canada and the associated Efp member organizations.
On the look-out for projects with a wider scope regarding financing, creativity and distribution, the 24 participants will be taking part in pitching sessions, case studies, roundtables and various networking events with key people from the film industry and film funds.
The participants of the Producers Lab Toronto 2014 program have prior co-production experience and high-quality projects in the pipeline which could be interesting for the international market. The Europeans are selected by the Efp network from the alumni of their prestigious Cannes-based networking platform Producers On The Move. Canadian producers are selected by Omdc and Tiff from an open call across Canada, while Screen Australia and New Zealand Film Commission each selected two participants from their countries.
This year, four participants will see their films included in official sections at the Toronto International Film Festival®: two Canadian world premieres - "Wet Bum," produced by Paula Devonshire, and "Backcountry," produced by Thomas Michael - have been selected for Tiff. In addition, Italy's Alessandro Borrelli co-produced "La Sapienza," which will have its North American premiere in Toronto, and New Zealand’s producer Tom Hern is present at Tiff with "The Dark Horse."
European participants
Nuno Bernardo , beActive Entertainment (Portugal)
Alessandro Borrelli , La Sarraz Pictures (Italy)
Daniel Burlac , Elefant Films (Romania)
Alise Ģelze , Tasse Film (Latvia)
Henning Kamm , DETAiLFILM (Germany)
Mark Lwoff , Bufo (Finland)
Radim Procházka ; Produkce Radim Procházka
(Czech Republic)
Xavier Ruiz , Rce Ruiz Cardinaux Entertainment (Switzerland)
Isabelle Stead , Human Films (United Kingdom)
Marta Velasco , Áralan Films (Spain)
Australian participants
Kristian Moliere , Triptych Pictures
Anna Vincent , Southern Light Alliance
Canadian participants
George Ayoub , Ramaco Media
Bev Bliss , Moving Films
Paula Devonshire , Devonshire Productions
Borga Dorter , Gearshift Films
Walter Forsyth , Gorgeous Mistake Productions
Judy Holm , Markham Street Films
Mehernaz Lentin , Industry Pictures
Thomas Michael , Fella Films
Geordie Sabbagh , Geordie Sabbagh Productions
Marc Stephenson , Sheep Noir Films
New Zealand's participants
John Barnett , South Pacific Pictures
Tom Hern , Four Knights Film...
- 8/26/2014
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
The UK’s Isabelle Stead, Canada’s George Ayoub and Australia’s Kristian Moliere are among those selected for this year’s Producers Lab Toronto.
The24 producers from Europe, Canada, Australia and New Zealand will participate in the fifth edition of the networking platform, which runs Sept 3-6 during the Toronto International Film Festival (Sept 4-14).
Plt is targeted at producers who have had previous experience in working on international co-productions and now have projects in the pipeline that could be interesting for the international market.
European producers
The ten European producers were selected by European Film Promotion’s member organisations from previous participants of its Cannes-based initiative Producers on the Move. They include:
Human Films’ co-founder Isabelle Stead, who has played a key role in the new wave of Iraqi cinema by producing such award-winning films as Mohamed Al-Daradji’s Son Of Babylon and In The Sands Of Babylon. She is now...
The24 producers from Europe, Canada, Australia and New Zealand will participate in the fifth edition of the networking platform, which runs Sept 3-6 during the Toronto International Film Festival (Sept 4-14).
Plt is targeted at producers who have had previous experience in working on international co-productions and now have projects in the pipeline that could be interesting for the international market.
European producers
The ten European producers were selected by European Film Promotion’s member organisations from previous participants of its Cannes-based initiative Producers on the Move. They include:
Human Films’ co-founder Isabelle Stead, who has played a key role in the new wave of Iraqi cinema by producing such award-winning films as Mohamed Al-Daradji’s Son Of Babylon and In The Sands Of Babylon. She is now...
- 8/20/2014
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
Jennifer Kent.s The Babadook has made more money in its first five days in France than in its entire Australian season on limited screens.
The reactions from French exhibitors after Wild Bunch arranged a week of Q&A screenings hosted by the writer-director emboldened the Gallic distributor to launch the psychological thriller on 148 screens last Wednesday.
That tactic paid off as the film, retitled Mr Babadook, sold nearly 80,000 tickets, which according to Box Office Mojo equates to a gross of $US513,000.
It ranks at number 11, posting a solid per-screen average that is not far below that of fellow opener Begin Again, John Carney.s New York-set musical drama starring Keira Knightley, Mark Ruffalo and Adam Levine, which rang up $US798,000 on 194 screens.
.We are delighted with the critical response in France and Wild Bunch has done an amazing job promoting the film,. Kristian Moliere, who produced the film with Kristina Ceyton,...
The reactions from French exhibitors after Wild Bunch arranged a week of Q&A screenings hosted by the writer-director emboldened the Gallic distributor to launch the psychological thriller on 148 screens last Wednesday.
That tactic paid off as the film, retitled Mr Babadook, sold nearly 80,000 tickets, which according to Box Office Mojo equates to a gross of $US513,000.
It ranks at number 11, posting a solid per-screen average that is not far below that of fellow opener Begin Again, John Carney.s New York-set musical drama starring Keira Knightley, Mark Ruffalo and Adam Levine, which rang up $US798,000 on 194 screens.
.We are delighted with the critical response in France and Wild Bunch has done an amazing job promoting the film,. Kristian Moliere, who produced the film with Kristina Ceyton,...
- 8/7/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Australian producers increasingly are looking to international co-productions as one solution to the difficulty of raising finance at home.
Producers say the .soft. money available for co-pros with Canada and Europe will help to compensate for the very low minimum guarantees offered by Australian distributors.
Another advantage, they say, is the improved chances of securing marquee cast for films shot in part or completely in Canada and Europe.
. With the collapse of distribution windows, online communication, and the competitiveness of getting soft money out of Australia, producers are becoming more savvy in financing their films with global partners especially as we are telling more global, universally themed stories,. says producer Raquelle David, who is developing the futuristic thriller Lucid as a co-pro.
Producer Matthew Dabner aims to shoot Seasons Pass, a comedy scripted by Heath Davis about an Australian ski instructor who goes to the Canadian snowfields where he is...
Producers say the .soft. money available for co-pros with Canada and Europe will help to compensate for the very low minimum guarantees offered by Australian distributors.
Another advantage, they say, is the improved chances of securing marquee cast for films shot in part or completely in Canada and Europe.
. With the collapse of distribution windows, online communication, and the competitiveness of getting soft money out of Australia, producers are becoming more savvy in financing their films with global partners especially as we are telling more global, universally themed stories,. says producer Raquelle David, who is developing the futuristic thriller Lucid as a co-pro.
Producer Matthew Dabner aims to shoot Seasons Pass, a comedy scripted by Heath Davis about an Australian ski instructor who goes to the Canadian snowfields where he is...
- 7/24/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
UK producer Kevin Loader joins comedy drama B Model, to be directed by actor Rachel Griffiths.
Now that it is likely to be set up as a UK/Australian co-production, prolific UK producer Kevin Loader (In the Loop, Hyde Park on Hudson, Le Week-End) has become part of the team behind the comedy drama B Model, to be directed by actor Rachel Griffiths.
Griffiths has directed two shorts, Roundabout and Tulip and this will be her first feature – providing the money can be raised.
Australian producer Louise Smith was reluctant to provide details of the project precisely because it is yet to be financed. The current draft of the script is being written by Samantha Stauss, co-creator of the series Dance Academy.
B Model is included in a list of 18 features that Screen Australia has injected a total of Us$500,000 worth of development money into in the last four months.
One of the...
Now that it is likely to be set up as a UK/Australian co-production, prolific UK producer Kevin Loader (In the Loop, Hyde Park on Hudson, Le Week-End) has become part of the team behind the comedy drama B Model, to be directed by actor Rachel Griffiths.
Griffiths has directed two shorts, Roundabout and Tulip and this will be her first feature – providing the money can be raised.
Australian producer Louise Smith was reluctant to provide details of the project precisely because it is yet to be financed. The current draft of the script is being written by Samantha Stauss, co-creator of the series Dance Academy.
B Model is included in a list of 18 features that Screen Australia has injected a total of Us$500,000 worth of development money into in the last four months.
One of the...
- 7/23/2014
- by Sandy.George@me.com (Sandy George)
- ScreenDaily
Screen Australia today announced nearly $535,000 in development funding for 18 features including projects set in Canada, inner-city Berlin, Mexico City, Vietnam, the Middle East and medieval England.
The genres range from family and musical to comedy, drama, thriller, sci-fi and action. The funding will support eight new projects as well as further assistance for 10 titles.
Through its Talent Escalator programs, the agency is placing three producers in professional posts to improve their direct industry experience and supporting short film director Nicholas Verso in the next stage of his professional development.
Screen Australia.s Head of Production Sally Caplan said, .In this round it is encouraging to see such a great range of Australian stories receive support from filmmakers at different levels, some with international creative partners and several with international focus.
"We are also pleased to be able to support emerging local talent with international placements that will increase our industry...
The genres range from family and musical to comedy, drama, thriller, sci-fi and action. The funding will support eight new projects as well as further assistance for 10 titles.
Through its Talent Escalator programs, the agency is placing three producers in professional posts to improve their direct industry experience and supporting short film director Nicholas Verso in the next stage of his professional development.
Screen Australia.s Head of Production Sally Caplan said, .In this round it is encouraging to see such a great range of Australian stories receive support from filmmakers at different levels, some with international creative partners and several with international focus.
"We are also pleased to be able to support emerging local talent with international placements that will increase our industry...
- 7/22/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Sequel to local box office hit Red Dog wins Screen Australia backing alongside a thriller starring Kerry Fox.
Government agency Screen Australia is to back Blue Dog, the second in a planned trilogy that began with Red Dog, which grossed $21m on its 2011 release to become the country’s fourth biggest independently-financed local film in the territory.
Termed an “origin film”, rather than a prequel, Blue Dog will see director Kriv Stenders return for the sequel, which will be written by Saniel Taplitz and produced by Nelson Woss. Cast have yet to be attached.
It will follow the early events leading up to Red Dog’s discovery on the road to Dampier and his ultimate rise from ordinary dog to Australian legend.
Produced by Woss Group Film Productions, domestic and international sales will be handled by both Roadshow Films and new player Good Dog Enterprises. Executive producers are Su Armstrong, Joel Pearlman and [link...
Government agency Screen Australia is to back Blue Dog, the second in a planned trilogy that began with Red Dog, which grossed $21m on its 2011 release to become the country’s fourth biggest independently-financed local film in the territory.
Termed an “origin film”, rather than a prequel, Blue Dog will see director Kriv Stenders return for the sequel, which will be written by Saniel Taplitz and produced by Nelson Woss. Cast have yet to be attached.
It will follow the early events leading up to Red Dog’s discovery on the road to Dampier and his ultimate rise from ordinary dog to Australian legend.
Produced by Woss Group Film Productions, domestic and international sales will be handled by both Roadshow Films and new player Good Dog Enterprises. Executive producers are Su Armstrong, Joel Pearlman and [link...
- 5/30/2014
- by Sandy.George@me.com (Sandy George)
- ScreenDaily
The creative team behind Red Dog is reuniting for Blue Dog, an origin story which will serve as a stand-alone film and form part of the franchise that will continue with Yellow Dog.
The canine caper was one of two features, TV drama Glitch and nine multi-platform projects that secured the final round of funding from Screen Australia in the current financial year.
The other film is Downriver, a mystery inspired by real events that will mark the feature directing debut of writer- director Grant Scicluna.
Screen Australia is investing more than $4.5 million in these 12 projects, triggering production worth more than $25 million. CEO Graeme Mason noted the value of Australian stories was reaffirmed at Cannes with Australian film sales to international territories more than doubling the volume of sales made there last year.
Nelson Woss, producer of the Dog franchise, has formed Good Dog Enterprises, a distribution company that will...
The canine caper was one of two features, TV drama Glitch and nine multi-platform projects that secured the final round of funding from Screen Australia in the current financial year.
The other film is Downriver, a mystery inspired by real events that will mark the feature directing debut of writer- director Grant Scicluna.
Screen Australia is investing more than $4.5 million in these 12 projects, triggering production worth more than $25 million. CEO Graeme Mason noted the value of Australian stories was reaffirmed at Cannes with Australian film sales to international territories more than doubling the volume of sales made there last year.
Nelson Woss, producer of the Dog franchise, has formed Good Dog Enterprises, a distribution company that will...
- 5/29/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Jennifer Kent’s The Babadook had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival and IFC Midnight announced that they have acquired rights to release the movie in the Us and Latin America:
“IFC Midnight announced today from the 2014 Sundance Film Festival that the company is acquiring U.S. and Latin American rights to Jennifer Kent’s psychological horror film The Babadook. The film, with a screenplay by Kent, stars actress Essie Davis in a breakout role as a single mother who must cope with her troubled son and the shadowy monster that has taken over their home. The film was produced by Kristina Ceyton (Causeway Films) and Kristian Moliere, and executive produced by Jonathan Page, Michael Tear, Jan Chapman, and Jeff Harrison. The film made its World Premiere this week in the Midnight Section at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival. Entertainment One Films International (eOne) handles international rights to the film.
“IFC Midnight announced today from the 2014 Sundance Film Festival that the company is acquiring U.S. and Latin American rights to Jennifer Kent’s psychological horror film The Babadook. The film, with a screenplay by Kent, stars actress Essie Davis in a breakout role as a single mother who must cope with her troubled son and the shadowy monster that has taken over their home. The film was produced by Kristina Ceyton (Causeway Films) and Kristian Moliere, and executive produced by Jonathan Page, Michael Tear, Jan Chapman, and Jeff Harrison. The film made its World Premiere this week in the Midnight Section at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival. Entertainment One Films International (eOne) handles international rights to the film.
- 1/25/2014
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Us and Latin American rights to writer-director Jennifer Kent's The Babadook have been acquired by IFC Midnight, which released Snowtown in the Us..
The deal was announced at the Sundance Film Festival where the psychological thriller had its world premiere, generating effusive reviews and a lot of media coverage. ..
Essie Davis plays a single mother who must cope with her troubled son (newcomer Noah Wiseman) and the monster that has taken over their home.
"This is an extraordinary debut feature from a brilliant Australian filmmaker named Jennifer Kent who has crafted the perfect classic horror film,. said Jonathan Sehring, president of Sundance Selects/IFC Films. .We were blown away by the two lead performances in the film, and we believe that people will see this film and realise that Jennifer Kent has arrived as one of the great new horror filmmakers.. Last week Wild Bunch bought the rights to France,...
The deal was announced at the Sundance Film Festival where the psychological thriller had its world premiere, generating effusive reviews and a lot of media coverage. ..
Essie Davis plays a single mother who must cope with her troubled son (newcomer Noah Wiseman) and the monster that has taken over their home.
"This is an extraordinary debut feature from a brilliant Australian filmmaker named Jennifer Kent who has crafted the perfect classic horror film,. said Jonathan Sehring, president of Sundance Selects/IFC Films. .We were blown away by the two lead performances in the film, and we believe that people will see this film and realise that Jennifer Kent has arrived as one of the great new horror filmmakers.. Last week Wild Bunch bought the rights to France,...
- 1/25/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
IFC Midnight has acquired U.S. and Latin American rights to Jennifer Kent’s psychological horror film The Babadook, which had debuted in the Midnight Section at the Sundance Film Festival. The film stars Essie Davis as a single mother with a troubled son who must cope with a shadowy monster that has taken over their home. It was produced by Kristina Ceyton of Causeway Films and Kristian Moliere, and executive produced by Jonathan Page, Michael Tear, Jan Chapman and Jeff Harrison. Screen Australia, the chief funding body for the Australian screen production industry, is a major investor in the film
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- 1/25/2014
- by Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The tactic of launching writer-director Jennifer Kent.s The Babadook at the Sundance Film Festival is paying off with a multi-territory deal.
Wild Bunch bought the rights for France, Germany and Switzerland to the psychological thriller which stars Essie Davis as a tormented widow who tries to deal with her son.s fear of a night-time monster and must eventually confront a sinister entity in the house.
Noah Wiseman, Daniel Henshall, Hayley McElhinney, Barbara West and Ben Winspear co-star.
The film has won glowing reviews since its world premiere in the festival.s Midnight section. .It's very personal, and it plays on the very real fears and anxieties of parenthood in a way that never feels "cool," but that always feels authentic,. opined Hitflix.s Drew McWeeny.
.I found the film very upsetting, and even when it ends, Kent isn't interested in letting you off the hook. Evil never just disappears,...
Wild Bunch bought the rights for France, Germany and Switzerland to the psychological thriller which stars Essie Davis as a tormented widow who tries to deal with her son.s fear of a night-time monster and must eventually confront a sinister entity in the house.
Noah Wiseman, Daniel Henshall, Hayley McElhinney, Barbara West and Ben Winspear co-star.
The film has won glowing reviews since its world premiere in the festival.s Midnight section. .It's very personal, and it plays on the very real fears and anxieties of parenthood in a way that never feels "cool," but that always feels authentic,. opined Hitflix.s Drew McWeeny.
.I found the film very upsetting, and even when it ends, Kent isn't interested in letting you off the hook. Evil never just disappears,...
- 1/21/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Sundance: In the most high-profile piece of European business thus far at the festival, eOne and Wild Bunch have struck a deal over Jennifer Kent’s buzzy genre film.
Charlotte Mickie licensed rights on behalf of eOne Films International to Wild Bunch for France, Germany and Switzerland.
The Babadook has drawn enthusiastic reviews and screened three times to sell-out venues in Park City and is set to play again on January 21 and 25.
The Midnight selection tells of a tormented widow who tries to deal with her son’s fear of a nighttime monster and must eventually confront a sinister entity the house.
Essie Davis and Noah Wiseman star alongside Daniel Henshall, Hayley McElhinney, Barbara West and Ben Winspear.
Mickie and eOne have been a steady supplier of quality to the festival and their sales credits include the modern Australian crime classic Animal Kingdom as well as 2012 Oscar nominee Beasts Of The Southern Wild.
Jerome Rougier...
Charlotte Mickie licensed rights on behalf of eOne Films International to Wild Bunch for France, Germany and Switzerland.
The Babadook has drawn enthusiastic reviews and screened three times to sell-out venues in Park City and is set to play again on January 21 and 25.
The Midnight selection tells of a tormented widow who tries to deal with her son’s fear of a nighttime monster and must eventually confront a sinister entity the house.
Essie Davis and Noah Wiseman star alongside Daniel Henshall, Hayley McElhinney, Barbara West and Ben Winspear.
Mickie and eOne have been a steady supplier of quality to the festival and their sales credits include the modern Australian crime classic Animal Kingdom as well as 2012 Oscar nominee Beasts Of The Southern Wild.
Jerome Rougier...
- 1/20/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Writer-director Jennifer Kent.s The Babadook will have its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival next month.
The psychological thriller starring Essie Davis will screen in the Park City at Midnight section of the festival. That.s the second South Australian-shot feature to be showcased at Sundance, joining Sophie Hyde.s 52 Tuesdays.
Davis plays a single mother plagued by memories of the violent death of her husband. When a disturbing storybook called The Babadook turns up at her house she is forced to battle with her son.s deep seated fear of a monster. Soon she discovers a sinister presence.
The Babadook was produced by South Australian Kristian Moliere of Smoking Gun Productions and Kristina Ceyton, supported by the Safc and Screen Australia, filmed at Adelaide Studios.
.It is a tremendous honour to be selected for Sundance and to have our world premiere in the Park City at Midnight section,...
The psychological thriller starring Essie Davis will screen in the Park City at Midnight section of the festival. That.s the second South Australian-shot feature to be showcased at Sundance, joining Sophie Hyde.s 52 Tuesdays.
Davis plays a single mother plagued by memories of the violent death of her husband. When a disturbing storybook called The Babadook turns up at her house she is forced to battle with her son.s deep seated fear of a monster. Soon she discovers a sinister presence.
The Babadook was produced by South Australian Kristian Moliere of Smoking Gun Productions and Kristina Ceyton, supported by the Safc and Screen Australia, filmed at Adelaide Studios.
.It is a tremendous honour to be selected for Sundance and to have our world premiere in the Park City at Midnight section,...
- 12/6/2013
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Typifying a growing buoyancy and sense of optimism about filmmaking in South Australia, producers Julie Byrne, Kristian Moliere and Jennifer Jones have formed Triptych Pictures.
The troika has just delivered its first factual entertainment series for the ABC, Jillaroo School, and shooting wraps today on its first feature, Touch.
Jillaroo School (6 x 30.) follows the journeys of the women who undergo a course to train as jillaroos under the tutelage of experienced horse master Bill Willoughby.
Writer-director Christopher Houghton.s Touch is a thriller about a mother and daughter who are on the run, hiding in a remote hills town, starring Leeanna Walsman, Matt Day, Greg Hatton and 12-year-old tyro Onor Nottle.
.It.s very hard to be a solo producer or even a duo,. Byrne tells If. .With three you have a critical mass and each brings different ideas. We are all drama-oriented and we want to get into TV series drama.
The troika has just delivered its first factual entertainment series for the ABC, Jillaroo School, and shooting wraps today on its first feature, Touch.
Jillaroo School (6 x 30.) follows the journeys of the women who undergo a course to train as jillaroos under the tutelage of experienced horse master Bill Willoughby.
Writer-director Christopher Houghton.s Touch is a thriller about a mother and daughter who are on the run, hiding in a remote hills town, starring Leeanna Walsman, Matt Day, Greg Hatton and 12-year-old tyro Onor Nottle.
.It.s very hard to be a solo producer or even a duo,. Byrne tells If. .With three you have a critical mass and each brings different ideas. We are all drama-oriented and we want to get into TV series drama.
- 10/3/2013
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Psychological-thriller The Babadook, starring Essie Davis, has begun filming in South Australia.
It marks the debut feature film from writer/director Jennifer Kent and follows a single mother who battles with her son's fear of a monster lurking in the house, only to discover a sinister presence all around her.
As well as Davis (Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries; The Slap; cloudstreet), the film also stars Daniel Henshall (Snowtown), Hayley McElhinney, Ben Winspear and six-year-old Noah Wiseman. In a statement, Davis said she was ready to tackle the complex role.
"It's such a complex, intense and intriguing character to be playing and a lot of responsibility to carry a film like this, but I've known director Jennifer Kent for 20 years now so I'm totally ready to surrender and take the plunge with her into this incredible and terrifying world."
The Babadook was inspired by Kent's short horror film, Monster, and developed...
It marks the debut feature film from writer/director Jennifer Kent and follows a single mother who battles with her son's fear of a monster lurking in the house, only to discover a sinister presence all around her.
As well as Davis (Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries; The Slap; cloudstreet), the film also stars Daniel Henshall (Snowtown), Hayley McElhinney, Ben Winspear and six-year-old Noah Wiseman. In a statement, Davis said she was ready to tackle the complex role.
"It's such a complex, intense and intriguing character to be playing and a lot of responsibility to carry a film like this, but I've known director Jennifer Kent for 20 years now so I'm totally ready to surrender and take the plunge with her into this incredible and terrifying world."
The Babadook was inspired by Kent's short horror film, Monster, and developed...
- 9/3/2012
- by Brendan Swift
- IF.com.au
Psychological-thriller The Babadook, starring Essie Davis, has begun filming in South Australia.
It marks the debut feature film from writer/director Jennifer Kent and follows a single mother who battles with her son's fear of a monster lurking in the house, only to discover a sinister presence all around her.
As well as Davis (Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries; The Slap; cloudstreet), the film also stars Daniel Henshall (Snowtown), Hayley McElhinney, Ben Winspear and six-year-old Noah Wiseman.
The Babadook was inspired by Kent's short horror film, Monster, and developed at the Binger Lab in Amsterdam with assistance from Screen Nsw, Screen Australia, Waking Dreams Productions, the Screen Australia Enterprise Program and experienced Australian producer Jan Chapman. It won the Talent Highlight Pitch Award at the Berlinale Co-production Market in February 2011.
The film is being produced by Kristian Moliere and Kristina Ceyton. "Our team are committed to creating a new and captivating visual world,...
It marks the debut feature film from writer/director Jennifer Kent and follows a single mother who battles with her son's fear of a monster lurking in the house, only to discover a sinister presence all around her.
As well as Davis (Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries; The Slap; cloudstreet), the film also stars Daniel Henshall (Snowtown), Hayley McElhinney, Ben Winspear and six-year-old Noah Wiseman.
The Babadook was inspired by Kent's short horror film, Monster, and developed at the Binger Lab in Amsterdam with assistance from Screen Nsw, Screen Australia, Waking Dreams Productions, the Screen Australia Enterprise Program and experienced Australian producer Jan Chapman. It won the Talent Highlight Pitch Award at the Berlinale Co-production Market in February 2011.
The film is being produced by Kristian Moliere and Kristina Ceyton. "Our team are committed to creating a new and captivating visual world,...
- 9/3/2012
- by Brendan Swift
- IF.com.au
Short film fest, The St Kilda Film Festival has announced its award nominees across 18 categories. Winners will be announced on Sunday 27 May
The announcement:
Now in its 29th year the St Kilda Film Festival’s (Skff) Top 100 competition recognises and awards local filmmakers of all levels of experience who excel in creative and craft and who show potential for growth within the industry.
From an increasingly competitive field of entrants, 62 nominees are in the running for 18 prestigious awards and their share of $40,000 of cash and in-kind prizes, with the winner of the Best Film being awarded $10,000 cash.
The nominations for the 2012 Best Short Film include: At The Formal (Directed by Andrew Kavanagh & Produced by Ramona Telecican). Peekaboo (Directed by Damien Power & Produced by Joe Weatherstone) The Palace (Directed by Anthony Maras & Produced by Anthony Maras, Kate Croser, Andros Achilleos) and Transmission (Directed by Zak Hilditch & Produced by Liz Kearney)
Nominees...
The announcement:
Now in its 29th year the St Kilda Film Festival’s (Skff) Top 100 competition recognises and awards local filmmakers of all levels of experience who excel in creative and craft and who show potential for growth within the industry.
From an increasingly competitive field of entrants, 62 nominees are in the running for 18 prestigious awards and their share of $40,000 of cash and in-kind prizes, with the winner of the Best Film being awarded $10,000 cash.
The nominations for the 2012 Best Short Film include: At The Formal (Directed by Andrew Kavanagh & Produced by Ramona Telecican). Peekaboo (Directed by Damien Power & Produced by Joe Weatherstone) The Palace (Directed by Anthony Maras & Produced by Anthony Maras, Kate Croser, Andros Achilleos) and Transmission (Directed by Zak Hilditch & Produced by Liz Kearney)
Nominees...
- 5/24/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Four feature film projects have received funding from Screen Australia, including a Tim Winton anthology which will be directed by a number of high profile actors and filmmakers such as David Wenham, Mia Wasikowska and Cate Blanchett.
The $5 million invested across the four films is expected to generate $20 million in production.
Winton's popular short story collection The Turning will be adapted by Robert Connolly's production company Arenamedia, with each chapter brought to the screen by a different director.
Set on a coastal stretch of Western Australia, The Turning follows the turning points faced by ordinary people. Other directors attached to the project include Tony Ayres (The Slap), Justin Kurzel (Snowtown) and Claire McCarthy (The Waiting City).
Other projects on the investment slate include a new project from Oscar-winning producers Emile Sherman and Iain Canning, a supernatural thriller starring Essie Davis and a teen drama set in the suburbs of Canberra.
The $5 million invested across the four films is expected to generate $20 million in production.
Winton's popular short story collection The Turning will be adapted by Robert Connolly's production company Arenamedia, with each chapter brought to the screen by a different director.
Set on a coastal stretch of Western Australia, The Turning follows the turning points faced by ordinary people. Other directors attached to the project include Tony Ayres (The Slap), Justin Kurzel (Snowtown) and Claire McCarthy (The Waiting City).
Other projects on the investment slate include a new project from Oscar-winning producers Emile Sherman and Iain Canning, a supernatural thriller starring Essie Davis and a teen drama set in the suburbs of Canberra.
- 3/22/2012
- by Amanda Diaz
- IF.com.au
A Robert Connolly-produced film – which features a range of big-name Australian filmmakers and actors directing different chapters of the film – has received funding from Screen Australia.
The Turning, an adaptation Tim Winton’s book of 17 short stories of the same name, is to be directed by Snowtown director Justin Kurzel, Van Diemen’s Land director Jonathan Auf Der Heide, The Slap show runner Tony Ayres, actors Cate Blanchett, David Wenham and Mia Wasikowska, Connolly and others.
Connolly’s multi-director project comes a few months after the announcement that the screen agency was investing in John Polson’s film Sydney Unplugged featuring short films by prominent Australian filmmakers.
Connolly, producer of The Boys, Romulus and My Father and director of The Bank, Three Dollars and Balibo, is a board member of Screen Australia.
A Screen Australia spokesperson told Encore: “We have a clear working conflict of interest policy that works.
The Turning, an adaptation Tim Winton’s book of 17 short stories of the same name, is to be directed by Snowtown director Justin Kurzel, Van Diemen’s Land director Jonathan Auf Der Heide, The Slap show runner Tony Ayres, actors Cate Blanchett, David Wenham and Mia Wasikowska, Connolly and others.
Connolly’s multi-director project comes a few months after the announcement that the screen agency was investing in John Polson’s film Sydney Unplugged featuring short films by prominent Australian filmmakers.
Connolly, producer of The Boys, Romulus and My Father and director of The Bank, Three Dollars and Balibo, is a board member of Screen Australia.
A Screen Australia spokesperson told Encore: “We have a clear working conflict of interest policy that works.
- 3/22/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
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