Fresh off playing a pivotal role in the horror film Smile (watch it Here), which earned over 200 million at the global box office, Caitlin Stasey has signed on to play the lead in the horror thriller Devil Inside. Stasey is joined in the cast by Lou Taylor Pucci (Evil Dead 2013) and Ryan Kwanten (Glorious). Devil Inside is currently in pre-production, and is expected to be completed by the fourth quarter of 2023.
Directed by Jonathan auf Der Heide (Van Diemen’s Land), who also wrote the screenplay with Tom Holloway, Devil Inside is described as being in the vein of 28 Days Later and It Comes at Night – and Variety even used the dreaded “elevated” label when covering the movie, saying it’s “pitched as an elevated genre film”.
Elevated or not, the movie will see Stasey taking on the role of Eva, a young virologist, who helps the local park...
Directed by Jonathan auf Der Heide (Van Diemen’s Land), who also wrote the screenplay with Tom Holloway, Devil Inside is described as being in the vein of 28 Days Later and It Comes at Night – and Variety even used the dreaded “elevated” label when covering the movie, saying it’s “pitched as an elevated genre film”.
Elevated or not, the movie will see Stasey taking on the role of Eva, a young virologist, who helps the local park...
- 11/23/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
“Smile” star Caitlin Stasey and Lou Taylor Pucci have joined the cast of Jonathan auf Der Heide’s upcoming horror-thriller film “Devil Inside.” They join the previously announced Ryan Kwanten.
Pitched as an elevated genre film in the vein of “28 Days Later” and “It Comes at Night,” the picture explores the ‘what if’ question of a cross-species contagion, in this case from a Tasmanian Devil, the last of the marsupial carnivores.
Stasey is fresh from Paramount’s 200 million-grossing hit “Smile” and is also known for her genre work on “I, Frankenstein” and “Tomorrow When the War Began.” Pucci won the Sundance Jury Prize and the Berlin Silver Bear for “Thumbsucker” and was star of the Sam Raimi-produced “Evile Dead” in 2013.
In the film, Stasey plays the role of Eva, a young virologist, who helps the local park ranger (Kwanten) research the Tasmanian Devil Facial Tumor Disease – a contagious...
Pitched as an elevated genre film in the vein of “28 Days Later” and “It Comes at Night,” the picture explores the ‘what if’ question of a cross-species contagion, in this case from a Tasmanian Devil, the last of the marsupial carnivores.
Stasey is fresh from Paramount’s 200 million-grossing hit “Smile” and is also known for her genre work on “I, Frankenstein” and “Tomorrow When the War Began.” Pucci won the Sundance Jury Prize and the Berlin Silver Bear for “Thumbsucker” and was star of the Sam Raimi-produced “Evile Dead” in 2013.
In the film, Stasey plays the role of Eva, a young virologist, who helps the local park ranger (Kwanten) research the Tasmanian Devil Facial Tumor Disease – a contagious...
- 11/23/2022
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Australian sales firm Odin’s Eye Entertainment has acquired Jonathan aux der Heide (Van Diemens Land) film Devil Inside and will launch the Ryan Kwanten-starring picture at the Cannes Market.
Kwanten is starring, and is picture is currently in pre-production ahead of a Q3 2023 delivery date. Odin’s Eye will bring it to Cannes this month.
Pitched as an elevated horror-thriller in the vein of 28 Days Later and It Comes at Night, Devil Inside explores the ‘what if’ question of a cross-species contagion, in this case from a Tasmanian Devil.
It follows Eva, a young virologist, who helps the local park ranger research the Tasmanian Devil Facial Tumour Disease — a contagious cancer that has wiped out nearly 90 of the population. But when her husband is bitten by a stray dog, she suspects the virus has mutated to cross species and is causing violent outbursts in the hosts.
Kwanten is starring, and is picture is currently in pre-production ahead of a Q3 2023 delivery date. Odin’s Eye will bring it to Cannes this month.
Pitched as an elevated horror-thriller in the vein of 28 Days Later and It Comes at Night, Devil Inside explores the ‘what if’ question of a cross-species contagion, in this case from a Tasmanian Devil.
It follows Eva, a young virologist, who helps the local park ranger research the Tasmanian Devil Facial Tumour Disease — a contagious cancer that has wiped out nearly 90 of the population. But when her husband is bitten by a stray dog, she suspects the virus has mutated to cross species and is causing violent outbursts in the hosts.
- 5/12/2022
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
The title is the follow-up to Stolevski’s debut, Sundance hit ‘You Won’t Be Alone’.
London-based Bankside Films has acquired Australian filmmaker Goran Stolevski’s Of An Age for worldwide sales, his second feature following buzzy Sundance premiere You Won’t Be Alone, and released a first-look image.
Of An Age is written and directed by Stolevski, and set in Melbourne, Australia in 1999. A 17-year-old Serbian immigrant named Kol is preparing for the finals of an Australian dance contest when he receives a distressed call from his dance partner Ebony, who has woken up on a beach in an unfamiliar town after a big night out.
London-based Bankside Films has acquired Australian filmmaker Goran Stolevski’s Of An Age for worldwide sales, his second feature following buzzy Sundance premiere You Won’t Be Alone, and released a first-look image.
Of An Age is written and directed by Stolevski, and set in Melbourne, Australia in 1999. A 17-year-old Serbian immigrant named Kol is preparing for the finals of an Australian dance contest when he receives a distressed call from his dance partner Ebony, who has woken up on a beach in an unfamiliar town after a big night out.
- 2/7/2022
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
Gary Hamilton among executive producers.
Arclight Films has acquired worldwide sales rights to the completed post-apocalyptic zombie thriller Wyrmwood: Apocalypse from Bronte Picture and Guerilla Films and launches talks today (June 21) at the virtual Cannes market.
Jake Ryan from The Great Gatsby, Luke McKenzie from BBC Films’ Perfect Sense, Bianca Bradey from The Osiris Child, and Jay Gallagher from Nekrotronic star in the sequel to 2014 Fantastic Fest selection and 2015 Trieste Science+Fiction Festival award winner Wyrmwood: Road Of The Dead.
The sequel picks up the action in a zombie-infested Australian wasteland where soldier Rhys has dedicated his life to tracking...
Arclight Films has acquired worldwide sales rights to the completed post-apocalyptic zombie thriller Wyrmwood: Apocalypse from Bronte Picture and Guerilla Films and launches talks today (June 21) at the virtual Cannes market.
Jake Ryan from The Great Gatsby, Luke McKenzie from BBC Films’ Perfect Sense, Bianca Bradey from The Osiris Child, and Jay Gallagher from Nekrotronic star in the sequel to 2014 Fantastic Fest selection and 2015 Trieste Science+Fiction Festival award winner Wyrmwood: Road Of The Dead.
The sequel picks up the action in a zombie-infested Australian wasteland where soldier Rhys has dedicated his life to tracking...
- 6/21/2021
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Noomi Rapace (The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo), Anamaria Marinca, Alice Englert, Carloto Cotta (Tabu) and Félix Maritaud (Sauvage) are among the cast of writer-director Goran Stolevski’s You Won’t Be Alone, which recently wrapped filming in Serbia.
Set in an isolated mountain village in 19th century Macedonia, the supernatural horror follows a young witch who is left to go feral in the woods.
Curious about life as a human, she accidentally kills a peasant in the village, then takes her shape to see what life is like in her skin. This ignites her deep-seated curiosity to experience life inside the bodies of others.
The film marks the debut feature for Macedonian-Australian Stolevski, following on from 25 shorts, including Would You Look At Her, winner of Best International Short Film at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival.
Macedonian actress Sara Klimoska, who starred in that project, also reunites with Stolevski for You Won’t Be Alone.
Set in an isolated mountain village in 19th century Macedonia, the supernatural horror follows a young witch who is left to go feral in the woods.
Curious about life as a human, she accidentally kills a peasant in the village, then takes her shape to see what life is like in her skin. This ignites her deep-seated curiosity to experience life inside the bodies of others.
The film marks the debut feature for Macedonian-Australian Stolevski, following on from 25 shorts, including Would You Look At Her, winner of Best International Short Film at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival.
Macedonian actress Sara Klimoska, who starred in that project, also reunites with Stolevski for You Won’t Be Alone.
- 12/9/2020
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
Focus Features has acquired the worldwide rights to “You Won’t Be Alone,” a supernatural horror film that stars “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” actress Noomi Rapace and that just completed filming in Serbia.
“You Won’t Be Alone” is produced by the team that was behind “The Babadook,” and the film is directed by Australian/Macedonian writer and director Goran Stolevski in his feature film debut.
Set in an isolated mountain village in 19th century Macedonia, “You Won’t Be Alone” follows a young witch who is left to go feral in the woods. Curious about life as a human, she accidentally kills a peasant in the village, then takes her shape to see what life is like in her skin. This ignites her deep-seated curiosity to experience life inside the bodies of others.
Co-starring in “You Won’t Be Alone” are Anamaria Marinca, Alice Englert, Carloto Cotta,...
“You Won’t Be Alone” is produced by the team that was behind “The Babadook,” and the film is directed by Australian/Macedonian writer and director Goran Stolevski in his feature film debut.
Set in an isolated mountain village in 19th century Macedonia, “You Won’t Be Alone” follows a young witch who is left to go feral in the woods. Curious about life as a human, she accidentally kills a peasant in the village, then takes her shape to see what life is like in her skin. This ignites her deep-seated curiosity to experience life inside the bodies of others.
Co-starring in “You Won’t Be Alone” are Anamaria Marinca, Alice Englert, Carloto Cotta,...
- 12/9/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Focus Features has pre-bought world rights to under-the-radar supernatural-horror You Won’t Be Alone, which will star Noomi Rapace (The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo), BAFTA-winner Anamaria Marinca, Alice Englert (Ratched), Carloto Cotta (Tabu), Félix Maritaud (Sauvage) and Sara Klimoska (Milcho Manchevski’s Willow).
Filming has just wrapped in Serbia on the English-language feature which is being made by The Babadook and The Nightingale producer Kristina Ceyton and Cargo producer Sam Jennings.
Set in an isolated mountain village in 19th century Macedonia, pic follows a young witch who is left to go feral in the woods. Curious about life as a human, she accidentally kills a peasant in the village, then takes her shape to see what life is like in her skin. This ignites her deep-seated curiosity to experience life inside the bodies of others. The witch will be played by different actors.
The...
Filming has just wrapped in Serbia on the English-language feature which is being made by The Babadook and The Nightingale producer Kristina Ceyton and Cargo producer Sam Jennings.
Set in an isolated mountain village in 19th century Macedonia, pic follows a young witch who is left to go feral in the woods. Curious about life as a human, she accidentally kills a peasant in the village, then takes her shape to see what life is like in her skin. This ignites her deep-seated curiosity to experience life inside the bodies of others. The witch will be played by different actors.
The...
- 12/9/2020
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Samuel Goldwyn Films has taken North American rights to Paul Ireland’s feature drama Measure for Measure starring Hugo Weaving. An on-demand and digital release is planned for Sept. 4.
The Paul Ireland directed, written and produced movie is inspired by the William Shakespeare play of the same name and follows the love affair between a modern Muslim girl and a local musician against the background of racial tension and gang culture in the city’s notorious housing estate. Daniel Henshall (Okja), Harrison Gilbertson (Upgrade), Megan Smart (Breathe), and Mark Leonard Winter (The Dressmaker) also star.
Damian Hill also produced with EPs Mark Forytarz, Jeff Harrison, Ari Harrison, Keran Wicks, John Kearney, Clement Dunn, Tony Nagle, Bryce Menzies, Thea Mcleod, and Ian Kirk.
“In the current racial climate the world finds Itself, Measure for Measure becomes even more relevant to a society reaching out for love and equality,” said the filmmakers.
The Paul Ireland directed, written and produced movie is inspired by the William Shakespeare play of the same name and follows the love affair between a modern Muslim girl and a local musician against the background of racial tension and gang culture in the city’s notorious housing estate. Daniel Henshall (Okja), Harrison Gilbertson (Upgrade), Megan Smart (Breathe), and Mark Leonard Winter (The Dressmaker) also star.
Damian Hill also produced with EPs Mark Forytarz, Jeff Harrison, Ari Harrison, Keran Wicks, John Kearney, Clement Dunn, Tony Nagle, Bryce Menzies, Thea Mcleod, and Ian Kirk.
“In the current racial climate the world finds Itself, Measure for Measure becomes even more relevant to a society reaching out for love and equality,” said the filmmakers.
- 6/30/2020
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Production in Tasmania scheduled for spring 2020.
WaZabi Films co-founders Anick Poirier and Lorne Price continue to assemble a prestige slate and on the eve of Venice and Toronto have boarded sales on zombie thriller Devil Inside to star Australian talents Rachael Taylor and Ryan Kwanten.
Jonathan auf der Heide will direct, while David Ngo produces, and Bryce Menzies (Hotel Mumbai) and Clement Dunn (Ghost Hunters) are the executive producers. Oscar-winning New South Wales-based prosthetics and effects aces Odd Studio, which has worked on Mad Max: Fury Road and Alien: Covenant among many others, has also come on board.
The elevated...
WaZabi Films co-founders Anick Poirier and Lorne Price continue to assemble a prestige slate and on the eve of Venice and Toronto have boarded sales on zombie thriller Devil Inside to star Australian talents Rachael Taylor and Ryan Kwanten.
Jonathan auf der Heide will direct, while David Ngo produces, and Bryce Menzies (Hotel Mumbai) and Clement Dunn (Ghost Hunters) are the executive producers. Oscar-winning New South Wales-based prosthetics and effects aces Odd Studio, which has worked on Mad Max: Fury Road and Alien: Covenant among many others, has also come on board.
The elevated...
- 8/28/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Mister Smith represents international sales.
Netflix has acquired North American rights to the Hilary Swank sci-fi thriller I Am Mother that premiered in Sundance after previously taking select international territories.
The film caused a stir among buyers at the Afm last November and stars newcomer Clara Rugaard alongside Swank and Rose Byrne. Endeavor Content represented the sale on behalf of the filmmakers and Mister Smith represents international sales.
Grant Sputore directed the story of a teenage girl, the first in a new generation of children raised by robots to repopulate earth after humans have become extinct.
The girl’s relationship...
Netflix has acquired North American rights to the Hilary Swank sci-fi thriller I Am Mother that premiered in Sundance after previously taking select international territories.
The film caused a stir among buyers at the Afm last November and stars newcomer Clara Rugaard alongside Swank and Rose Byrne. Endeavor Content represented the sale on behalf of the filmmakers and Mister Smith represents international sales.
Grant Sputore directed the story of a teenage girl, the first in a new generation of children raised by robots to repopulate earth after humans have become extinct.
The girl’s relationship...
- 2/6/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Netflix has acquired North American rights to I Am Mother, the sci-fi thriller from first-time director Grant Sputore that bowed in the Premieres section of the Sundance Film Festival. The streamer already had some international rights to the pic, which stars Hilary Swank, Rose Byrne and Clara Rugaard.
Michael Lloyd Green penned the script about teenage girl (Rugaard) who is the first of a new generation of humans to be raised by Mother (Byrne), a robot designed to repopulate Earth after the extinction of humankind. The pair’s unique relationship is threatened when an injured stranger (Swank) arrives with news that calls into question everything Daughter has been told about the outside world and her Mother’s intentions.
Kelvin Munro and Timothy White produced. Paris Kasidokostas Latsis, Terry Dougas, Jean-Luc De Fanti, Bryce Menzies, Sputore, Philip Wade and John Wade are exec producers.
Endeavor Content repped the filmmakers in the deal.
Michael Lloyd Green penned the script about teenage girl (Rugaard) who is the first of a new generation of humans to be raised by Mother (Byrne), a robot designed to repopulate Earth after the extinction of humankind. The pair’s unique relationship is threatened when an injured stranger (Swank) arrives with news that calls into question everything Daughter has been told about the outside world and her Mother’s intentions.
Kelvin Munro and Timothy White produced. Paris Kasidokostas Latsis, Terry Dougas, Jean-Luc De Fanti, Bryce Menzies, Sputore, Philip Wade and John Wade are exec producers.
Endeavor Content repped the filmmakers in the deal.
- 2/6/2019
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
The Sundance Film Festival may have wrapped up on Saturday, but the sales haven’t stopped. Netflix has finalized a deal for North American rights to “I Am Mother,” a sci-fi thriller that stars Hilary Swank.
The film strikes a cautionary note about the dangers of automation. It is set in a dystopic future, one in which humanity has largely been wiped out. In this setting, a teenage girl (Clara Rugaard) is raised to be the first of a new generation of humans. She is created by “Mother” (Rose Byrne), a robot designed to repopulate Earth, and brought up in a bunker. The bond between robot and “daughter” is strained with the arrival of a badly injured stranger (Swank), a woman who is deeply distrustful of “Mother” for reasons that soon become clear. “I Am Mother” marks the feature film directing debut of Grant Sputore. He cooked up the story with Michael Lloyd Green,...
The film strikes a cautionary note about the dangers of automation. It is set in a dystopic future, one in which humanity has largely been wiped out. In this setting, a teenage girl (Clara Rugaard) is raised to be the first of a new generation of humans. She is created by “Mother” (Rose Byrne), a robot designed to repopulate Earth, and brought up in a bunker. The bond between robot and “daughter” is strained with the arrival of a badly injured stranger (Swank), a woman who is deeply distrustful of “Mother” for reasons that soon become clear. “I Am Mother” marks the feature film directing debut of Grant Sputore. He cooked up the story with Michael Lloyd Green,...
- 2/6/2019
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix has acquired the North American rights to Hilary Swank’s “I Am Mother” out of the 2019 Sundance Film Festival, Netflix announced Wednesday.
Netflix had previously locked several international territories. Grant Sputore directs in his feature film debut, and Michael Lloyd Green wrote the screenplay based on a story by Sputore and Green.
Swank costars alongside Clara Rugaard and Rose Byrne. Kelvin Munro produced for The Penguin Empire, alongside Timothy White for Southern Light Films.
See Video: Why Hilary Swank Is So Optimistic About Filmmaking's Diverse Future
“I Am Mother” is a sci-fi thriller about a teenage girl who is raised by Mother, a robot designed to repopulate the earth after humankind’s extinction. However, when an injured stranger arrives, their mother-daughter relationship is strained.
Executive producers are Terry Dougas and Jean-Luc De Fanti for Rhea Films, as well as Paris Kasidokostas Latsis, Bryce Menzies, Grant Sputore, Philip Wade and John Wade.
Netflix had previously locked several international territories. Grant Sputore directs in his feature film debut, and Michael Lloyd Green wrote the screenplay based on a story by Sputore and Green.
Swank costars alongside Clara Rugaard and Rose Byrne. Kelvin Munro produced for The Penguin Empire, alongside Timothy White for Southern Light Films.
See Video: Why Hilary Swank Is So Optimistic About Filmmaking's Diverse Future
“I Am Mother” is a sci-fi thriller about a teenage girl who is raised by Mother, a robot designed to repopulate the earth after humankind’s extinction. However, when an injured stranger arrives, their mother-daughter relationship is strained.
Executive producers are Terry Dougas and Jean-Luc De Fanti for Rhea Films, as well as Paris Kasidokostas Latsis, Bryce Menzies, Grant Sputore, Philip Wade and John Wade.
- 2/6/2019
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
Mia Wasikowska in ‘Judy and Punch’ (Photo: Ben King)
A record six Australian feature films will screen at the Sundance Film Festival, with Animals, Judy and Punch, Little Monsters, Top End Wedding and I Am Mother having their world premieres in the Utah-based festival, which runs from January 24 – February 3.
In addition, Jennifer Kent’s The Nightingale will have its North American premiere after winning the special jury prize and the Marcello Mastroianni award for best new young performer for Baykali Ganambar at this year’s Venice Film Festival.
That surpasses the previous record of five in 1997. Sundance has been a great launching pad for Australian productions including David Michod’s Animal Kingdom in 2010 (World Cinema Jury Prize), Greg McLean’s Wolf Creek in 2005, Scott Hicks’ Shine in 1996, Kitty Green’s Casting JonBenet (2017) and Nash Edgerton’s Mr Inbetween (2018).
“The six films selected by Sundance display the array of stories Australians...
A record six Australian feature films will screen at the Sundance Film Festival, with Animals, Judy and Punch, Little Monsters, Top End Wedding and I Am Mother having their world premieres in the Utah-based festival, which runs from January 24 – February 3.
In addition, Jennifer Kent’s The Nightingale will have its North American premiere after winning the special jury prize and the Marcello Mastroianni award for best new young performer for Baykali Ganambar at this year’s Venice Film Festival.
That surpasses the previous record of five in 1997. Sundance has been a great launching pad for Australian productions including David Michod’s Animal Kingdom in 2010 (World Cinema Jury Prize), Greg McLean’s Wolf Creek in 2005, Scott Hicks’ Shine in 1996, Kitty Green’s Casting JonBenet (2017) and Nash Edgerton’s Mr Inbetween (2018).
“The six films selected by Sundance display the array of stories Australians...
- 11/28/2018
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
‘H is for Happiness’
Richard Roxburgh, Emma Booth, Miriam Margolyes, Joel Jackson, Deborah Mailman and newcomers Daisy Axon and Wesley Patten are starring in H is for Happiness, a family drama/comedy which marks the feature debut of theatre director John Sheedy.
Adapted from Barry Jonsberg’s children’s book ‘My Life As An Alphabet’ by writer/producer Lisa Hoppe, the film is now shooting in the Wa coastal town of Albany, produced by Julie Ryan, Tenille Kennedy and Hoppe.
Perth-based Axon, who made her debut in Mirrah Foulkes’ Judy and Punch, plays Candice Phee, a 12-year-old with boundless optimism and a unique view of the world, who is determined to bring her dysfunctional family back from the brink.
Patten, who won the best young actor award at this year’s St Kilda Film Festival for his performance in Sheedy’s short film Mrs McCutcheon, plays Douglas Benson, a character from another dimension.
Richard Roxburgh, Emma Booth, Miriam Margolyes, Joel Jackson, Deborah Mailman and newcomers Daisy Axon and Wesley Patten are starring in H is for Happiness, a family drama/comedy which marks the feature debut of theatre director John Sheedy.
Adapted from Barry Jonsberg’s children’s book ‘My Life As An Alphabet’ by writer/producer Lisa Hoppe, the film is now shooting in the Wa coastal town of Albany, produced by Julie Ryan, Tenille Kennedy and Hoppe.
Perth-based Axon, who made her debut in Mirrah Foulkes’ Judy and Punch, plays Candice Phee, a 12-year-old with boundless optimism and a unique view of the world, who is determined to bring her dysfunctional family back from the brink.
Patten, who won the best young actor award at this year’s St Kilda Film Festival for his performance in Sheedy’s short film Mrs McCutcheon, plays Douglas Benson, a character from another dimension.
- 11/18/2018
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Rose Byrne will voice the titular robot Mother in the sci-fi thriller “I Am Mother.”
Hilary Swank and Clara Rugaard will also star in the film. Rugaard portrays the first of a new generation of humans raised by “Mother” — a kindly robot designed to repopulate the earth following the extinction of mankind. But their unique bond is threatened when a blood-drenched woman (Swank) inexplicably arrives, calling into question everything she’s been told about the outside world.
First-time feature filmmaker Grant Sputore is directing based on an original concept. Michael Lloyd Green penned the script, which was on the 2016 Black List.
Byrne said Sputore’s movie is a “unique, eerie, unnerving and visionary science fiction piece. He is such an exciting talent to come out of Australia and I am so flattered to be on board with such an incredible artist.”
The film began shooting last year at South Australia’s Adelaide Studios.
Hilary Swank and Clara Rugaard will also star in the film. Rugaard portrays the first of a new generation of humans raised by “Mother” — a kindly robot designed to repopulate the earth following the extinction of mankind. But their unique bond is threatened when a blood-drenched woman (Swank) inexplicably arrives, calling into question everything she’s been told about the outside world.
First-time feature filmmaker Grant Sputore is directing based on an original concept. Michael Lloyd Green penned the script, which was on the 2016 Black List.
Byrne said Sputore’s movie is a “unique, eerie, unnerving and visionary science fiction piece. He is such an exciting talent to come out of Australia and I am so flattered to be on board with such an incredible artist.”
The film began shooting last year at South Australia’s Adelaide Studios.
- 10/2/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Rose Byrne will lend her voice to the ‘Mother’ robot in the sci-fi thriller, I Am Mother, starring Oscar winner Hilary Swank and up-and-comer Clara Rugaard. First-time feature helmer Grant Sputore is directing the pic which is based on an original concept by him and screenwriter Michael Lloyd Green.
Timothy White of Southern Light Films is producing with the project with The Penguin Empire’s Kelvin Munro. Anna Vincent and Michael Lloyd Green co-produce.
The story follows a lonely teenage girl, ‘Daughter’ (Rugaard), who is the first of a new generation of humans raised by ‘Mother’ (Byrne) – a kindly robot designed to repopulate the earth following the extinction of mankind. But their unique bond is threatened when a blood-drenched woman (Swank) inexplicably arrives, calling into question everything Daughter has been told about the outside world – and her Mother’s intentions.
Byrne has appeared in various notable projects including the...
Timothy White of Southern Light Films is producing with the project with The Penguin Empire’s Kelvin Munro. Anna Vincent and Michael Lloyd Green co-produce.
The story follows a lonely teenage girl, ‘Daughter’ (Rugaard), who is the first of a new generation of humans raised by ‘Mother’ (Byrne) – a kindly robot designed to repopulate the earth following the extinction of mankind. But their unique bond is threatened when a blood-drenched woman (Swank) inexplicably arrives, calling into question everything Daughter has been told about the outside world – and her Mother’s intentions.
Byrne has appeared in various notable projects including the...
- 10/2/2018
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Babe: Pig In The City co-writer Mark Lamprell to direct.
Myriad Pictures is in Toronto launching sales on the comedy The Chain Breakers starring James Cromwell, Dennis Waterman, Jacki Weaver and Shane Jacobson.
Mark Lamprell, who co-wrote Babe: Pig In The City, is set to direct from a screenplay by Luke Preston about four senior men who use skills learned during the Vietnam War to escape from their nursing home.
Each man has his own reasons to leave the facility, and use their mutual love and camaraderie to secure their freedom.
The Chain Breakers was developed with support from Film Victoria with R&R Films,...
Myriad Pictures is in Toronto launching sales on the comedy The Chain Breakers starring James Cromwell, Dennis Waterman, Jacki Weaver and Shane Jacobson.
Mark Lamprell, who co-wrote Babe: Pig In The City, is set to direct from a screenplay by Luke Preston about four senior men who use skills learned during the Vietnam War to escape from their nursing home.
Each man has his own reasons to leave the facility, and use their mutual love and camaraderie to secure their freedom.
The Chain Breakers was developed with support from Film Victoria with R&R Films,...
- 9/7/2018
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: The Orchard has acquired North American rights to Australian psychological thriller Rabbit with a U.S. digital release planned for later this year. Instrum International has also boarded world sales and is introducing the film to buyers in Cannes.
Luke Shanahan’s feature debut stars Adelaide Clemens (The Great Gatsby), Alex Russell and Veerle Baetens (The Broken Circle Breakdown). It centers on medical student Maude Ashton (Clemens) who is haunted by dreams of her missing sister Cleo and convinced, against all available evidence, that she is still alive. Maude returns to their childhood home determined to find her. With the help of Cleo’s fiancé, Ralph (Russell), Maude tracks her twin to a hidden commune where she learns that their fates are intrinsically intertwined.
The picture made its world premiere at the Melbourne International Film Festival and is currently traveling the circuit, having played at Sitges and Fantastic Fest earlier this year.
Luke Shanahan’s feature debut stars Adelaide Clemens (The Great Gatsby), Alex Russell and Veerle Baetens (The Broken Circle Breakdown). It centers on medical student Maude Ashton (Clemens) who is haunted by dreams of her missing sister Cleo and convinced, against all available evidence, that she is still alive. Maude returns to their childhood home determined to find her. With the help of Cleo’s fiancé, Ralph (Russell), Maude tracks her twin to a hidden commune where she learns that their fates are intrinsically intertwined.
The picture made its world premiere at the Melbourne International Film Festival and is currently traveling the circuit, having played at Sitges and Fantastic Fest earlier this year.
- 5/10/2018
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Australian horror from director Dee McLachlan will be introduced to buyers at Tiff.
London-based sales agent Kaleidoscope Film Distribution has picked up worldwide rights (excluding Australia and New Zealand) to Dee McLachlan’s Australian horror Out Of The Shadows.
The film will be introduced to buyers at the forthcoming Toronto International Film Festival (Sept 8-18) and a promo will be screened at Afm in November.
Filmed on Australia’s East Coast, Out Of The Shadows stars Blake Northfield in the story of a newly-wed detective who moves into his dream home unaware of the building’s dark history. When his pregnant wife claims she is being tormented by a supernatural force, he seeks help from a renegade demonologist.
The cast also includes Kendal Rae (Life), Jim Robison (Hacksaw Ridge), Jake Ryan (The Great Gatsby), Goran D. Kleut (I, Frankenstein, Gods Of Egypt) and Helmut Bakaitis (The Matrix: Revolutions, The Matrix: Reloaded).
Actor Northfield is also a...
London-based sales agent Kaleidoscope Film Distribution has picked up worldwide rights (excluding Australia and New Zealand) to Dee McLachlan’s Australian horror Out Of The Shadows.
The film will be introduced to buyers at the forthcoming Toronto International Film Festival (Sept 8-18) and a promo will be screened at Afm in November.
Filmed on Australia’s East Coast, Out Of The Shadows stars Blake Northfield in the story of a newly-wed detective who moves into his dream home unaware of the building’s dark history. When his pregnant wife claims she is being tormented by a supernatural force, he seeks help from a renegade demonologist.
The cast also includes Kendal Rae (Life), Jim Robison (Hacksaw Ridge), Jake Ryan (The Great Gatsby), Goran D. Kleut (I, Frankenstein, Gods Of Egypt) and Helmut Bakaitis (The Matrix: Revolutions, The Matrix: Reloaded).
Actor Northfield is also a...
- 9/1/2016
- by tom.grater@screendaily.com (Tom Grater)
- ScreenDaily
Executive producer and production legal advisor Bryce Menzies has been appointed to the ScreenWest board. Announcing Menzies. appointment today, Wa Culture and the Arts Minister John Day said the move came at an important time for the state's production sector. .It.s an exciting time to join the ScreenWest board, with the Liberal National Government recently announcing the $16 million Western Australian Regional Film Fund which aims to attract significant levels of production from within Australia and internationally,. Mr Day said. .I welcome Mr Menzies and the wealth of knowledge he will bring to his new ScreenWest role. .The regional film fund promises to give Wa a serious competitive edge, so I expect ScreenWest will be even busier than usual as Mr Menzies takes up his position.. Menzies has a long history in the industry, as executive producer on films such as Son of a Gun, Red Dog, A Few Best Men and Two Hands.
- 6/23/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Malcolm Kennard and Mark Coles Smith in Pawno.
Actors turned filmmakers Paul Ireland and Damian Hill met doing a play with storied character actor John Brumpton (Romper Stomper, The Hunter).
In Pawno, the pair's first feature as director and screenwriter respectively, Brumpton plays the owner of a Footscray pawn shop and Hill his employee.
Hill started writing the script during the course of the play's run, and afterwards sent it to Ireland, who agreed to direct it.
"Over a three year period we kept developing the script, cutting it down, making it tight, and raising the finance to make it independently", said Ireland.
The film was financed entirely by private donations, a process which "took a long time, but we got the right people in the end", Hill told If.
The screenwriter-star describes the gradual evolution of the script as a process of winnowing.
"We went back and forth with the characters for ages.
Actors turned filmmakers Paul Ireland and Damian Hill met doing a play with storied character actor John Brumpton (Romper Stomper, The Hunter).
In Pawno, the pair's first feature as director and screenwriter respectively, Brumpton plays the owner of a Footscray pawn shop and Hill his employee.
Hill started writing the script during the course of the play's run, and afterwards sent it to Ireland, who agreed to direct it.
"Over a three year period we kept developing the script, cutting it down, making it tight, and raising the finance to make it independently", said Ireland.
The film was financed entirely by private donations, a process which "took a long time, but we got the right people in the end", Hill told If.
The screenwriter-star describes the gradual evolution of the script as a process of winnowing.
"We went back and forth with the characters for ages.
- 4/28/2016
- by Harry Windsor
- IF.com.au
Simon Baker will make his feature directing debut, Matchbox Pictures will adapt another Christos Tsiolkas. novel for the ABC and Endemol Australia will produce a female-driven drama for the Nine Network in projects funded by Screen Australia.
Among other funding recipients are a TV spin-off of Tomorrow, When the War Began, a Nowhere Boys telemovie for the ABC and a relationships comedy directed by Tim Ferguson and Marc Gracie.
In total Screen Australia is investing $13.4 million in 12 film and television projects which will trigger production worth $64.3 million.
Baker (The Mentalist) will direct and star in the screen adaptation of Tim Winton.s novel Breath, scripted by Top of the Lake.s Gerard Lee.
The producers are Mark Johnson (Breaking Bad, The Notebook), Baker and See Pictures. Jamie Hilton (Backtrack, The Little Death).
Arclight is pitching the 1970s-set project to prospective buyers at the Cannes Film Market. The novel focusses on two teenagers,...
Among other funding recipients are a TV spin-off of Tomorrow, When the War Began, a Nowhere Boys telemovie for the ABC and a relationships comedy directed by Tim Ferguson and Marc Gracie.
In total Screen Australia is investing $13.4 million in 12 film and television projects which will trigger production worth $64.3 million.
Baker (The Mentalist) will direct and star in the screen adaptation of Tim Winton.s novel Breath, scripted by Top of the Lake.s Gerard Lee.
The producers are Mark Johnson (Breaking Bad, The Notebook), Baker and See Pictures. Jamie Hilton (Backtrack, The Little Death).
Arclight is pitching the 1970s-set project to prospective buyers at the Cannes Film Market. The novel focusses on two teenagers,...
- 5/13/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
A total of six Australian projects have been invited to screen at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival next year.
The South Australian project Sam Klemke's Time Machine will have its world premiere in the New Frontier Film section while Oscar Raby.s Assent will screen in the New Frontier Installations section.
In the Sundance Shorts Competition, Kitty Green.s The Face of Ukraine: Casting Oksana Baiul will have its world premiere as well as Tim Marshall.s Followers.
This adds to the previously announced screenings of Kim Kim Farrant.s Strangerland, starring Nicole Kidman, Joseph Fiennes and Hugo Weaving, and Ariel Kleiman.s Partisan, starring Vincent Cassel, which will screen in competition in the World Cinema Dramatic program.
In a statement released to the media, CEO of Screen Australia, Graeme Mason, said, .It is a great honour to have six of our skilful filmmakers recognised by the leading indie film festival in the world.
The South Australian project Sam Klemke's Time Machine will have its world premiere in the New Frontier Film section while Oscar Raby.s Assent will screen in the New Frontier Installations section.
In the Sundance Shorts Competition, Kitty Green.s The Face of Ukraine: Casting Oksana Baiul will have its world premiere as well as Tim Marshall.s Followers.
This adds to the previously announced screenings of Kim Kim Farrant.s Strangerland, starring Nicole Kidman, Joseph Fiennes and Hugo Weaving, and Ariel Kleiman.s Partisan, starring Vincent Cassel, which will screen in competition in the World Cinema Dramatic program.
In a statement released to the media, CEO of Screen Australia, Graeme Mason, said, .It is a great honour to have six of our skilful filmmakers recognised by the leading indie film festival in the world.
- 12/12/2014
- by Emily Blatchford
- IF.com.au
Wayne Blair, Rachel Perkins, Greg McLean, Cameron and Colin Cairnes get green lights for new Australian films, including a new feature starring Kevin Bacon.
The directors of two of Australia’s biggest hits of the last five years, Rachel Perkins (Bran Nue Dae) and Wayne Blair (The Sapphires) have had new films financed in Screen Australia’s last funding round for the year.
Six films in all got a green light: another is Jungle from Wolf Creek director Greg McLean, who recently made his first Us film, 6 Miranda Drive, and has cast Kevin Bacon in this cinematic recreation of the true story of Yossi Ghinsberg managing to survive in the Amazon rainforest.
Perkins will direct the adaptation of the extremely popular book Jasper Jones in Western Australia next year. No cast are yet attached to the coming-of-age murder mystery written by Shaun Grant who was thrust into the limelight when the film of his debut script [link=tt...
The directors of two of Australia’s biggest hits of the last five years, Rachel Perkins (Bran Nue Dae) and Wayne Blair (The Sapphires) have had new films financed in Screen Australia’s last funding round for the year.
Six films in all got a green light: another is Jungle from Wolf Creek director Greg McLean, who recently made his first Us film, 6 Miranda Drive, and has cast Kevin Bacon in this cinematic recreation of the true story of Yossi Ghinsberg managing to survive in the Amazon rainforest.
Perkins will direct the adaptation of the extremely popular book Jasper Jones in Western Australia next year. No cast are yet attached to the coming-of-age murder mystery written by Shaun Grant who was thrust into the limelight when the film of his debut script [link=tt...
- 11/27/2014
- by Sandy.George@me.com (Sandy George)
- ScreenDaily
Screen Australia announced today it will invest nearly $10.7 million in 11 television and film projects which will trigger production worth almost $59 million.
In one of the most hotly contested funding rounds, six features succeeded. They include Wayne Blair.s romantic comedy Ali.s Wedding; Joe Cinque.s Consolation, a thriller about a troubled law student who tries to kill her boyfriend, from director Sotiris Dounoukos, whose A Single Body won best short at the Toronto International Film Festival, and Cameron and Colin Cairnes. horror movie Scare Campaign.
The other three are Taboo, the narrative feature debut of documentary filmmakers Bentley Dean and Martin Butler; Rachel Perkins. murder mystery Jasper Jones, based on the novel and play by Craig Silvey, adapted by Shaun Grant;. and Greg Mclean.s true-life thriller Jungle.
The TV projects are Shine Australia.s Peter Allen: Not the Boy Next Door for the Seven Network; a Jack...
In one of the most hotly contested funding rounds, six features succeeded. They include Wayne Blair.s romantic comedy Ali.s Wedding; Joe Cinque.s Consolation, a thriller about a troubled law student who tries to kill her boyfriend, from director Sotiris Dounoukos, whose A Single Body won best short at the Toronto International Film Festival, and Cameron and Colin Cairnes. horror movie Scare Campaign.
The other three are Taboo, the narrative feature debut of documentary filmmakers Bentley Dean and Martin Butler; Rachel Perkins. murder mystery Jasper Jones, based on the novel and play by Craig Silvey, adapted by Shaun Grant;. and Greg Mclean.s true-life thriller Jungle.
The TV projects are Shine Australia.s Peter Allen: Not the Boy Next Door for the Seven Network; a Jack...
- 11/26/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Rolf de Heer.s Charlie.s Country has been selected as the Australian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards®.
The entry is a tribute to the creative team and more broadly for the Australian film industry. If the film is nominated it would be the first official Australian entry to do so.
De Heer said, .David [Gulpilil] and I are delighted that Charlie.s Country is Australia.s nomination. For me, it.s a privilege; for David, it.s the crowning achievement in an extraordinary 44-year acting career..
Charlie.s Country was developed, written, produced and directed by de Heer, and co-developed by Gulpilil. The story centres on the character of Charlie (played by David Gulpilil) who decides to make a stand following the new invasion of his Aboriginal community. and finds he still has a long way to fall.
Following the international premiere at the...
The entry is a tribute to the creative team and more broadly for the Australian film industry. If the film is nominated it would be the first official Australian entry to do so.
De Heer said, .David [Gulpilil] and I are delighted that Charlie.s Country is Australia.s nomination. For me, it.s a privilege; for David, it.s the crowning achievement in an extraordinary 44-year acting career..
Charlie.s Country was developed, written, produced and directed by de Heer, and co-developed by Gulpilil. The story centres on the character of Charlie (played by David Gulpilil) who decides to make a stand following the new invasion of his Aboriginal community. and finds he still has a long way to fall.
Following the international premiere at the...
- 10/1/2014
- by Staff writer
- IF.com.au
Magnolia has taken the rights to director Kriv Stenders' Kill Me Three Times, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. The Australian thriller was penned by James McFarland and stars Simon Pegg, Sullivan Stapleton, Alice Braga, Teresa Palmer, Callan Mulvey, Luke Hemsworth and Bryan Brown. Pegg plays a hitman set loose on a sleepy Australian town. The film was produced by Parabolic Pictures and Stable Way Entertainment, in association with Feisty Dame Productions. It was produced by Laurence Malkin, Share Stallings and Tania Chambers. Executive producers include Jed Weintrob, Jan Korbelin, Bryce Menzies, Ian Gibbins, Jack Drewe, Joan Peters, Aaron L. Gilbert and Alan Simpson. The deal, first reported
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- 9/20/2014
- by THR staff
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Kriv Stenders’ crime thiller adds Warm Bodies’ Teresa Palmer and Luke Hemsworth to cast.
Principal photography has begun this week on Kriv Stenders’ crime thiller Kill Me Three Times in and around Perth and the southwest region of Western Australia.
The feature stars Simon Pegg, most recently seen in Star Trek Into Darkness and The World’s End, alongside Sullivan Stapleton, Alice Braga, Bryan Brown and Callan Mulvey.
New additions to the cast include Teresa Palmer, who starred opposite Nicholas Hoult in zombie romcom Warm Bodies, and Australian TV actor Luke Hemsworth, following his younger brothers Chris and Liam onto the big screen.
With an original screenplay by James McFarland, the film is produced by Laurence Malkin and Share Stallings, the team behind Death At A Funeral and A Few Best Men; and Tania Chambers, the former CEO of Screen New South Wales.
Kill Me Three Times takes place in an Australian surfing town, where a young...
Principal photography has begun this week on Kriv Stenders’ crime thiller Kill Me Three Times in and around Perth and the southwest region of Western Australia.
The feature stars Simon Pegg, most recently seen in Star Trek Into Darkness and The World’s End, alongside Sullivan Stapleton, Alice Braga, Bryan Brown and Callan Mulvey.
New additions to the cast include Teresa Palmer, who starred opposite Nicholas Hoult in zombie romcom Warm Bodies, and Australian TV actor Luke Hemsworth, following his younger brothers Chris and Liam onto the big screen.
With an original screenplay by James McFarland, the film is produced by Laurence Malkin and Share Stallings, the team behind Death At A Funeral and A Few Best Men; and Tania Chambers, the former CEO of Screen New South Wales.
Kill Me Three Times takes place in an Australian surfing town, where a young...
- 9/18/2013
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Teresa Palmer, Callan Mulvey, Luke Hemsworth and Bryan Brown have joined the cast of Kill Me Three Times, Kriv Stenders. crime thriller which started shooting in Perth on Monday.
That quartet adds a fair bit of star-power to the already-announced Simon Pegg, Alice Braga (the Brazilian actress who stars in Elysium) and Sullivan Stapleton. Scripted by first-timer James McFarland, an Irishman, the tale of murder, blackmail and revenge is set in an Australian surfing town.
The subject sounds far removed from Stenders. breakthrough hit Red Dog but he says there are similarities. .This is a fun, commercial movie,. he told If today on his way to the set. .It plays with the genre and doesn.t take itself too seriously. Like Red Dog it.s made for a broad international audience..
The producers are Laurence Malkin and Share Stallings (the team behind Death At A Funeral and A Few Best Men) and Tania Chambers,...
That quartet adds a fair bit of star-power to the already-announced Simon Pegg, Alice Braga (the Brazilian actress who stars in Elysium) and Sullivan Stapleton. Scripted by first-timer James McFarland, an Irishman, the tale of murder, blackmail and revenge is set in an Australian surfing town.
The subject sounds far removed from Stenders. breakthrough hit Red Dog but he says there are similarities. .This is a fun, commercial movie,. he told If today on his way to the set. .It plays with the genre and doesn.t take itself too seriously. Like Red Dog it.s made for a broad international audience..
The producers are Laurence Malkin and Share Stallings (the team behind Death At A Funeral and A Few Best Men) and Tania Chambers,...
- 9/17/2013
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Crime-thriller Son of a Gun, starring Ewan McGregor,.begins production in Perth this week, according to ScreenWest.
It marks the debut feature film of award-winning short filmmaker Julius Avery and tells the story of a young man's apprenticeship to public enemy number one.
Last week, McGregor posted photos of himself on.Instagram, apparently in character, complete with heavy beard, long hair.and tattoos..He is also giving the occassional update via his Twitter account.
As well as McGregor, the film stars Brenton Thwaites, Alicia Vikander, Jacek Koman, Alicia Vikander, Jacek Koman, and Tom Budge.
Son of a Gun received funding support from ScreenWest, Screen Australia and Screen Nsw. It is being produced by Timothy White, co-produced by Janelle Landers, and executive produced by Aaron L Gilbert, John Collee, Aidan O'Bryan, Michael Spiccia and Bryce Menzies.
Telstra and Event Cinemas are running a Facebook competition which will reward the winner with...
It marks the debut feature film of award-winning short filmmaker Julius Avery and tells the story of a young man's apprenticeship to public enemy number one.
Last week, McGregor posted photos of himself on.Instagram, apparently in character, complete with heavy beard, long hair.and tattoos..He is also giving the occassional update via his Twitter account.
As well as McGregor, the film stars Brenton Thwaites, Alicia Vikander, Jacek Koman, Alicia Vikander, Jacek Koman, and Tom Budge.
Son of a Gun received funding support from ScreenWest, Screen Australia and Screen Nsw. It is being produced by Timothy White, co-produced by Janelle Landers, and executive produced by Aaron L Gilbert, John Collee, Aidan O'Bryan, Michael Spiccia and Bryce Menzies.
Telstra and Event Cinemas are running a Facebook competition which will reward the winner with...
- 2/26/2013
- by Brendan Swift
- IF.com.au
Screen Australia says it has not mismanaged its finances by spending its annual production funding in just six months - a state of affairs which it says reflects the strength of the local film industry.
The government screen agency revealed in mid-December 2012 that it had spent its entire annual $42 million drama production allocation due to the unprecedented number of quality feature film and television projects seeking support. The shock announcement was reminiscent of the agency's abrupt decision to cut its investment cap in 2009 while several films were mid-financed. That decision.threw several major Australian productions into dissaray including The Tree and the biggest box office hit of.2010, Tomorrow When the War Began (Omnilab Media had to increase its investment at the last minute to ensure production).
Overspending on such a scale has never occurred before, even going back to the era of Screen Australia.s predecessor funding arm, the Film Finance Corporation.
The government screen agency revealed in mid-December 2012 that it had spent its entire annual $42 million drama production allocation due to the unprecedented number of quality feature film and television projects seeking support. The shock announcement was reminiscent of the agency's abrupt decision to cut its investment cap in 2009 while several films were mid-financed. That decision.threw several major Australian productions into dissaray including The Tree and the biggest box office hit of.2010, Tomorrow When the War Began (Omnilab Media had to increase its investment at the last minute to ensure production).
Overspending on such a scale has never occurred before, even going back to the era of Screen Australia.s predecessor funding arm, the Film Finance Corporation.
- 2/6/2013
- by Brendan Swift
- IF.com.au
The team behind Australian film Wish You Were Here is among seven film-making teams to receive funding from Screen Australia.
Writer director Kieran Darcy-Smith, with his Wish You Were Here producer Angie Fielder as well as Ted Hope, producer of 21 Grams and Martha Marcy May Marlene, have received a share in the $216,000 of development support from the national screen agency for their film Memorial Day.
Billed as a crime drama, Memorial Day’s synopsis reads: “Two brothers – one out of his depth in a hard world he doesn’t understand, the other recently returned from a period of self-imposed exile – struggle to redress the fallout from a past family tragedy.”
Both Darcy-Smith and Fielder have been nominated for AACTAs for Wish You Were Here.
Two Australian film-makers have received professional internships through Screen Australia’s Talent Escalator Program. Bec Cubitt will join Ridley Scott’s production company Scott Free under...
Writer director Kieran Darcy-Smith, with his Wish You Were Here producer Angie Fielder as well as Ted Hope, producer of 21 Grams and Martha Marcy May Marlene, have received a share in the $216,000 of development support from the national screen agency for their film Memorial Day.
Billed as a crime drama, Memorial Day’s synopsis reads: “Two brothers – one out of his depth in a hard world he doesn’t understand, the other recently returned from a period of self-imposed exile – struggle to redress the fallout from a past family tragedy.”
Both Darcy-Smith and Fielder have been nominated for AACTAs for Wish You Were Here.
Two Australian film-makers have received professional internships through Screen Australia’s Talent Escalator Program. Bec Cubitt will join Ridley Scott’s production company Scott Free under...
- 12/13/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Screen Australia will invest $216,000 in development funding across seven feature film projects, including three that the funding agency has previously supported.
Three of the four new projects are comedies: Pandamonium, Versus Vampire, and They Shoot Hostages, Don.t They? The final new project is horror film The Rapture. The three projects which will receive another round of development support are Matchbox Pictures comedy Ali's Wedding, See-Saw Films' biopic Life, and Kieran Darcy-Smith's crime drama Memorial Day.
Meanwhile, producer Bec Cubitt and writer/director Will Kuether have also been selected to undertake professional internships through Screen Australia.s Talent Escalator Program.
Cubitt will spend six months working in London at Ridley Scott.s production company Scott Free under the mentorship of executive producer Jack Arbuthnott. Australian producer interns Caroline Gerard and Sheila Jayadev.have previously worked there with Screen Australia support..
Kuether will work in Los Angeles for five...
Three of the four new projects are comedies: Pandamonium, Versus Vampire, and They Shoot Hostages, Don.t They? The final new project is horror film The Rapture. The three projects which will receive another round of development support are Matchbox Pictures comedy Ali's Wedding, See-Saw Films' biopic Life, and Kieran Darcy-Smith's crime drama Memorial Day.
Meanwhile, producer Bec Cubitt and writer/director Will Kuether have also been selected to undertake professional internships through Screen Australia.s Talent Escalator Program.
Cubitt will spend six months working in London at Ridley Scott.s production company Scott Free under the mentorship of executive producer Jack Arbuthnott. Australian producer interns Caroline Gerard and Sheila Jayadev.have previously worked there with Screen Australia support..
Kuether will work in Los Angeles for five...
- 12/12/2012
- by Brendan Swift
- IF.com.au
Actor/director Leah Purcell added to writing team for Redfern Now series two
Screen Australia is to fund a second series of gritty indigenous drama Redfern Now as part of a $5.5m funding round.
The public funding body has also announced that it is to invest in feature films Son of a Gun - by Julius Avery and starring Ewan McGregor – and My Mistress, to be produced Leanne Tonkes, directed Stephen Lance and written by Gerard Lee.
Joining Redfern Now’s writing team of last year; Jon Bell, Steven McGregor and Adrian Wills, is first series directors Wayne Blair and Leah Purcell.
The series, made up of six standalone episodes, is produced by Darren Dale and Miranda Dear for Blackfella Films. Redfern Now debuted on ABC1 on Thursday 1 November rating 721,000.
Jimmy McGovern, creator of the UK’s Cracker and The Street will again lead the development process of the series.
Screen Australia is to fund a second series of gritty indigenous drama Redfern Now as part of a $5.5m funding round.
The public funding body has also announced that it is to invest in feature films Son of a Gun - by Julius Avery and starring Ewan McGregor – and My Mistress, to be produced Leanne Tonkes, directed Stephen Lance and written by Gerard Lee.
Joining Redfern Now’s writing team of last year; Jon Bell, Steven McGregor and Adrian Wills, is first series directors Wayne Blair and Leah Purcell.
The series, made up of six standalone episodes, is produced by Darren Dale and Miranda Dear for Blackfella Films. Redfern Now debuted on ABC1 on Thursday 1 November rating 721,000.
Jimmy McGovern, creator of the UK’s Cracker and The Street will again lead the development process of the series.
- 11/12/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Screen Australia has invested almost $5.5 million in two feature films, My Mistress and Son of a Gun, as well as a second series of indigenous TV program Redfern Now.
The second, six-part series of Redfern Now will once again tell the stories of six indigenous families whose lives are changed by a seemingly insignificant incident. Acclaimed writer Jimmy McGovern (The Street, Cracker) will take Redfern Now writers Steven McGregor, Adrian Wills and Jon Bell, as well as new writers Wayne Blair and Leah Purcell, through an intense development process. The series will be produced by Blackfella Films. Darren Dale and Miranda Dear.
.Redfern Now is one of several partnerships between ABC TV and Screen Australia.s Indigenous department and I.m very proud of the work we.re achieving together,. said Screen Australia.s chief executive Ruth Harley in a statement. .This is compelling television drama at its very best,...
The second, six-part series of Redfern Now will once again tell the stories of six indigenous families whose lives are changed by a seemingly insignificant incident. Acclaimed writer Jimmy McGovern (The Street, Cracker) will take Redfern Now writers Steven McGregor, Adrian Wills and Jon Bell, as well as new writers Wayne Blair and Leah Purcell, through an intense development process. The series will be produced by Blackfella Films. Darren Dale and Miranda Dear.
.Redfern Now is one of several partnerships between ABC TV and Screen Australia.s Indigenous department and I.m very proud of the work we.re achieving together,. said Screen Australia.s chief executive Ruth Harley in a statement. .This is compelling television drama at its very best,...
- 11/12/2012
- by Staff Reporter
- IF.com.au
New Australian film Blinder has begun its ten week shoot in Victoria before moving to Boston, USA with the announcement of a new cast member.
Blinder, the story of a ex-Aussie Rules player who fled Australia after a scandal kicked off yesterday in Torquay.
Josh Helman (Animal Kingdom, The Pacific) has been added to the film, written and directed by Richard Gray (Summer Coda and the upcoming Mine Games).
Helman joins the cast line up that includes Oliver Ackland, Rose McIver, Steve Bisley, Anna Hutchinson, Zoe Carides and Angus Sampson.
The film which is privately funded is produced co-writers Scott Didier and Michele Gray as well as former Afl players Glenn Archer, Adrian Gleeson and Sam Kekovich, Virginia Kay, Bryce Menzies, Chris Lemole and Mike Gillespie.
Synopsis: Having fled Australia on the back of a football scandal that ended his career before it started, Tom (Ackland) returns home to clear...
Blinder, the story of a ex-Aussie Rules player who fled Australia after a scandal kicked off yesterday in Torquay.
Josh Helman (Animal Kingdom, The Pacific) has been added to the film, written and directed by Richard Gray (Summer Coda and the upcoming Mine Games).
Helman joins the cast line up that includes Oliver Ackland, Rose McIver, Steve Bisley, Anna Hutchinson, Zoe Carides and Angus Sampson.
The film which is privately funded is produced co-writers Scott Didier and Michele Gray as well as former Afl players Glenn Archer, Adrian Gleeson and Sam Kekovich, Virginia Kay, Bryce Menzies, Chris Lemole and Mike Gillespie.
Synopsis: Having fled Australia on the back of a football scandal that ended his career before it started, Tom (Ackland) returns home to clear...
- 2/21/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Afl feature film Blinder has unveiled its cast ahead of a 10-week shoot which begins next month in Victoria.
The film will star Oliver Ackland (The Slap), Rose McIver (The Lovely Bones), Steve Bisley (Red Hill), Anna Hutchison (Wild Boys), Zoe Carides (Death In Brunswick), Bob Morley (Road Train) and Angus Sampson (Insidious).
Ackland plays an ex-footballer who returns home after a long absence to clear his name and reignite an old flame.
Richard Gray (Summer Coda, Mine Games) is directing the screenplay he co-wrote with Scott Didier and Michele Gray. They are also producing the film alongside former footballers Glenn Archer, Adrian Gleeson and Sam Kekovich, as well as Virginia Kay, Bryce Menzies, Chris Lemole and Mike Gillespie.
.I grew up holidaying with family on the Great Ocean Road and always dreamed of shooting a film there," Gray said in a statement. "We have locations from Torquay to Apollo...
The film will star Oliver Ackland (The Slap), Rose McIver (The Lovely Bones), Steve Bisley (Red Hill), Anna Hutchison (Wild Boys), Zoe Carides (Death In Brunswick), Bob Morley (Road Train) and Angus Sampson (Insidious).
Ackland plays an ex-footballer who returns home after a long absence to clear his name and reignite an old flame.
Richard Gray (Summer Coda, Mine Games) is directing the screenplay he co-wrote with Scott Didier and Michele Gray. They are also producing the film alongside former footballers Glenn Archer, Adrian Gleeson and Sam Kekovich, as well as Virginia Kay, Bryce Menzies, Chris Lemole and Mike Gillespie.
.I grew up holidaying with family on the Great Ocean Road and always dreamed of shooting a film there," Gray said in a statement. "We have locations from Torquay to Apollo...
- 1/19/2012
- by Staff reporter
- IF.com.au
Afl feature film Blinder has unveiled its cast ahead of a 10-week shoot which begins next month in Victoria. The film will star Oliver Ackland (The Slap), Rose McIver (The Lovely Bones), Steve Bisley (Red Hill), Anna Hutchison (Wild Boys), Zoe Carides (Death In Brunswick), Bob Morley (Road Train) and Angus Sampson (Insidious). Ackland plays an ex-footballer who returns home after a long absence to clear his name and reignite an old flame. Richard Gray (Summer Coda, Mine Games) is directing the screenplay he co-wrote with Scott Didier and Michele Gray. They are also producing the film alongside former footballers Glenn Archer, Adrian Gleeson and Sam Kekovich, as well as Virginia Kay, Bryce Menzies, Chris Lemole and Mike Gillespie. .I grew up holidaying with family on...
- 1/19/2012
- by Staff reporter
- IF.com.au
Afl feature film Blinder has unveiled its cast ahead of a 10-week shoot which begins next month in Victoria. The film will star Oliver Ackland (The Slap), Rose McIver (The Lovely Bones), Steve Bisley (Red Hill), Anna Hutchison (Wild Boys), Zoe Carides (Death In Brunswick), Bob Morley (Road Train) and Angus Sampson (Insidious). Ackland plays an ex-footballer who returns home after a long absence to clear his name and reignite an old flame. Richard Gray (Summer Coda, Mine Games) is directing the screenplay he co-wrote with Scott Didier and Michele Gray. They are also producing the film alongside former footballers Glenn Archer, Adrian Gleeson and Sam Kekovich, as well as Virginia Kay, Bryce Menzies, Chris Lemole and Mike Gillespie. .I grew up holidaying with family on...
- 1/19/2012
- by Staff reporter
- IF.com.au
Director Richard Gray
Casting has been announced for Australian Afl film Blinder, directed by Summer Coda’s Richard Gray.
Oliver Ackland (The Slap, Cloudstreet, Wasted on the Young), Rose McIver (The Lovely Bones), Steve Bisley (Red Hill), Angus Sampson (Insidious), Anna Hutchison (Wild Boys), Zoe Carides (Death in Brunswick) and Bob Morley (Road Train) will begin a 10 week shoot in Torquay Victoria on February 20 before moving to Boston Massachusetts.
Written by Gray, Scott Didier and Michele Gray, the film is produced by the three as well as Afl greats Glenn Archer, Adrian Gleeson and Sam Kekovich as well as Virginia Kay, Bryce Menzies and Us producers Chris Lemole and Mike Gillespie.
The story is of an ex-footballer who reignites an old flame after a long absence away from his home town, Blinder promises to be “a sports drama brimming with romance and scandal.”
Gray said: “We have locations from Torquay...
Casting has been announced for Australian Afl film Blinder, directed by Summer Coda’s Richard Gray.
Oliver Ackland (The Slap, Cloudstreet, Wasted on the Young), Rose McIver (The Lovely Bones), Steve Bisley (Red Hill), Angus Sampson (Insidious), Anna Hutchison (Wild Boys), Zoe Carides (Death in Brunswick) and Bob Morley (Road Train) will begin a 10 week shoot in Torquay Victoria on February 20 before moving to Boston Massachusetts.
Written by Gray, Scott Didier and Michele Gray, the film is produced by the three as well as Afl greats Glenn Archer, Adrian Gleeson and Sam Kekovich as well as Virginia Kay, Bryce Menzies and Us producers Chris Lemole and Mike Gillespie.
The story is of an ex-footballer who reignites an old flame after a long absence away from his home town, Blinder promises to be “a sports drama brimming with romance and scandal.”
Gray said: “We have locations from Torquay...
- 1/18/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Screen Australia has announced a new round of funding for 18 filmmaking teams to develop feature projects including teams led by producer Emile Sherman (The King’s Speech), director Kriv Stenders (Red Dog) and director Gillian Armstrong.
The funding totals $500,000.
Sherman is working with Clayton Jacobsen (Kenny) to develop crime film The Docks with writers Jamie Browne and Kris Mrksa.
Auteur director and cancer sufferer Paul Cox is working with executive producer Shaun Miller and producer Maggie Miles to develop his own memoir Tales from the Cancer Ward into drama script Force of Destiny.
Screen Australia also continues its investment in producer Marian Macgowan’s The Great, with writer Tony McNamara and director Gillian Armstrong on the adaptation of McNamara’s play of the same name.
Red Dog director Kriv Stenders works with his Lucky Country writer Andy Cox to develop their comic romance script F*****! A Romance.
Screen Australia has...
The funding totals $500,000.
Sherman is working with Clayton Jacobsen (Kenny) to develop crime film The Docks with writers Jamie Browne and Kris Mrksa.
Auteur director and cancer sufferer Paul Cox is working with executive producer Shaun Miller and producer Maggie Miles to develop his own memoir Tales from the Cancer Ward into drama script Force of Destiny.
Screen Australia also continues its investment in producer Marian Macgowan’s The Great, with writer Tony McNamara and director Gillian Armstrong on the adaptation of McNamara’s play of the same name.
Red Dog director Kriv Stenders works with his Lucky Country writer Andy Cox to develop their comic romance script F*****! A Romance.
Screen Australia has...
- 12/12/2011
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Richard Gray, writer director of Summer Coda and the American Thriller Mine Games will direct Blinder, a film about Afl, romance and scandal.
Written by Gray, Scott Didier and Michele Davis-Gray the film is in the vein of Friday Night Lights and Bend it Like Beckham, but with a Sherrin, about an ex-footballer plagued by scandal who returns home after a long absence to clear his name and falls in love.
Casting is currently underway for the feature which will begin production in Torquay, Victoria on February 20, 2012 before moving to Boston Massachusetts to finish filming.
Gray, and Didier will produce with Virginia Kay and Bryce Menzies (Malcolm, Death in Brunswick, Two Hands) alongside Afl greats Glenn Archer, Adrian Gleeson and Sam Kekovich.
Written by Gray, Scott Didier and Michele Davis-Gray the film is in the vein of Friday Night Lights and Bend it Like Beckham, but with a Sherrin, about an ex-footballer plagued by scandal who returns home after a long absence to clear his name and falls in love.
Casting is currently underway for the feature which will begin production in Torquay, Victoria on February 20, 2012 before moving to Boston Massachusetts to finish filming.
Gray, and Didier will produce with Virginia Kay and Bryce Menzies (Malcolm, Death in Brunswick, Two Hands) alongside Afl greats Glenn Archer, Adrian Gleeson and Sam Kekovich.
- 11/2/2011
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
A new Australian sporting feature film, Blinder, is set to be filmed in Torquay, Victoria next February. The film is described as an Afl sports drama in the vein of the hugely popular Bend it Like Beckham and Emmy award-winning series Friday Night Lights. It will tell the story of an ex-footballer embroiled in a scandal who returns to his hometown in order to clear his name and reignite an old flame. Richard Gray (Summer Coda) is directing the screenplay he co-wrote with Scott Didier and his co-producer (and wife) Michelle Davis-Gray. Producing the film are Virginia Kay and Bryce Menzies (Ten Canoes) and also lending their expertise are former Afl players Glenn Archer, Adrian Gleeson and Sam Kekovich. The film marks the director.s return to Australia after shooting...
- 11/2/2011
- by Danii Logue
- IF.com.au
Seventeen feature films have received support for development by Screen Australia, with a spend totalling $500,000.
The productions include projects involving Emile Sherman, Johnathan Teplitzky, Helen Pankhurst and Jan Sardi.
Martha Coleman, Screen Australia’s head of development, said: “I’m proud of our association with this compelling group of feature projects by such talented filmmaking teams. The quality and range of projects we are seeing is hugely inspiring and our development team care passionately about assisting the filmmakers we are working with to achieve the best possible version of their story. This is a very exciting time.”
Projects include:
Tim Winton’s best selling surfing story, Breath will get an adaptation by Simon Baker producing with Jamie Hilton and Mark Johnson and written by Peter Duncan. Four comedies have received funding including Ali’s Wedding, written by Osamah Sami and Andrew Knight will be developed by producers Helen Panckhurst, Michael McMahon...
The productions include projects involving Emile Sherman, Johnathan Teplitzky, Helen Pankhurst and Jan Sardi.
Martha Coleman, Screen Australia’s head of development, said: “I’m proud of our association with this compelling group of feature projects by such talented filmmaking teams. The quality and range of projects we are seeing is hugely inspiring and our development team care passionately about assisting the filmmakers we are working with to achieve the best possible version of their story. This is a very exciting time.”
Projects include:
Tim Winton’s best selling surfing story, Breath will get an adaptation by Simon Baker producing with Jamie Hilton and Mark Johnson and written by Peter Duncan. Four comedies have received funding including Ali’s Wedding, written by Osamah Sami and Andrew Knight will be developed by producers Helen Panckhurst, Michael McMahon...
- 10/14/2011
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Craig Lahiff is set to show his latest film after nine years with Swerve. This production was shot in Australia. Swerve involves a tragic accident, corrupt cops, seduction and avarice. All of these elements come together in brutal fashion when a large amount of money is found by Colin (David Lyons). The latest poster for this thriller is left and those interested can find the film's trailer below. Currently, this film is completed, with a North American release date unannounced. More details below.
The synopsis for Swerve
"Driving cross-country, Colin breaks down outside a small town. As he does so, two more cars speed towards each-other on the desert highway and end up in a fatal collision killing one of them instantly. Beside the corpse, Colin discovers a case load of money. The other survivor is a beautiful woman in a big hurry to leave the scene of the accident.
The synopsis for Swerve
"Driving cross-country, Colin breaks down outside a small town. As he does so, two more cars speed towards each-other on the desert highway and end up in a fatal collision killing one of them instantly. Beside the corpse, Colin discovers a case load of money. The other survivor is a beautiful woman in a big hurry to leave the scene of the accident.
- 8/9/2011
- by noreply@blogger.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Screen Australia today announced a round of development funding for eight feature films.
Included in the funding is Bruce Beresford’s Banjo & Matilda, as well as films by directors Adam Elliot, Nadia Tess, Eddie Martin and Richard Lowenstein, and investment in writers Alice Addison, Mark Herman and Glenda Hambly.
Banjo & Matilda is the dramatisation of Banjo Paterson’s Waltzing Matilda. Set in 1895, a young city poet and journalist travels to a remote sheep station to track down a political agitator. When the clashes between union shearers and landowners turn to violence, a man is found dead in a billabong. Was it suicide or murder? The film will be produced by Bill Leimbach (Beneath Hill 60, Bait 3D) and written by David Roach.
Adam Elliot (Mary & Max) will write and direct Ernee, an animated adventure romance, produced by Peter Kaufmann and executive produced by Brian Rosen and Bryce Menzies.
Two musical biopics were also funded.
Included in the funding is Bruce Beresford’s Banjo & Matilda, as well as films by directors Adam Elliot, Nadia Tess, Eddie Martin and Richard Lowenstein, and investment in writers Alice Addison, Mark Herman and Glenda Hambly.
Banjo & Matilda is the dramatisation of Banjo Paterson’s Waltzing Matilda. Set in 1895, a young city poet and journalist travels to a remote sheep station to track down a political agitator. When the clashes between union shearers and landowners turn to violence, a man is found dead in a billabong. Was it suicide or murder? The film will be produced by Bill Leimbach (Beneath Hill 60, Bait 3D) and written by David Roach.
Adam Elliot (Mary & Max) will write and direct Ernee, an animated adventure romance, produced by Peter Kaufmann and executive produced by Brian Rosen and Bryce Menzies.
Two musical biopics were also funded.
- 7/26/2011
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Screen Australia has provided funding for eight new feature films in development including projects by Bruce Beresford, Adam Elliot and Nadia Tass. Clayographer Adam Elliot's animated adventure-romance feature Ernee is among the projects to receive single-draft development funding. It is the follow-up to his critically-acclaimed 2009 debut Mary and Max, which opened the prestigious Sundance Film Festival in that year.. Elliot recently told If that the project is loosely based on his own life (in common with his previous work) and is likely to be a co-production, possibly with a company in France, where Mary and Max received a strong reception. The project is set to be produced by Peter Kaufman and executive produced by Brian Rosen and Bryce Menzies. Screen Australia...
- 7/26/2011
- by Brendan Swift
- IF.com.au
Richard Gray’s directorial debut Summer Coda became the first film at this year’s Melbourne International Film Festival to sell out. It was a heartening affirmation for Gray, who poured his heart into making the film. He told Hansika Bhagani that it was all well worth it.
Summer Coda came second in Movie Network’s Project Greenlight competition in 2005, but that success was quickly followed by years of struggle and rejections at the hands of national and state film funding bodies.“We had a good opportunity after Project Greenlight to progress the project faster than you would normally. We got so close to getting it up so many times, so it’s felt like a longer journey, but it’s definitely been worth it,” said Gray.
Set in the orange groves of Mildura, along the Murray River, the story revolves around Heidi (Rachael Taylor) who returns to Australia to...
Summer Coda came second in Movie Network’s Project Greenlight competition in 2005, but that success was quickly followed by years of struggle and rejections at the hands of national and state film funding bodies.“We had a good opportunity after Project Greenlight to progress the project faster than you would normally. We got so close to getting it up so many times, so it’s felt like a longer journey, but it’s definitely been worth it,” said Gray.
Set in the orange groves of Mildura, along the Murray River, the story revolves around Heidi (Rachael Taylor) who returns to Australia to...
- 10/18/2010
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
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