Roy Billing.s plea to his union Actors. Equity to ease the restrictions on importing actors for Australian films has triggered a wave of support from producers, directors, writers and other industry figures.
Some believe Equity should have no role in vetoing foreign actors and that producers and directors should be free to cast whoever they think is right for particular roles.
Odin.s Eye Entertainment.s Michael Favelle says, .There should not be any kind of arbiter in respect of who a director, producer and financier need in their movie to make it financially viable and audience friendly..
In a similar vein, producer-distributor Antony I. Ginnane contends, .The industry push should be to take Equity out of the mix completely and leave casting decisions to the producers and investors who are taking the entrepreneurial and financial risks..
Hoodlum Entertainment.s Tracey Robertson, who is in the Us producing the...
Some believe Equity should have no role in vetoing foreign actors and that producers and directors should be free to cast whoever they think is right for particular roles.
Odin.s Eye Entertainment.s Michael Favelle says, .There should not be any kind of arbiter in respect of who a director, producer and financier need in their movie to make it financially viable and audience friendly..
In a similar vein, producer-distributor Antony I. Ginnane contends, .The industry push should be to take Equity out of the mix completely and leave casting decisions to the producers and investors who are taking the entrepreneurial and financial risks..
Hoodlum Entertainment.s Tracey Robertson, who is in the Us producing the...
- 9/18/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Main Street Films chairman Craig Chang has appointed Harrison Kordestani to the dual roles of president of both Main Street Films and 982 Media. This comes as Main Street boards as financier the Murali Krishna Thalluri-directed One. The film is a racially fueled post-apocalyptic adventure as seen through the eyes of a 26-year old girl. She is the hope of her world, yet holds fundamental doubts about whether she can live up to this daunting task. Thalluri’s M2E Pictures and Kent Smith of the Kojo Group are producing (they also produced Thalluri’s 2:37). Filming starts later this year in South Africa. Commenting on Harrison’s appointment, Chang said “When founding this new company, and its funding partner entity we needed to find someone who could bring both business affairs expertise and a background in managing creative projects. Harrison was by far the best candidate for the position,...
- 5/30/2013
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
M2 Entertainment (M2E) - the company behind the critically-acclaimed Australian film 2:37 - has relaunched as a film production and finance company. Founded in 2005 by Nick Matthews and Murali K. Thalluri (pictured) to produce Thalluri's 2:37, M2E has lain inactive since production on 2:37 was completed. By forming partnerships with a number of Australian and international companies, Thalluri has secured a multi-million dollar fund for M2E to finance and co-finance two movies annually through to 2014. This allows the company to nurture the talent of the next generation of filmmakers while supporting more established directors in bringing their films to the screen.
- 8/31/2010
- FilmInk.com.au
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