Juvenile Delinquents faces high risk moment of truth

Neil Goss is running his teen flick in some local cinemas between a brief outing in LA and plans for a longer run in the US.

Neil Goss is releasing his film Juvenile Delinquents into the Australian marketplace on the weekend of 30 July. He is starting with twelve mostly regional cinemas, has another five booked next weekend, and expects some action with a major exhibition chain.

The project exemplifies the strange mutating world of low budget genre, mostly built around horror, fuelled by a procession of confident mavericks, some of whom build long, wandering careers. They mine specialised tastes and niche markets, protected by their ability to think small and persistent.

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David Tiley was the Editor of Screenhub from 2005 until he became Content Lead for Film in 2021 with a special interest in policy. He is a writer in screen media with a long career in educational programs, documentary, and government funding, with a side order in script editing. He values curiosity, humour and objectivity in support of Australian visions and the art of storytelling.