Australia

La Paz
Told in chapters, La Paz observes the attempted assimilation of Liso on his release from a psychiatric facility.
Venice Film Festival: selector visiting Australia
Paolo Bertolin will be in Australia in June to view new Australian feature films for Venice preselection.

The Babadook
This is one finessed frightfest that audiences won’t want to be easily rid of.

St Kilda Film Festival: longer, faster, warmer
One day out, and the St Kilda Film Festival is about to endure its biggest break in tradition for a…
Noirhouse: filming in Hobart
Filming has commenced in Hobart on Noirhouse, a film-noir-looking comedy series set in a share house.
SPA: format licensing business class
What do producers need to know to ensure the best deals are being made? What is a format and what…

Ratings: Tuesday, 20th May 2014
Seven is now treating Million Dollar Minute seriously, and the audience has responded in droves. Game changer for early evening?

Dinosaur Island: Matt Drummond and Jason Moody
Dinosaur Island was independently financed, shot in Vanuatu and Australia, and has sold to 50 countries.

Biennale ends on a high note
This year’s Biennale of Sydney wraps up on 7 June with an epic collaborative film performance piece appropriately titled THE…

See-Saw: $12m from Weinstein for orphan story
See-Saw pumps up the finance plan for Lion with no less than a US$12m deal with The Weinstein Company.