Australia
Hyde Park on Hudson
Bill Murray stars as Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Laura Linney as his cousin and confidant in this amiable but unsatisfying…
Nightfall
A murdered businessman, a recently released killer, and a crime 20 years in the making drive the plot of this…
ABC: Senate recommends changing charter to force regional production
The Senate committee enquiring into The Australian Broadcasting Corporation's commitment to reflecting and representing regional diversity has called for changes…
Richard Moore: keeps hand in with local festival
Richard Moore has found a new festival home after bidding farewell to the Brisbane International Film Festival (BIFF) last year.…
ITV: appoints Mike Blair to run Shiver
ITV has appointed Mike Blair, a former head of Factual at Australian producer and distributor Southern Star, to run Shiver,…
LifeStyle Channel: production starts on River Cottage
The LifeStyle Channel today announced that production had commenced on River Cottage Australia, the first international franchise of the hugely…
Back Lot: getting traction for new distribution model
Tony Ianiro and Mark D’Angelo of the newly-launched Back Lot studios have created a flat fee distribution model that they…
The Sapphires: fingers crossed as early figures on US box office are very encouraging
Over the first weekend, on four screens, The Sapphires took $40,990 in New York and Los Angeles. That is a…
March of the Moguls: winner takes half of all, tiptoes away from historical evidence
Having achieved exactly the outcome they wanted, the free-to-air stations are free to decide just how much of the license…
Film Critics Circle of Australia: how to run an awards night without any glam
The annual awards night held by the Film Critics Circle of Australia (FCCA) has always been a very enjoyable and…