Local film distributor Hopscotch posted a pre-tax profit of £1.8 million ($2.73 million) over the ten-and-a-half months to March 31 this year, according to documents lodged by parent company Entertainment One.
Hopscotch was acquired by eOne on May 13 last year for £18.3 million ($27.8 million), comprised of £12 million ($18.23 million) cash and £6.3 million ($9.57 million) in eOne shares. The Hopscotch business was previously owned by Troy Lum, Frank Cox and Sandie Don.
eOne, which posted a group-wide pre-tax profit of £23.1 million ($35.09 million) over the financial year ended March 31, said the Australian business had been quickly integrated into the group and performed strongly during the year.
.The business released 30 films theatrically following acquisition including Source Code, Woody Allen.s Oscar-winning Midnight in Paris, Incendies, A Separation and We Need to Talk about Kevin. Home video also performed well with a strong portfolio of theatrical titles, big-brand TV franchises and straight-to-dvd movies. Over 70 titles were released including the theatrical releases,...
Hopscotch was acquired by eOne on May 13 last year for £18.3 million ($27.8 million), comprised of £12 million ($18.23 million) cash and £6.3 million ($9.57 million) in eOne shares. The Hopscotch business was previously owned by Troy Lum, Frank Cox and Sandie Don.
eOne, which posted a group-wide pre-tax profit of £23.1 million ($35.09 million) over the financial year ended March 31, said the Australian business had been quickly integrated into the group and performed strongly during the year.
.The business released 30 films theatrically following acquisition including Source Code, Woody Allen.s Oscar-winning Midnight in Paris, Incendies, A Separation and We Need to Talk about Kevin. Home video also performed well with a strong portfolio of theatrical titles, big-brand TV franchises and straight-to-dvd movies. Over 70 titles were released including the theatrical releases,...
- 7/17/2012
- by Brendan Swift
- IF.com.au
Director Rachel Ward.s The Seduction and a debut film from Anthony Maras titled The Water Diviner are among the most advanced of the films in development at Hopscotch Features.
The Seduction, set in Paris, is about a French woman coming to terms with her life at the same time as the son she left in Australia years earlier arrives unannounced. It is adapted from The Tin Man by Ward and the novel.s author Sarah Walker.
Andrew Knight and Andrew Anastasios have written the script of The Water Diviner about a man who returns to Gallipoli to seek reconciliation three years after the famous World War I battle. Anthony Maras directed the celebrated short film The Palace, which premiered at Telluride.
Australian directors Gregor Jordan, Stephan Elliott, Clayton Jacobson, Robert Luketic and Ray Lawrence are attached to some of the other dozen or so features in development and two...
The Seduction, set in Paris, is about a French woman coming to terms with her life at the same time as the son she left in Australia years earlier arrives unannounced. It is adapted from The Tin Man by Ward and the novel.s author Sarah Walker.
Andrew Knight and Andrew Anastasios have written the script of The Water Diviner about a man who returns to Gallipoli to seek reconciliation three years after the famous World War I battle. Anthony Maras directed the celebrated short film The Palace, which premiered at Telluride.
Australian directors Gregor Jordan, Stephan Elliott, Clayton Jacobson, Robert Luketic and Ray Lawrence are attached to some of the other dozen or so features in development and two...
- 5/30/2012
- by Sandy George
- IF.com.au
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