‘Tis the season for holiday films. This year, Susie Abromeit is stepping into the spirit playing an interior designer tasked with a career-changing assignment — a Christmas charity ball — that requires working with a difficult, but handsome, stranger.
Designing Christmas With You is the latest project from Abromeit’s four-picture deal with Great American Family, which was announced in the fall of 2021. She produces and stars alongside Liam McIntyre.
The actress, who had a breakout role in Jessica Jones, has done a string of rom-coms for the network following appearances in King Richard and The Forever Purge. What’s different about a holiday film? Mostly, the snow.
“It was really well-made soap that looked like snow,” Abromeit notes. “The Christmas aspect is always dialed up. It’s all about the hot cocoa, the trees and the decorations, good feelings, the nostalgia.”
Ahead of the movie’s Dec. 16 release, Abromeit spoke with...
Designing Christmas With You is the latest project from Abromeit’s four-picture deal with Great American Family, which was announced in the fall of 2021. She produces and stars alongside Liam McIntyre.
The actress, who had a breakout role in Jessica Jones, has done a string of rom-coms for the network following appearances in King Richard and The Forever Purge. What’s different about a holiday film? Mostly, the snow.
“It was really well-made soap that looked like snow,” Abromeit notes. “The Christmas aspect is always dialed up. It’s all about the hot cocoa, the trees and the decorations, good feelings, the nostalgia.”
Ahead of the movie’s Dec. 16 release, Abromeit spoke with...
- 12/15/2023
- by Ashley Cullins
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The “nature run amok” horror comedy Cocaine Bear got a lot of attention when it was released earlier this year, thanks to its title and concept. Now Film Mode Entertainment and Jaggi Entertainment are aiming to replicate the success of Cocaine Bear with their own “nature run amok” project, Tik/Croc! A press release notes that Tik/Croc is currently in development and will soon be moving into the pre-production phase. The project will also be presented to potential buyers at the upcoming American Film Market.
Scripted by Ryan Meharry and Yasmin Kassim, both of whom are actors and comedians, Tik/Croc has the following synopsis: An enormous crocodile makes headlines when its terrifying rampage is caught on social media. With the world’s eyes set on witnessing the beast in action, a local high school student, desperate for cash and fame, sets out on a dangerous mission to capture...
Scripted by Ryan Meharry and Yasmin Kassim, both of whom are actors and comedians, Tik/Croc has the following synopsis: An enormous crocodile makes headlines when its terrifying rampage is caught on social media. With the world’s eyes set on witnessing the beast in action, a local high school student, desperate for cash and fame, sets out on a dangerous mission to capture...
- 10/30/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
The creature feature meets the social media age with the upcoming Tik/Croc, a new crocodile horror movie from Film Mode Entertainment and Jaggi Entertainment.
Deadline exclusively reports the news, noting that the in-development horror movie comes from writers Ryan Meharry (Raising Hope) and Yasmin Kassim (Jungle, Neighbors).
The website also previews, “The pic tells the story of an enormous crocodile that makes headlines when its terrifying rampage is caught on social media.
“With the world’s eyes set on witnessing the beast in action, a local high school student, desperate for cash and fame, sets out on a dangerous mission to capture it all on her TikTok account.”
“We’re thrilled to be working with the prolific Steve Jaggi on Tik/Croc, a relevant and fresh take on a classic beloved genre, including the magic and mayhem that social media has brought to the world at large, and has...
Deadline exclusively reports the news, noting that the in-development horror movie comes from writers Ryan Meharry (Raising Hope) and Yasmin Kassim (Jungle, Neighbors).
The website also previews, “The pic tells the story of an enormous crocodile that makes headlines when its terrifying rampage is caught on social media.
“With the world’s eyes set on witnessing the beast in action, a local high school student, desperate for cash and fame, sets out on a dangerous mission to capture it all on her TikTok account.”
“We’re thrilled to be working with the prolific Steve Jaggi on Tik/Croc, a relevant and fresh take on a classic beloved genre, including the magic and mayhem that social media has brought to the world at large, and has...
- 10/30/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Exclusive: Film Mode Entertainment and Jaggi Entertainment have teamed on the social media horror pic Tik/Croc.
The pic tells the story of an enormous crocodile that makes headlines when its terrifying rampage is caught on social media. With the world’s eyes set on witnessing the beast in action, a local high school student, desperate for cash and fame, sets out on a dangerous mission to capture it all on her TikTok account.
Tik/Croc is written by Ryan Meharry (Raising Hope) and Yasmin Kassim. The pic is currently in development, moving into the pre-production phase, and will have its world market premiere at AFM. Steve Jaggi is producing while Clay Epstein is executive producer. Film Mode Entertainment is handling worldwide sales rights. Additional information, including casting, director, and production news, will be released imminently.
“We’re thrilled to be...
The pic tells the story of an enormous crocodile that makes headlines when its terrifying rampage is caught on social media. With the world’s eyes set on witnessing the beast in action, a local high school student, desperate for cash and fame, sets out on a dangerous mission to capture it all on her TikTok account.
Tik/Croc is written by Ryan Meharry (Raising Hope) and Yasmin Kassim. The pic is currently in development, moving into the pre-production phase, and will have its world market premiere at AFM. Steve Jaggi is producing while Clay Epstein is executive producer. Film Mode Entertainment is handling worldwide sales rights. Additional information, including casting, director, and production news, will be released imminently.
“We’re thrilled to be...
- 10/30/2023
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Industry veteran Dov Kornits has launched the new distribution outfit.
Industry veteran Dov Kornits has launched Australian distribution outfit Screen Inc and unveiled a raft of titles including Cannes Critics’ Week award-winner Olga.
Sydney-based Kornits sold his interest in his former distribution company Pivot Pictures to co-owner Lou Balletti before opening Screen Inc’s doors. He is also publisher of Australian film magazine Filmink and a former head of theatrical for speciality distributor Umbrella Entertainment.
Initial acquisitions include Elie Grappe’s Olga, the gymnastics-themed Swiss drama that won the screenplay award at Cannes Critics’ Week in 2021, and Andrew Ryan’s The Florist,...
Industry veteran Dov Kornits has launched Australian distribution outfit Screen Inc and unveiled a raft of titles including Cannes Critics’ Week award-winner Olga.
Sydney-based Kornits sold his interest in his former distribution company Pivot Pictures to co-owner Lou Balletti before opening Screen Inc’s doors. He is also publisher of Australian film magazine Filmink and a former head of theatrical for speciality distributor Umbrella Entertainment.
Initial acquisitions include Elie Grappe’s Olga, the gymnastics-themed Swiss drama that won the screenplay award at Cannes Critics’ Week in 2021, and Andrew Ryan’s The Florist,...
- 11/1/2022
- by Sandy George
- ScreenDaily
Are you ready for some Lifetime holiday movie goodness?
Scroll down to find out which movies will be a part of It's a Wonderful Lifetime this holiday season.
There are plenty of festive treats on the way.
1. Merry Swissmas November 5 at 8/7c Alex (Jodie Sweetin) has wonderful memories of Christmas with her best friend Beth (Mikaela Lily Davies), until Beth starts dating Alex’s ex, Jesse (David Pinard). Because she has missed the last few Christmases with family due to her demanding job as an architect, Alex is excited to spend the holidays with her mother, Caroline (Jane Wheeler), who is opening an inn in Switzerland. Much to her dismay, she learns that Jesse and Beth are also visiting for the inn’s opening. When Alex meets Liam (Tim Rozon), a single father and the manager of her mother’s inn, Liam attempts to show her all the Christmas traditions...
Scroll down to find out which movies will be a part of It's a Wonderful Lifetime this holiday season.
There are plenty of festive treats on the way.
1. Merry Swissmas November 5 at 8/7c Alex (Jodie Sweetin) has wonderful memories of Christmas with her best friend Beth (Mikaela Lily Davies), until Beth starts dating Alex’s ex, Jesse (David Pinard). Because she has missed the last few Christmases with family due to her demanding job as an architect, Alex is excited to spend the holidays with her mother, Caroline (Jane Wheeler), who is opening an inn in Switzerland. Much to her dismay, she learns that Jesse and Beth are also visiting for the inn’s opening. When Alex meets Liam (Tim Rozon), a single father and the manager of her mother’s inn, Liam attempts to show her all the Christmas traditions...
- 10/11/2022
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Here is a wrap-up of all the news you need to know from Tuesday, July 19, 2022.
Breeders, the comedy series that explores the challenges of modern parenting, is sticking around at FX.
The series was renewed today by Nick Grad, President, Original Programming, FX Entertainment.
The beloved series, starring Martin Freeman and Daisy Haggard concluded its third season on FX this week and all seasons are available to stream on Hulu.
"Breeders has given us the special opportunity to watch the 'Worsley' family grow with each season and FX is thrilled to order a fourth season that will bring the next chapter of this hilarious yet brutally honest take on being a parent in today's world," said Grad.
"Our thanks to creators Simon Blackwell, Chris Addison and Martin Freeman, the entire creative team, Daisy and the cast, the crew and everyone at Avalon, FX Productions and Sky."
"Their efforts are what...
Breeders, the comedy series that explores the challenges of modern parenting, is sticking around at FX.
The series was renewed today by Nick Grad, President, Original Programming, FX Entertainment.
The beloved series, starring Martin Freeman and Daisy Haggard concluded its third season on FX this week and all seasons are available to stream on Hulu.
"Breeders has given us the special opportunity to watch the 'Worsley' family grow with each season and FX is thrilled to order a fourth season that will bring the next chapter of this hilarious yet brutally honest take on being a parent in today's world," said Grad.
"Our thanks to creators Simon Blackwell, Chris Addison and Martin Freeman, the entire creative team, Daisy and the cast, the crew and everyone at Avalon, FX Productions and Sky."
"Their efforts are what...
- 7/19/2022
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Australia’s Steve Jaggi Company Hatches Film and TV Slate Deal With Nicely Entertainment (Exclusive)
Australia’s Steve Jaggi Company and the Los Angeles-based Nicely Entertainment have hatched a pact to develop and produce a significant slate of film and TV series.
“A Royal in Paradise,” the third movie collaboration between the two partners and the first under the new deal, started production this week in Australia’s Queensland.
Previously, the two collaborated on young adult series “Dive Club” and romantic feature “This Little Love of Mine,” which claimed to be the first Australian film into production during the global pandemic. Both productions were sold to Netflix.
The new deal calls for them to develop a minimum of six new TV projects, including both dramas and YA series, and two to three new movies per year.
Starring Rhiannon Fish (“The 100,” “Home and Away”) and Mitchell Bourke (“The Family Law”), “A Royal in Paradise” is directed by Adrian Powers (“Forbidden Ground”) from a script by...
“A Royal in Paradise,” the third movie collaboration between the two partners and the first under the new deal, started production this week in Australia’s Queensland.
Previously, the two collaborated on young adult series “Dive Club” and romantic feature “This Little Love of Mine,” which claimed to be the first Australian film into production during the global pandemic. Both productions were sold to Netflix.
The new deal calls for them to develop a minimum of six new TV projects, including both dramas and YA series, and two to three new movies per year.
Starring Rhiannon Fish (“The 100,” “Home and Away”) and Mitchell Bourke (“The Family Law”), “A Royal in Paradise” is directed by Adrian Powers (“Forbidden Ground”) from a script by...
- 6/14/2022
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Blue Fox Entertainment and The Steve Jaggi Company have anounced that principal photography has kicked off for their upcoming romantic holiday co-production “Mistletoe Ranch,” shooting in Australia.
Rhiannon Bannenberg directs the romantic homecoming story, which stars Mercy Cornwall (“Dive Club”) and Jordi Webber (“Power Rangers”) starring in the two lead roles.
“Mistletoe Ranch” is the story of Aimée, a young professional photographer whose job it is to follow boss Gustav, a world-famous photographer himself. As the holidays approach, Aimée receives notice that her family’s traditional Christmas celebrations are under threat, as her late mother is no longer around to host.
Breaking away from her high-pressure job, Aimée returns to Mistletoe Ranch for the first time in seven years to see what is threatening the family’s festivities. There, she must face her ex-fiancé James and a perilous financial situation. Forced to work side-by-side to save the ranch, recent bitterness...
Rhiannon Bannenberg directs the romantic homecoming story, which stars Mercy Cornwall (“Dive Club”) and Jordi Webber (“Power Rangers”) starring in the two lead roles.
“Mistletoe Ranch” is the story of Aimée, a young professional photographer whose job it is to follow boss Gustav, a world-famous photographer himself. As the holidays approach, Aimée receives notice that her family’s traditional Christmas celebrations are under threat, as her late mother is no longer around to host.
Breaking away from her high-pressure job, Aimée returns to Mistletoe Ranch for the first time in seven years to see what is threatening the family’s festivities. There, she must face her ex-fiancé James and a perilous financial situation. Forced to work side-by-side to save the ranch, recent bitterness...
- 2/10/2022
- by Jamie Lang
- Variety Film + TV
While the removal of mandatory hotel quarantine in parts of the country is welcome, producers remain wary of state border closures and crew shortages on the road to sector recovery.
As of this month, fully vaccinated international travellers arriving in Nsw or Victoria are no longer required to complete 14 days of isolation prior to entering the community.
For Ambience Entertainment’s Michael Boughen, the move needs to be accompanied by greater consistency in other facets of Covid policy.
The Sydney-based producer of upcoming Netflix action film Interceptor described quarantine as “one part of a complex puzzle”.
“More clarity is needed around state [policies] and the knee-jerk reactions to closing borders and restricting movement before there’s a serious positive outcome,” he said.
Michael Boughen
“Two Ambience productions, and we are not unique, have been badly impacted by snap border closures forcing re-casting and re-crewing, often only hours before people were due to travel,...
As of this month, fully vaccinated international travellers arriving in Nsw or Victoria are no longer required to complete 14 days of isolation prior to entering the community.
For Ambience Entertainment’s Michael Boughen, the move needs to be accompanied by greater consistency in other facets of Covid policy.
The Sydney-based producer of upcoming Netflix action film Interceptor described quarantine as “one part of a complex puzzle”.
“More clarity is needed around state [policies] and the knee-jerk reactions to closing borders and restricting movement before there’s a serious positive outcome,” he said.
Michael Boughen
“Two Ambience productions, and we are not unique, have been badly impacted by snap border closures forcing re-casting and re-crewing, often only hours before people were due to travel,...
- 11/19/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
Director Christine Luby is swapping out Crystal Bay Penguin Sanctuary for Dolphin Bay for her third production with the Steve Jaggi Company, currently underway in South East Queensland.
Having helmed You, Me and the Penguins earlier this year, Luby is now turning her attention to The Mystery of Dolphin Bay, which follows 15-year old Quinn Perkins, played by US actress Izabela Rose, as she spends the summer working as an intern with her best friend Daniela (Ella Proberts) and marine biologist father Charlie (Rowan Chapman).
While she enjoys researching the reef’s unnatural shift in biodiversity, Quinn notices a shift in her relationship with her long-time friend Daniela, and soon agrees to join fellow intern Teddy (Jayden McGinlay) on a treasure hunt as a distraction.
Mysterious events start to occur, and the teens assume that they are being haunted by local legend Everly Fallow.
After receiving Everly’s journal from his daughter,...
Having helmed You, Me and the Penguins earlier this year, Luby is now turning her attention to The Mystery of Dolphin Bay, which follows 15-year old Quinn Perkins, played by US actress Izabela Rose, as she spends the summer working as an intern with her best friend Daniela (Ella Proberts) and marine biologist father Charlie (Rowan Chapman).
While she enjoys researching the reef’s unnatural shift in biodiversity, Quinn notices a shift in her relationship with her long-time friend Daniela, and soon agrees to join fellow intern Teddy (Jayden McGinlay) on a treasure hunt as a distraction.
Mysterious events start to occur, and the teens assume that they are being haunted by local legend Everly Fallow.
After receiving Everly’s journal from his daughter,...
- 11/14/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
Tori Garrett’s Sit. Stay. Love. follows Annie Blake (Georgia Flood), an aid worker that returns to her family’s hometown of North Haven, Vermont for the first time since her mother’s passing three years prior.
Even surrounded by her loved ones, Annie can’t help but be distracted by her desire to help those in need, and hopes of an impending promotion. When her aunt, Claire, shows Annie a flyer asking locals to foster a dog from the local shelter for the holidays, Annie sets out to lend a hand.
Arriving at the shelter, she learns it’s shut, and that the vet has taken in the animals. The vet, it turns out, is Annie’s old high school debate team nemesis, Dylan (Ezekiel Simat). With his clinic considered unsuitable as a long-term home for the rescued animals, the pair decide to help the shelter owner open his doors once more.
Even surrounded by her loved ones, Annie can’t help but be distracted by her desire to help those in need, and hopes of an impending promotion. When her aunt, Claire, shows Annie a flyer asking locals to foster a dog from the local shelter for the holidays, Annie sets out to lend a hand.
Arriving at the shelter, she learns it’s shut, and that the vet has taken in the animals. The vet, it turns out, is Annie’s old high school debate team nemesis, Dylan (Ezekiel Simat). With his clinic considered unsuitable as a long-term home for the rescued animals, the pair decide to help the shelter owner open his doors once more.
- 11/9/2021
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Paramount said Monday that it has acquired worldwide distribution rights to The Infernal Machine, a psychological drama/ thriller written and directed by Andrew Hunt and starring Guy Pearce. The pic just wrapped filming at Moviebox Studios’ facilities in the Algarve region of Portugal, which doubled for the U.S. Southwest border, and is now in postproduction.
Pearce plays Bruce Cogburn, a reclusive and controversial author who is drawn out of hiding by an obsessive fan. What ensues is a labyrinthine and treacherous game, creating a web of lies and manipulation that ultimately reveals the true meaning of The Infernal Machine. Alice Eve, Alex Pettyfer and Jeremy Davies also star.
Brothers Lionel Hicks and Julian Hicks and Spencer McLaren produced the UK-Portugal co-production from Moviebox in association with Spy Manor, Monte Productions and Filmology Finance. Richard S. Guardian, Michael Favelle, Jack Christian, DJ McPherson, Vanda Everke, Steve Jaggi and Alan Latham are executive producers.
Pearce plays Bruce Cogburn, a reclusive and controversial author who is drawn out of hiding by an obsessive fan. What ensues is a labyrinthine and treacherous game, creating a web of lies and manipulation that ultimately reveals the true meaning of The Infernal Machine. Alice Eve, Alex Pettyfer and Jeremy Davies also star.
Brothers Lionel Hicks and Julian Hicks and Spencer McLaren produced the UK-Portugal co-production from Moviebox in association with Spy Manor, Monte Productions and Filmology Finance. Richard S. Guardian, Michael Favelle, Jack Christian, DJ McPherson, Vanda Everke, Steve Jaggi and Alan Latham are executive producers.
- 10/11/2021
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Psychological thriller shot entirely in Algarve region of Portugal doubling for US Southwest U.S. border.
Paramount Pictures has acquired worldwide rights to the Guy Pearce psychological thriller The Infernal Machine.
The film is in post and scheduled for delivery in early 2022. Andrew Hunt wrote and directs the story about Bruce Cogburn, a reclusive and controversial author who is drawn out of hiding by an obsessive fan into a labyrinthine and treacherous game.
The cast includes Alice Eve, Alex Pettyfer, and Jeremy Davies. Brothers Lionel Hicks and Julian Hicks are producing with Spencer McLaren. Executive producers are Richard S. Guardian,...
Paramount Pictures has acquired worldwide rights to the Guy Pearce psychological thriller The Infernal Machine.
The film is in post and scheduled for delivery in early 2022. Andrew Hunt wrote and directs the story about Bruce Cogburn, a reclusive and controversial author who is drawn out of hiding by an obsessive fan into a labyrinthine and treacherous game.
The cast includes Alice Eve, Alex Pettyfer, and Jeremy Davies. Brothers Lionel Hicks and Julian Hicks are producing with Spencer McLaren. Executive producers are Richard S. Guardian,...
- 10/11/2021
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Little blue penguins will have a big role in Christine Luby’s You, Me and the Penguins, which has begun filming in Queensland.
Written by Annelies Kavan, the romantic comedy follows Tilly Monterey (Tammin Sursok), a compliance and outreach manager at the Animal Discovery Institute in San Diego, who realises her dream to work in the field after hearing the Crystal Bay Penguin Sanctuary is threatened with closure and its colony of Little Blue Penguins is scheduled to be relocated 2,500km away.
After receiving a begrudging welcome from head zoologist Fletcher (Jason Wilder), she joins the group in their efforts to turn the sanctuary around within the space of a week. As Fletcher teaches Tilly more about the sanctuary’s needs and the Little Blue penguins that they house, his belief in people, and even love, is reignited, while Tilly realises she has never felt more at home. In the end,...
Written by Annelies Kavan, the romantic comedy follows Tilly Monterey (Tammin Sursok), a compliance and outreach manager at the Animal Discovery Institute in San Diego, who realises her dream to work in the field after hearing the Crystal Bay Penguin Sanctuary is threatened with closure and its colony of Little Blue Penguins is scheduled to be relocated 2,500km away.
After receiving a begrudging welcome from head zoologist Fletcher (Jason Wilder), she joins the group in their efforts to turn the sanctuary around within the space of a week. As Fletcher teaches Tilly more about the sanctuary’s needs and the Little Blue penguins that they house, his belief in people, and even love, is reignited, while Tilly realises she has never felt more at home. In the end,...
- 7/12/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
The natural delights of Far North Queensland are the focus of a new 8K documentary that has begun production in the Sunshine State.
Designed to be a family co-viewing experience, Luke Wheatley’s Beyond the Reef will showcase the Great Barrier Reef, Daintree Rainforest, Fraser Island, and Whitsunday Islands, while offering insights and stories into the renowned landscapes.
The film is a co-production between the Steve Jaggi Company and In Three Production, with Beckie Adams (The 48 Hour Destination), Steve Jaggi and Spencer McLaren producing, and Kylie Pascoe and Kelly Son Hing co-producing.
Brisbane post-production facility Serve Chilled has been enlisted to deliver the film in Dolby Vision Hdr with an accompanying Dolby Atmos soundtrack, after Dop Simon Christidis captures the region with a Red Monstro 8k.
Wheatley said he was “hugely excited” to be partnering with Jaggi and the rest of the production team on the project.
“I am passionate...
Designed to be a family co-viewing experience, Luke Wheatley’s Beyond the Reef will showcase the Great Barrier Reef, Daintree Rainforest, Fraser Island, and Whitsunday Islands, while offering insights and stories into the renowned landscapes.
The film is a co-production between the Steve Jaggi Company and In Three Production, with Beckie Adams (The 48 Hour Destination), Steve Jaggi and Spencer McLaren producing, and Kylie Pascoe and Kelly Son Hing co-producing.
Brisbane post-production facility Serve Chilled has been enlisted to deliver the film in Dolby Vision Hdr with an accompanying Dolby Atmos soundtrack, after Dop Simon Christidis captures the region with a Red Monstro 8k.
Wheatley said he was “hugely excited” to be partnering with Jaggi and the rest of the production team on the project.
“I am passionate...
- 6/22/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
Monica Zanetti’s Ellie and Abbie (& Ellie’s Dead Aunt) opens in UK cinemas today via Kaleidoscope, with Arcadia Films also announcing a range of sales in other territories, including the US.
The queer rom-com, written and directed by Monica Zanetti, follows Ellie (Sophie Hawkshaw), a high-school high-flyer who aces her academic work but can’t figure out a way to talk to Abbie (Zoe Terakes), the person with whom she’s hopelessly in love – or ask them to the formal.
Then a miracle happens: her dead lesbian aunt Tara (Julia Billington) returns as fairy godmother to offer plain-speaking advice from beyond the grave, but she hasn’t dated since the 1980s, and Gen Z dating norms aren’t easy for her to grasp.
Marta Dusseldorp, Rachel House, and Bridie Connell also star.
MahVeen Shahraki and Patrick James are the producers for Brazen Lot, with executive producers Brian Cobb, Steve Jaggi,...
The queer rom-com, written and directed by Monica Zanetti, follows Ellie (Sophie Hawkshaw), a high-school high-flyer who aces her academic work but can’t figure out a way to talk to Abbie (Zoe Terakes), the person with whom she’s hopelessly in love – or ask them to the formal.
Then a miracle happens: her dead lesbian aunt Tara (Julia Billington) returns as fairy godmother to offer plain-speaking advice from beyond the grave, but she hasn’t dated since the 1980s, and Gen Z dating norms aren’t easy for her to grasp.
Marta Dusseldorp, Rachel House, and Bridie Connell also star.
MahVeen Shahraki and Patrick James are the producers for Brazen Lot, with executive producers Brian Cobb, Steve Jaggi,...
- 6/11/2021
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Unless Pictures’ Meg O’Connell and Ruby Entertainment’s Stephen Luby have been added to the lineup of Screen Canberra’s Screen Pod program, set to begin next month.
The pair will join seven other screen representatives for the five-month market-centred initiative that aims to assist writers of diverse backgrounds in generating, developing, and pitching a screen project.
This year’s platform-agnostic program will be split into three streams – process, project, and pitch.
The process phase will comprise a combination of lecture-based training modules and practical exercises in group workshops, while in the project stage, writers develop specific projects with the market in mind, assisted by fellow writers and developers.
In pitch, participants hone pitching skills and build confidence, working in group simulations as well as real-life pitching opportunities.
The program will begin with a group session on July 10.
Early bird sale for Screen Pod registration ends June 17. Find information on how to register here.
The pair will join seven other screen representatives for the five-month market-centred initiative that aims to assist writers of diverse backgrounds in generating, developing, and pitching a screen project.
This year’s platform-agnostic program will be split into three streams – process, project, and pitch.
The process phase will comprise a combination of lecture-based training modules and practical exercises in group workshops, while in the project stage, writers develop specific projects with the market in mind, assisted by fellow writers and developers.
In pitch, participants hone pitching skills and build confidence, working in group simulations as well as real-life pitching opportunities.
The program will begin with a group session on July 10.
Early bird sale for Screen Pod registration ends June 17. Find information on how to register here.
- 6/10/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
As the Queensland Government pushes forward with its strategic plan to grow the screen industry in Far North Queensland, it has formally appointed Curtis Pitt as Fnq Screen Champion.
The Speaker of the Queensland Parliament and Member for Musgrave will work with Screen Queensland and key stakeholders to grow investment in the region, including jobs and production infrastructure.
Pitt will be charged with promoting opportunities, building awareness of available funding for local screen practitioners, and chairing a steering group to facilitate delivery of a $6.8 million studio – a recent election promise.
“Beyond its reputation as an agricultural hub and a tourism hotspot, Far North Queensland is increasingly recognised as an attractive destination for local and international film and television production,” said Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk.
“To unlock the region’s potential, in 2019 I was in Cairns with Curtis Pitt to launch the Far North Queensland Screen Strategic Plan, to boost professional capability,...
The Speaker of the Queensland Parliament and Member for Musgrave will work with Screen Queensland and key stakeholders to grow investment in the region, including jobs and production infrastructure.
Pitt will be charged with promoting opportunities, building awareness of available funding for local screen practitioners, and chairing a steering group to facilitate delivery of a $6.8 million studio – a recent election promise.
“Beyond its reputation as an agricultural hub and a tourism hotspot, Far North Queensland is increasingly recognised as an attractive destination for local and international film and television production,” said Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk.
“To unlock the region’s potential, in 2019 I was in Cairns with Curtis Pitt to launch the Far North Queensland Screen Strategic Plan, to boost professional capability,...
- 5/27/2021
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
The Steve Jaggi Company is keeping cameras rolling in Queensland, commencing production on new romance Love in Bloom.
Shooting at a range of locations in and around Brisbane, the scripted feature is the directorial debut of Rogue Rubin and stars US actor Susie Abromeit (Jessica Jones) as Chicago florist Amelia Hart, who returns to the small Australian town of Primrose River to help plan her sister’s wedding.
When her soon-to-be-married little sister (Melina Vidler) and fiancé become marooned at a mountain retreat days before their wedding, Amelia and the best man, Grayson Tanner (Julian Haig), are tasked with stepping in to save the wedding.
Supporting cast include Monette Lee, Steven Tandy, Joey Vieira, and Jason Wilder.
The film is written by Georgia Harrison and is being produced by Steve Jaggi and Spencer McLaren, with Kylie Pascoe and Kelly Son Hing co-producing.
Pivot Pictures has been lined up for distribution in Australia,...
Shooting at a range of locations in and around Brisbane, the scripted feature is the directorial debut of Rogue Rubin and stars US actor Susie Abromeit (Jessica Jones) as Chicago florist Amelia Hart, who returns to the small Australian town of Primrose River to help plan her sister’s wedding.
When her soon-to-be-married little sister (Melina Vidler) and fiancé become marooned at a mountain retreat days before their wedding, Amelia and the best man, Grayson Tanner (Julian Haig), are tasked with stepping in to save the wedding.
Supporting cast include Monette Lee, Steven Tandy, Joey Vieira, and Jason Wilder.
The film is written by Georgia Harrison and is being produced by Steve Jaggi and Spencer McLaren, with Kylie Pascoe and Kelly Son Hing co-producing.
Pivot Pictures has been lined up for distribution in Australia,...
- 5/18/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
Screen Canberra has opened applications for its annual Screen Pod program, a five-month market-centred initiative with aims to assist writers of diverse backgrounds in generating, developing, and pitching a screen project.
Participants receive story and market feedback via a workshop environment, as well as mentoring and coaching to improve the marketability of their project and skills as a practitioner.
While previously alternating annually between film and TV, this year’s Screen Pod will be platform-agnostic, broken up into three streams.
The first, Process, sees a combination of lecture-based training modules and practical exercises in group workshops.
The second stage, Project, sees writers develop specific projects with the market in mind, assisted by fellow writers and developers.
The final stage is Pitch, with participants to hone their pitching skills and build confidence, in group simulations as well as real-life pitching opportunities.
This builds to a pitching finale, where participants conduct one-on-one presentations to market representatives.
Participants receive story and market feedback via a workshop environment, as well as mentoring and coaching to improve the marketability of their project and skills as a practitioner.
While previously alternating annually between film and TV, this year’s Screen Pod will be platform-agnostic, broken up into three streams.
The first, Process, sees a combination of lecture-based training modules and practical exercises in group workshops.
The second stage, Project, sees writers develop specific projects with the market in mind, assisted by fellow writers and developers.
The final stage is Pitch, with participants to hone their pitching skills and build confidence, in group simulations as well as real-life pitching opportunities.
This builds to a pitching finale, where participants conduct one-on-one presentations to market representatives.
- 5/12/2021
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Christine Luby’s romantic comedy This Little Love of Mine stars Saskia Hampele as Laura Price, San Francisco lawyer on the cusp of promotion – a far cry from her childhood growing up on a tropical island with best friends Chip and Gem.
However, when the firm’s biggest client – Chip’s grandfather – asks Laura to travel to the island and deliver a contract to make Chip his heir, she leaves behind her practice and fiancé Owen to convince her childhood friend to sign a contract that will make him a billionaire.
A Steve Jaggi Company film, This Little Love of Mine will make its world premiere at the Gold Coast Film Festival, Friday April 16, 7pm @ Hota.
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However, when the firm’s biggest client – Chip’s grandfather – asks Laura to travel to the island and deliver a contract to make Chip his heir, she leaves behind her practice and fiancé Owen to convince her childhood friend to sign a contract that will make him a billionaire.
A Steve Jaggi Company film, This Little Love of Mine will make its world premiere at the Gold Coast Film Festival, Friday April 16, 7pm @ Hota.
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- 3/21/2021
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Gold Coast Film Festival returns with ‘Playing with Sharks’, ‘Dive Club’, ‘This Little Love of Mine’
The line-up for the Gold Coast Film Festival has been unveiled ahead of its return next month following a Covid-related hiatus.
The 12-day event will feature four world premieres, six Australian premieres, nine Queensland premieres, and two exclusive preview screenings across the Gold Coast, alongside Q&As with filmmakers and some of Australia’s leading cast and crew.
It will also be the first festival held under new director Aimée Lindorff, who took the reins from Lucy Fisher towards the end of last year.
Lindorff says this year’s program is about inspiring movie fans to return to the cinema and cinema-hopefuls to pursue their passion for the silver screen.
“We have an incredible mix of national and international films and documentaries starring some big names and tackling even bigger story lines,” she says.
“The prestigious Screen Industry Gala Awards will return at Movie World, where we will celebrate the...
The 12-day event will feature four world premieres, six Australian premieres, nine Queensland premieres, and two exclusive preview screenings across the Gold Coast, alongside Q&As with filmmakers and some of Australia’s leading cast and crew.
It will also be the first festival held under new director Aimée Lindorff, who took the reins from Lucy Fisher towards the end of last year.
Lindorff says this year’s program is about inspiring movie fans to return to the cinema and cinema-hopefuls to pursue their passion for the silver screen.
“We have an incredible mix of national and international films and documentaries starring some big names and tackling even bigger story lines,” she says.
“The prestigious Screen Industry Gala Awards will return at Movie World, where we will celebrate the...
- 3/10/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
Producer Steve Jaggi has forecast varying fortunes for Australian screen businesses across the next 12-18 months, depending on their capacity.
Speaking from Port Douglas, where production has just wrapped on his Netflix series Dive Club, the proprietor of the Steve Jaggi company tells If the “limited window of opportunity” for Australian screen businesses to gain market share as a result of the country’s relative handling of Covid-19 is contrasted with rising barriers for entry.
“My prediction is that the next 18-24 months will be something of a bonanza for business with international outlooks and the ability to produce at volume and scale,” he says.
“The flip side of the coin is that solo producers and very small production companies will likely be snuffed out as the domestic market continues to contract at pace.”
Jaggi’s company was prolific in the second half of 2020, shooting three features, as well as the 12-episode Dive Club.
Speaking from Port Douglas, where production has just wrapped on his Netflix series Dive Club, the proprietor of the Steve Jaggi company tells If the “limited window of opportunity” for Australian screen businesses to gain market share as a result of the country’s relative handling of Covid-19 is contrasted with rising barriers for entry.
“My prediction is that the next 18-24 months will be something of a bonanza for business with international outlooks and the ability to produce at volume and scale,” he says.
“The flip side of the coin is that solo producers and very small production companies will likely be snuffed out as the domestic market continues to contract at pace.”
Jaggi’s company was prolific in the second half of 2020, shooting three features, as well as the 12-episode Dive Club.
- 1/20/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
The selective appeal of theatrical and the emergence of Queensland as a production hotspot was on the agenda as children’s content creatives came together on Monday for an Aacta Screenfest 2020 Spotlight event.
A panel comprising Emmy-winning Bluey team Charlie Aspinwall and Daley Pearson from Ludo Studio; Like A Photon Creative co-fonder and CEO, Nadine Bates; and fellow children’s TV creatives Dena Curtis (Grace Beside Me) and Steve Jaggi (Swimming for Gold) joined film critic Sarah Ward for a discussion on Creating Screen for Kids.
It has been a big year for Aspinwall and Pearson, with the third season of Joe Brumm-created series, which won an Aacta Award yesterday, set to commence production in Brisbane later this year.
While the show has enjoyed extensive success overseas – Disney snared the global rights – Pearson credited the Australian production environment for allowing the show to stay true to its roots.
“We...
A panel comprising Emmy-winning Bluey team Charlie Aspinwall and Daley Pearson from Ludo Studio; Like A Photon Creative co-fonder and CEO, Nadine Bates; and fellow children’s TV creatives Dena Curtis (Grace Beside Me) and Steve Jaggi (Swimming for Gold) joined film critic Sarah Ward for a discussion on Creating Screen for Kids.
It has been a big year for Aspinwall and Pearson, with the third season of Joe Brumm-created series, which won an Aacta Award yesterday, set to commence production in Brisbane later this year.
While the show has enjoyed extensive success overseas – Disney snared the global rights – Pearson credited the Australian production environment for allowing the show to stay true to its roots.
“We...
- 12/1/2020
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
Miah Madden, Georgia May-Davis, Sana’a Shaik, Mercy Cornwall and newcomer Aubri Ibrag lead the cast of Network 10/Netflix’s teen mystery drama Dive Club, now shooting in Port Douglas.
Joining them is model Joshua Heuston in his screen debut, as well as Alexander Grant and Joseph Spanti.
The Steve Jaggi Company series follows four 16-year-olds who are skilled divers: Maddie (Madden), Lauren (Davis), Anna (Ibrag) and Stevie (Shaik).
After a cyclone, Lauren, the group’s charismatic trailblazer, goes missing. With the mystery of her disappearance, the arrival of a new friend, Izzie (Cornwall) and suspicious holes in the official investigation, the girls are plunged into a desperate search of their own that raises more questions the deeper they dive.
Netflix co-commissioned the show with Network 10, who has the first window in Australia.
Steve Jaggi is the showrunner and series creator, producing with Spencer McLaren, with Kelly Son Hing and Kylie Pascoe co-producing.
Joining them is model Joshua Heuston in his screen debut, as well as Alexander Grant and Joseph Spanti.
The Steve Jaggi Company series follows four 16-year-olds who are skilled divers: Maddie (Madden), Lauren (Davis), Anna (Ibrag) and Stevie (Shaik).
After a cyclone, Lauren, the group’s charismatic trailblazer, goes missing. With the mystery of her disappearance, the arrival of a new friend, Izzie (Cornwall) and suspicious holes in the official investigation, the girls are plunged into a desperate search of their own that raises more questions the deeper they dive.
Netflix co-commissioned the show with Network 10, who has the first window in Australia.
Steve Jaggi is the showrunner and series creator, producing with Spencer McLaren, with Kelly Son Hing and Kylie Pascoe co-producing.
- 11/9/2020
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
Written, directed and produced by Serhat Caradee, with producers Liz Burton and Steve Jaggi, A Lion Returns is an emotionally-charged and intense drama that reveals the impact of a returned Australian militant (Tyler de Nawi) on his family and those closest to him. Bonsai Films will release the Aacta-nominated film in select cinemas November 5.
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- 11/3/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
‘The High Note.’
Universal’s musical dramedy The High Note premiered in the US on-demand and on about 100 screens, mostly drive-ins, in late May, while Warner Bros’ Cats & Dogs 3: Paws Unite! went straight to digital in the US.
So Australian exhibitors had modest expectations as both titles opened in cinemas last weekend while ticket sales remained depressed but should pick up from today with the school vacation.
Typifying the malaise, no title cracked $1 million last weekend as Numero reported the top 20 generated $3.6 million, down 5 per cent on the previous frame.
“The current school holiday line up is one of the worst I have ever seen,” Hayden Orpheum Picture Palace Gm Alex Temesvari tells If.
“The only major family film is Trolls World Tour and unfortunately we had to pass on it as, outside of a Frozen or a Toy Story, we can’t justify opening a family film outside...
Universal’s musical dramedy The High Note premiered in the US on-demand and on about 100 screens, mostly drive-ins, in late May, while Warner Bros’ Cats & Dogs 3: Paws Unite! went straight to digital in the US.
So Australian exhibitors had modest expectations as both titles opened in cinemas last weekend while ticket sales remained depressed but should pick up from today with the school vacation.
Typifying the malaise, no title cracked $1 million last weekend as Numero reported the top 20 generated $3.6 million, down 5 per cent on the previous frame.
“The current school holiday line up is one of the worst I have ever seen,” Hayden Orpheum Picture Palace Gm Alex Temesvari tells If.
“The only major family film is Trolls World Tour and unfortunately we had to pass on it as, outside of a Frozen or a Toy Story, we can’t justify opening a family film outside...
- 9/28/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Hayley MacFarlane.
Netflix has acquired worldwide rights excluding the first window in Australia to Dive Club, a 12-episode teen mystery drama from the Steve Jaggi Company.
Due to shoot in Port Douglas in late October, supported by Screen Queensland, the production will inject nearly $8 million into the economy and create more than 110 jobs.
Created by Steve Jaggi, the showrunner, the series follows four skilled teenage divers who go hunting for items lost by tourists. After one girl disappears, the discovery of her mobile phone leads her friends to suspect she was murdered.
The directors all worked on previous Jaggi productions: Hayley MacFarlane (Swimming for Gold), Rhiannon Bannenberg (Rip Tide) and Christine Luby (This Little Love of Mine).
The writing team comprises Georgia Harrison, Adrian Powers, Claire Harris and newcomer Caera Bradshaw.
Netflix co-commissioned the series with Network 10, which has the first window in Oz. Post will be handled by Brisbane-based Serve Chilled.
Netflix has acquired worldwide rights excluding the first window in Australia to Dive Club, a 12-episode teen mystery drama from the Steve Jaggi Company.
Due to shoot in Port Douglas in late October, supported by Screen Queensland, the production will inject nearly $8 million into the economy and create more than 110 jobs.
Created by Steve Jaggi, the showrunner, the series follows four skilled teenage divers who go hunting for items lost by tourists. After one girl disappears, the discovery of her mobile phone leads her friends to suspect she was murdered.
The directors all worked on previous Jaggi productions: Hayley MacFarlane (Swimming for Gold), Rhiannon Bannenberg (Rip Tide) and Christine Luby (This Little Love of Mine).
The writing team comprises Georgia Harrison, Adrian Powers, Claire Harris and newcomer Caera Bradshaw.
Netflix co-commissioned the series with Network 10, which has the first window in Oz. Post will be handled by Brisbane-based Serve Chilled.
- 9/27/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Thriller film, “Kidnapped” is close to wrapping up one of the latest movies into production in Australia, following the disruption caused by the coronavirus and stay-at-home restrictions.
Production is now under way in and around Port Douglas in the far North of Australia’s Queensland state, with a shoot that runs Aug. 17 to Sept. 9. The operation is following Covid-safe protocols established at national level and also those devised by the Queensland government.
Written by Shanrah Wakefield and directed by Vic Sarin, the film’s story is told through the eyes of woman living with her family in a tropical paradise. It is idyllic until their four-year-old daughter goes missing. Solving the mystery of her disappearance reveals previously hidden information about the family.
The cast is headed by Claire van der Boom and Todd Lasance.
The film is structured as an unofficial Australia-Canada co-production, involving Brisbane-based Steve Jaggi Company and Canada’s Sepia Films.
Production is now under way in and around Port Douglas in the far North of Australia’s Queensland state, with a shoot that runs Aug. 17 to Sept. 9. The operation is following Covid-safe protocols established at national level and also those devised by the Queensland government.
Written by Shanrah Wakefield and directed by Vic Sarin, the film’s story is told through the eyes of woman living with her family in a tropical paradise. It is idyllic until their four-year-old daughter goes missing. Solving the mystery of her disappearance reveals previously hidden information about the family.
The cast is headed by Claire van der Boom and Todd Lasance.
The film is structured as an unofficial Australia-Canada co-production, involving Brisbane-based Steve Jaggi Company and Canada’s Sepia Films.
- 9/7/2020
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Claire van der Boom and Todd Lasance with director Vic Sarin.
Claire van der Boom and Todd Lasance are playing a US-based couple whose young daughter is abducted while they are on holiday at an Australian resort in Kidnapped, an unofficial Australian-Canadian co-production.
Produced by the Steve Jaggi Company and directed by Canadian Vic Sarin, the thriller is mid-way through a four-week shoot at Port Douglas.
The screenplay by Shanrah Wakefield follows Savannah Morgan (van der Boom) and her US husband Brad (Lasance), who go to the resort with their four-year-old daughter Aria (Molly Wright).
When Aria goes missing from the resort’s Kidz Club, a heart-pounding race to find her daughter leads Savannah to a shocking discovery about her family.
“I feel very lucky to be shooting here in Far North Queensland; It’s an idyllic, tropical setting that brings a contrast to the story of my character searching for her kidnapped daughter,...
Claire van der Boom and Todd Lasance are playing a US-based couple whose young daughter is abducted while they are on holiday at an Australian resort in Kidnapped, an unofficial Australian-Canadian co-production.
Produced by the Steve Jaggi Company and directed by Canadian Vic Sarin, the thriller is mid-way through a four-week shoot at Port Douglas.
The screenplay by Shanrah Wakefield follows Savannah Morgan (van der Boom) and her US husband Brad (Lasance), who go to the resort with their four-year-old daughter Aria (Molly Wright).
When Aria goes missing from the resort’s Kidz Club, a heart-pounding race to find her daughter leads Savannah to a shocking discovery about her family.
“I feel very lucky to be shooting here in Far North Queensland; It’s an idyllic, tropical setting that brings a contrast to the story of my character searching for her kidnapped daughter,...
- 9/6/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Georgia Flood and Ezekiel Simat.
Georgia Flood and Ezekiel Simat are starring in The Dog Days of Christmas, a romantic comedy directed by Don’t Tell’s Tori Garrett, which is now shooting on the Gold Coast.
Produced by the Steve Jaggi Company and scripted by American Holly Hester, the US-set movie revolves around Flood’s Annie Blake, an aid worker who has just finished an international mission and heads home to North Haven, Vermont, to spend the holidays with her family.
When the local animal shelter closes, Annie steps in to save it with the help of Dylan (Simat), the local vet and old school nemesis.
Adhering to strict Covid Safe filming practices and guidelines set by the Queensland government, the production is shooting at Warner Bros. Movie World and the hinterland.
All crew members are wearing personal protective equipment and the nurse on set is taking daily temperature checks,...
Georgia Flood and Ezekiel Simat are starring in The Dog Days of Christmas, a romantic comedy directed by Don’t Tell’s Tori Garrett, which is now shooting on the Gold Coast.
Produced by the Steve Jaggi Company and scripted by American Holly Hester, the US-set movie revolves around Flood’s Annie Blake, an aid worker who has just finished an international mission and heads home to North Haven, Vermont, to spend the holidays with her family.
When the local animal shelter closes, Annie steps in to save it with the help of Dylan (Simat), the local vet and old school nemesis.
Adhering to strict Covid Safe filming practices and guidelines set by the Queensland government, the production is shooting at Warner Bros. Movie World and the hinterland.
All crew members are wearing personal protective equipment and the nurse on set is taking daily temperature checks,...
- 8/27/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Julian Cullen and Kimie Tsukakoshi in ‘The Bureau of Magical Things.’ (Photo credit: Mark Taylor)
Screen production in Queensland is set to restart with the second season of Jonathan M. Shiff Productions’ The Bureau of Magical Things and a rom-com feature from the Steve Jaggi Company.
The cameras will roll on Shiff’s children’s fantasy, which was shut down in March, on June 29 on the Gold Coast.
On the same day, Jaggi and director Christine Luby will begin shooting This Little Love of Mine in Cairns. Scripted by Georgia Harrison, it’s a co-production with Nicely Entertainment, an La-based distribution and production company recently launched by former Gaumont exec Vanessa Shapiro.
Jaggi is producing with Kelly Son Hing and Spencer McLaren; the cast will be announced next week.
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said Shiff’s 20-part series is employing more than 200 cast and crew and injecting more than $8.5 million into the State’s economy.
Screen production in Queensland is set to restart with the second season of Jonathan M. Shiff Productions’ The Bureau of Magical Things and a rom-com feature from the Steve Jaggi Company.
The cameras will roll on Shiff’s children’s fantasy, which was shut down in March, on June 29 on the Gold Coast.
On the same day, Jaggi and director Christine Luby will begin shooting This Little Love of Mine in Cairns. Scripted by Georgia Harrison, it’s a co-production with Nicely Entertainment, an La-based distribution and production company recently launched by former Gaumont exec Vanessa Shapiro.
Jaggi is producing with Kelly Son Hing and Spencer McLaren; the cast will be announced next week.
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said Shiff’s 20-part series is employing more than 200 cast and crew and injecting more than $8.5 million into the State’s economy.
- 6/18/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Ben Allan and Clara Chong.
While production shutdowns are causing mass unemployment among all sectors of the screen sector, some practitioners see an upside.
Main Course Films’ writer/director Clara Chong and producer/Dop Ben Allan are in post on Wabi-Sabi, a deeply personal feature doc on ageing and death centred on Clara’s mother, who suffered from multiple system atrophy (Msa), a rare neuro-degenerative disorder.
“Because Clara and I do the majority of our projects together, doing post production at home has meant we can do things like put the kids to bed and then go back to colour grading,” Allan tells If.
“Now in the time of the coronavirus, it means we can be social distancing while staying on schedule with post on the film and our other projects.”
Producer Steve Jaggi, who has Rosie Lourde’s debut feature Romance on the Menu in post, sees an upside for Australian content creators,...
While production shutdowns are causing mass unemployment among all sectors of the screen sector, some practitioners see an upside.
Main Course Films’ writer/director Clara Chong and producer/Dop Ben Allan are in post on Wabi-Sabi, a deeply personal feature doc on ageing and death centred on Clara’s mother, who suffered from multiple system atrophy (Msa), a rare neuro-degenerative disorder.
“Because Clara and I do the majority of our projects together, doing post production at home has meant we can do things like put the kids to bed and then go back to colour grading,” Allan tells If.
“Now in the time of the coronavirus, it means we can be social distancing while staying on schedule with post on the film and our other projects.”
Producer Steve Jaggi, who has Rosie Lourde’s debut feature Romance on the Menu in post, sees an upside for Australian content creators,...
- 3/20/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
‘H is for Happiness.’
For producer, director, writer and distributor Robert Connolly, the clear challenge for Australian filmmakers is to create cinema works that speak to the issues the world is facing.
For writer-director Kiah Roache-Turner and his producer brother Tristan Roache-Turner, the solution to the declining indie market lies partly in developing multiple projects with various producers.
Coupled with that is the brothers’ willingness to spend hundreds of hours working with distributors to sell each film and push for more screens.
Producer Julie Ryan laments the increasing trend by some government agencies to encourage producers to pitch feature projects to streaming services rather than via the traditional sales agent/distributor model.
“I am not against having my film released on a streaming service but there isn’t any incentive for them to invest upfront and replace the market funds that were traditionally covered by the sales agent advance and Australia-New Zealand distribution guarantee,...
For producer, director, writer and distributor Robert Connolly, the clear challenge for Australian filmmakers is to create cinema works that speak to the issues the world is facing.
For writer-director Kiah Roache-Turner and his producer brother Tristan Roache-Turner, the solution to the declining indie market lies partly in developing multiple projects with various producers.
Coupled with that is the brothers’ willingness to spend hundreds of hours working with distributors to sell each film and push for more screens.
Producer Julie Ryan laments the increasing trend by some government agencies to encourage producers to pitch feature projects to streaming services rather than via the traditional sales agent/distributor model.
“I am not against having my film released on a streaming service but there isn’t any incentive for them to invest upfront and replace the market funds that were traditionally covered by the sales agent advance and Australia-New Zealand distribution guarantee,...
- 1/15/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Peyton List on the set of ‘Swimming for Gold.’
American actress Peyton List, who starred in the Disney Channel series Jessie and the spin-off Bunk’d, is playing the protagonist in young adult feature film Swimming for Gold.
Now shooting in Brisbane, the narrative follows List’s Claire Carpenter, a 17-year-old elite swimmer who is reluctantly sent to Australia to coach a boys’ swimming team after a jet ski accident left her with a fear of water.
Lauren Esposito co-stars as Mikayla Michaels, Claire’s rival and sworn enemy with whom she is forced to share a room at the swimming camp.
Daniel Needs is Liam, the captain of the boys’ team who challenges Claire, explaining that if they don’t win, the camp will be forced to close.
The director Hayley MacFarlane is making her feature film debut after directing several shorts and spending several years in the UK directing reality shows Big Brother,...
American actress Peyton List, who starred in the Disney Channel series Jessie and the spin-off Bunk’d, is playing the protagonist in young adult feature film Swimming for Gold.
Now shooting in Brisbane, the narrative follows List’s Claire Carpenter, a 17-year-old elite swimmer who is reluctantly sent to Australia to coach a boys’ swimming team after a jet ski accident left her with a fear of water.
Lauren Esposito co-stars as Mikayla Michaels, Claire’s rival and sworn enemy with whom she is forced to share a room at the swimming camp.
Daniel Needs is Liam, the captain of the boys’ team who challenges Claire, explaining that if they don’t win, the camp will be forced to close.
The director Hayley MacFarlane is making her feature film debut after directing several shorts and spending several years in the UK directing reality shows Big Brother,...
- 8/14/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Angela Little.
Screen composer Angela Little is pursuing her career in Hollywood after completing her Master of Music in Screen Scoring at the University of Southern California while continuing to work on Australian productions.
Little has signed with the Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency, which represents numerous composers, music producers, songwriters, music supervisors and music editors.
“The agency wants to build a relationship with me and they told me to run all deals through them, which is really exciting,” she tells If via Skype.
She has just scored Mark Lamprell’s Never Too Late, a comedy-drama starring Jack Thompson, James Cromwell, Dennis Waterman and Roy Billing as Vietnam veterans who plan to break out of their nursing home. Jacki Weaver plays Norma, the long-lost love of Cromwell’s character Bronson, who was a Us soldier whom she met when he was in Australia on R&r.
Angela oversaw the live recording of two...
Screen composer Angela Little is pursuing her career in Hollywood after completing her Master of Music in Screen Scoring at the University of Southern California while continuing to work on Australian productions.
Little has signed with the Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency, which represents numerous composers, music producers, songwriters, music supervisors and music editors.
“The agency wants to build a relationship with me and they told me to run all deals through them, which is really exciting,” she tells If via Skype.
She has just scored Mark Lamprell’s Never Too Late, a comedy-drama starring Jack Thompson, James Cromwell, Dennis Waterman and Roy Billing as Vietnam veterans who plan to break out of their nursing home. Jacki Weaver plays Norma, the long-lost love of Cromwell’s character Bronson, who was a Us soldier whom she met when he was in Australia on R&r.
Angela oversaw the live recording of two...
- 8/7/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
‘2040’.
Five months into the year, 18 Australian films and feature docs released in cinemas since the start of the year, plus holdovers, have racked up a modest $14.3 million.
That compares with $37.6 million generated in the same period last year, led by Peter Rabbit’s $26.4 million, Breath’s $3.6 million in four weeks (finishing with $4.6 million) and Sweet Country’s $2 million.
Shawn Seet’s Storm Boy is the top title with nearly $5 million, a creditable result. But almost certainly that would have been rather higher if Sony Pictures had been able to use Geoffrey Rush in the publicity campaign.
Wayne Blair’s Top End Wedding has grossed $4.7 million through Sunday, its sixth weekend, and could finish with $5.5 million.
Anthony Maras’ Hotel Mumbai collected $3.3 million, knee-capped by the dreadful co-incidence of opening on the same weekend as the Christchurch massacre.
Damon Gameau’s 2040 has earned $568,000 after its second weekend and, buoyed by word-of-mouth, distributor...
Five months into the year, 18 Australian films and feature docs released in cinemas since the start of the year, plus holdovers, have racked up a modest $14.3 million.
That compares with $37.6 million generated in the same period last year, led by Peter Rabbit’s $26.4 million, Breath’s $3.6 million in four weeks (finishing with $4.6 million) and Sweet Country’s $2 million.
Shawn Seet’s Storm Boy is the top title with nearly $5 million, a creditable result. But almost certainly that would have been rather higher if Sony Pictures had been able to use Geoffrey Rush in the publicity campaign.
Wayne Blair’s Top End Wedding has grossed $4.7 million through Sunday, its sixth weekend, and could finish with $5.5 million.
Anthony Maras’ Hotel Mumbai collected $3.3 million, knee-capped by the dreadful co-incidence of opening on the same weekend as the Christchurch massacre.
Damon Gameau’s 2040 has earned $568,000 after its second weekend and, buoyed by word-of-mouth, distributor...
- 6/3/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
‘Top End Wedding’.
It’s been a quiet start for the year for Australian films at the national box office, particularly compared to last year when Peter Rabbit and Sweet Country were drawing crowds.
However exhibitors are very optimistic about the outlook for the rest of the year, including Wayne Blair’s Top End Wedding which opened yesterday, Rachel Ward’s Palm Beach and Kriv Stenders’ Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan (both August 8) and Rachel Griffiths’ Ride Like a Girl (September 26).
Ten new releases plus holdovers collectively racked up $9.06 million through April 30, according to the Motion Picture Distributors Association of Australia.
That’s way below the first four months of 2018, which generated $32 million, with Will Gluck’s Peter Rabbit making $25.4 million en route to a final total of $26.7 million and Warwick Thornton’s Sweet Country $2 million.
Shawn Seet’s Storm Boy pocketed nearly $5 million, not a bad result,...
It’s been a quiet start for the year for Australian films at the national box office, particularly compared to last year when Peter Rabbit and Sweet Country were drawing crowds.
However exhibitors are very optimistic about the outlook for the rest of the year, including Wayne Blair’s Top End Wedding which opened yesterday, Rachel Ward’s Palm Beach and Kriv Stenders’ Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan (both August 8) and Rachel Griffiths’ Ride Like a Girl (September 26).
Ten new releases plus holdovers collectively racked up $9.06 million through April 30, according to the Motion Picture Distributors Association of Australia.
That’s way below the first four months of 2018, which generated $32 million, with Will Gluck’s Peter Rabbit making $25.4 million en route to a final total of $26.7 million and Warwick Thornton’s Sweet Country $2 million.
Shawn Seet’s Storm Boy pocketed nearly $5 million, not a bad result,...
- 5/3/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
‘The Curse of the Weeping Woman’
New Line/DC Entertainment’s family superhero adventure Shazam! easily retained the top spot in its third weekend virtually by default.
One reason for the dreary Easter weekend trading: Distributors were unwilling to launch films for fear of being crushed by the Disney/Marvel juggernaut Avengers: End Game, which opens on Wednesday.
But an underlying factor is the generally lousy performance of Hollywood films this year. In the Us pundits described the Easter business as the worst since 2003. The Us box office for the year to date stands at $2.9 billion, down 16 per cent on 2018.
The only new wide release was the James Wan-produced horror pic The Curse of the Weeping Woman (aka The Curse of La Llorona), which opened at No. 1 in the Us but was a distant fifth here.
Bollywood romantic drama Kalank and Korean thriller Burning fared best among the specialty...
New Line/DC Entertainment’s family superhero adventure Shazam! easily retained the top spot in its third weekend virtually by default.
One reason for the dreary Easter weekend trading: Distributors were unwilling to launch films for fear of being crushed by the Disney/Marvel juggernaut Avengers: End Game, which opens on Wednesday.
But an underlying factor is the generally lousy performance of Hollywood films this year. In the Us pundits described the Easter business as the worst since 2003. The Us box office for the year to date stands at $2.9 billion, down 16 per cent on 2018.
The only new wide release was the James Wan-produced horror pic The Curse of the Weeping Woman (aka The Curse of La Llorona), which opened at No. 1 in the Us but was a distant fifth here.
Bollywood romantic drama Kalank and Korean thriller Burning fared best among the specialty...
- 4/22/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
‘Back of the Net’
Facing zero competition from the new releases, New Line/DC Entertainment’s family superhero adventure Shazam! continued its reign at Australian cinemas last weekend.
Lionsgate’s Hellboy reboot, Universal’s comedy Little, Fox’s romantic drama The Aftermath and Laika Studios/Roadshow’s stop-motion animated comedy Missing Link all struggled, generally mirroring their Us results.
Meanwhile Umbrella’s Back of the Net, a young adult drama directed by Louise Alston and scripted by Casie Tabanou and Alison Spuck, launched in Queensland and Victoria, netting $14,000 from limited sessions on 38 screens.
Don’t read too much into that because the film starring Sofia Wylie (the Disney Channel’s Andi Mack) as a soccer academy student who locks horns with the school’s star player Evie (Tiarnie Coupland) is rolling out over the next few weeks, dated for the school holidays.
Also, producer Steve Jaggi is soon expected to...
Facing zero competition from the new releases, New Line/DC Entertainment’s family superhero adventure Shazam! continued its reign at Australian cinemas last weekend.
Lionsgate’s Hellboy reboot, Universal’s comedy Little, Fox’s romantic drama The Aftermath and Laika Studios/Roadshow’s stop-motion animated comedy Missing Link all struggled, generally mirroring their Us results.
Meanwhile Umbrella’s Back of the Net, a young adult drama directed by Louise Alston and scripted by Casie Tabanou and Alison Spuck, launched in Queensland and Victoria, netting $14,000 from limited sessions on 38 screens.
Don’t read too much into that because the film starring Sofia Wylie (the Disney Channel’s Andi Mack) as a soccer academy student who locks horns with the school’s star player Evie (Tiarnie Coupland) is rolling out over the next few weeks, dated for the school holidays.
Also, producer Steve Jaggi is soon expected to...
- 4/15/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Top row (l-r) Polly Staniford, Sarah Shaw, Tania Chambers, Clayton Jacobson; middle: Jason Byrne, Rikki Lea Bestall, Dena Curtis, Liz Watts, Vincent Sheehan, Anna Vincent; bottom: Steve Jaggi, Scott Corfield, Kristian Moliere.
Polly Staniford, Sarah Shaw, Tania Chambers, Kristian Moliere, Liz Watts and Vincent Sheehan are among a delegation of 13 film and television producers who will travel to Los Angeles to meet with more than 30 development companies and streaming services next month.
The mission is led by Ausfilm as part of its annual Partner with Australia producer connection program. The goal is to provide strategic opportunities for Australian producers with commercially viable feature and TV projects that hold international appeal.
The initiative also supports Ausfilm’s corporate membership of screen services businesses by connecting these companies to Us film and television executives and Australian producers. The program runs from April 14-17.
Supported by Create Nsw, Film Victoria, Screen Queensland, the...
Polly Staniford, Sarah Shaw, Tania Chambers, Kristian Moliere, Liz Watts and Vincent Sheehan are among a delegation of 13 film and television producers who will travel to Los Angeles to meet with more than 30 development companies and streaming services next month.
The mission is led by Ausfilm as part of its annual Partner with Australia producer connection program. The goal is to provide strategic opportunities for Australian producers with commercially viable feature and TV projects that hold international appeal.
The initiative also supports Ausfilm’s corporate membership of screen services businesses by connecting these companies to Us film and television executives and Australian producers. The program runs from April 14-17.
Supported by Create Nsw, Film Victoria, Screen Queensland, the...
- 3/14/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
David Jowsey and Greer Simpkin, Sue Maslin, Rob Gibson, Jamie Hilton and Steve Jaggi have joined the lineup for Screenworks’ annual business of producing seminar, to be held in late March.
They join Goalpost Pictures’ Rosemary Blight and Backtrack Boys‘ Catherine Scott, who were announced last week.
The theme of this year’s seminar is Local to Global. Internationally-based speakers will include Alexandra Fox-Hughes, head of partnerships from Singapore-based documentary channel iwonder and the London-based manager of client services at online distributor Rights trade, Andrew Carroll.
Also on the line-up are ABC head of Indigenous Kelrick Martin, screen industry lawyer Jenny Lalor, Screenrights head of service design Emma Madison, and representatives from Screen Australia, Create Nsw and Screen Queensland.
During the three day event, the producers will share advice on their best practice in producing screen content for international audiences. The broadcasters and content buyers will speak about what they are looking for,...
They join Goalpost Pictures’ Rosemary Blight and Backtrack Boys‘ Catherine Scott, who were announced last week.
The theme of this year’s seminar is Local to Global. Internationally-based speakers will include Alexandra Fox-Hughes, head of partnerships from Singapore-based documentary channel iwonder and the London-based manager of client services at online distributor Rights trade, Andrew Carroll.
Also on the line-up are ABC head of Indigenous Kelrick Martin, screen industry lawyer Jenny Lalor, Screenrights head of service design Emma Madison, and representatives from Screen Australia, Create Nsw and Screen Queensland.
During the three day event, the producers will share advice on their best practice in producing screen content for international audiences. The broadcasters and content buyers will speak about what they are looking for,...
- 2/15/2019
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
Richard Roxburgh, Daisy Axon and Emma Booth in ‘H is for Happiness.’
For Robert Connolly, 2019 is the year when filmmakers will need to rise to the challenge of the massive success of TV drama by offering unique experiences.
For Sue Maslin, the primary goal is for all players in the screen industry to take a more active part in understanding and shaping theatrical features instead of operating like a stack of dominoes in which “each falling tile triggers the movement along the value chain.”
With too many low budget films chasing too few distributors to qualify for the Producer Offset, Sue Milliken is one of many who advocates the government should start allowing contracts with streaming services as an alternative to the requirement for a theatrical release.
These are among the views on the challenges and opportunities facing the feature film industry from key players collated by If as part...
For Robert Connolly, 2019 is the year when filmmakers will need to rise to the challenge of the massive success of TV drama by offering unique experiences.
For Sue Maslin, the primary goal is for all players in the screen industry to take a more active part in understanding and shaping theatrical features instead of operating like a stack of dominoes in which “each falling tile triggers the movement along the value chain.”
With too many low budget films chasing too few distributors to qualify for the Producer Offset, Sue Milliken is one of many who advocates the government should start allowing contracts with streaming services as an alternative to the requirement for a theatrical release.
These are among the views on the challenges and opportunities facing the feature film industry from key players collated by If as part...
- 1/7/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
‘Book Week’ did not qualify for the Offset.
Eleven years since the introduction of the Producer Offset (Po), Screen Australia has expressed concern about an increase in applications for feature films that have unreasonably high fees.
A big proportion of those fees is being reinvested in the belief that will meet the criteria for qualifying Australian production expenditure (Qape).
The legislation limits the amount that can be claimed as Qape on above-the-line fees to 20 per cent of total film expenditure .
“Alarm bells are ringing at the growth in films that set out on this trajectory having unreasonably high fees,” the agency, which administers the concession via the Producer Offset and Co-production Unit (Pocu), warned this week.
“If the budget has been inflated because of the high level of fees due to re-investments the 20 per cent cap becomes less of a guide when assessing arm’s length.
“Reinvestments seem to be...
Eleven years since the introduction of the Producer Offset (Po), Screen Australia has expressed concern about an increase in applications for feature films that have unreasonably high fees.
A big proportion of those fees is being reinvested in the belief that will meet the criteria for qualifying Australian production expenditure (Qape).
The legislation limits the amount that can be claimed as Qape on above-the-line fees to 20 per cent of total film expenditure .
“Alarm bells are ringing at the growth in films that set out on this trajectory having unreasonably high fees,” the agency, which administers the concession via the Producer Offset and Co-production Unit (Pocu), warned this week.
“If the budget has been inflated because of the high level of fees due to re-investments the 20 per cent cap becomes less of a guide when assessing arm’s length.
“Reinvestments seem to be...
- 10/25/2018
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
‘In Like Flynn.’
Robert Slaviero has joined Umbrella Entertainment as head of sales as the distributor continues its commitment to release a sizable slate of Australian feature films and documentaries.
While some distributors have largely shied away from handling local films Umbrella is keeping the faith with three titles scheduled to open in October and eight on the slate for 2019.
“We like working with people who are passionate about their work and who have a commercial sensibility,” Umbrella MD Jeff Harrison tells If, pointing to collaborators including Causeway Films’ Kristina Ceyton and Sam Jennings, Catherine Scott, Carver Films’ Sarah Shaw and Anna McLeish, Paul Ireland and Damian Hill, Steve Jaggi and Justin Dix. “We are very happy with what we’re doing.”
Head of acquisitions Ari Harrison says the firm evaluates up to 50 scripts at any one time and he laments the shortage of projects aimed at older females. “People...
Robert Slaviero has joined Umbrella Entertainment as head of sales as the distributor continues its commitment to release a sizable slate of Australian feature films and documentaries.
While some distributors have largely shied away from handling local films Umbrella is keeping the faith with three titles scheduled to open in October and eight on the slate for 2019.
“We like working with people who are passionate about their work and who have a commercial sensibility,” Umbrella MD Jeff Harrison tells If, pointing to collaborators including Causeway Films’ Kristina Ceyton and Sam Jennings, Catherine Scott, Carver Films’ Sarah Shaw and Anna McLeish, Paul Ireland and Damian Hill, Steve Jaggi and Justin Dix. “We are very happy with what we’re doing.”
Head of acquisitions Ari Harrison says the firm evaluates up to 50 scripts at any one time and he laments the shortage of projects aimed at older females. “People...
- 9/18/2018
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Diversity champion Stephanie Allain to deliver keynote.
This year’s selected projects for Strategic Partners’ International Co-Production Market in Canada features producer delegates with more than 186 combined international festival awards.
The 85 delegates will convene in Halifax from September 14-16 to network with global industry leaders looking to invest.
Stephanie Allain (pictured), the founder of Homegrown Pictures and a champion of diversity who produced Hustle & Flow and served as executive producer on TV series Dear White People, among others, will deliver a keynote address under the auspices of In Conversation With.
“Now that films by and about women and people of colour are in the zeitgeist, Homegrown Pictures is doubling down on telling those stories despite the lack of foreign presales,” Allain said.
Laura Mackenzie, programme manager of Strategic Partners, said, “In an industry that is increasingly global – co-production should be at the forefront of all producers’ plans.”
Projects for the 2017 market include:
Exposure
Dir. Ian Gabriel
Do Productions...
This year’s selected projects for Strategic Partners’ International Co-Production Market in Canada features producer delegates with more than 186 combined international festival awards.
The 85 delegates will convene in Halifax from September 14-16 to network with global industry leaders looking to invest.
Stephanie Allain (pictured), the founder of Homegrown Pictures and a champion of diversity who produced Hustle & Flow and served as executive producer on TV series Dear White People, among others, will deliver a keynote address under the auspices of In Conversation With.
“Now that films by and about women and people of colour are in the zeitgeist, Homegrown Pictures is doubling down on telling those stories despite the lack of foreign presales,” Allain said.
Laura Mackenzie, programme manager of Strategic Partners, said, “In an industry that is increasingly global – co-production should be at the forefront of all producers’ plans.”
Projects for the 2017 market include:
Exposure
Dir. Ian Gabriel
Do Productions...
- 8/10/2017
- ScreenDaily
Nick Barkla in Stephen Sewell's Embedded.
Erotic political thriller.Embedded.is the directorial debut of screenwriter and playwright Stephen Sewell.
The film world premiered at the Sydney Film Festival on Sunday and will screen again tonight. Sewell, who also wrote the film, has a long career spanning both film and theatre. He's written plays such as Myth, Propaganda and Disaster in Nazi Germany and Contemporary America and The Blind Giant is Dancing, as well as screenplays for film such as The Boys and Lost Things. . Film directing has been something Sewell has wanted to do for a long time but couldn't get any traction with until now. The Australian film industry often tends to shy away from controversial political and social themes that .you can get away with. in theatre, he told If. .I.ve had enormous success in theatre and become famous through theatre, but the same kind...
Erotic political thriller.Embedded.is the directorial debut of screenwriter and playwright Stephen Sewell.
The film world premiered at the Sydney Film Festival on Sunday and will screen again tonight. Sewell, who also wrote the film, has a long career spanning both film and theatre. He's written plays such as Myth, Propaganda and Disaster in Nazi Germany and Contemporary America and The Blind Giant is Dancing, as well as screenplays for film such as The Boys and Lost Things. . Film directing has been something Sewell has wanted to do for a long time but couldn't get any traction with until now. The Australian film industry often tends to shy away from controversial political and social themes that .you can get away with. in theatre, he told If. .I.ve had enormous success in theatre and become famous through theatre, but the same kind...
- 6/16/2016
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
The distributor has taken the unusual step of acquiring worldwide rights to J.D. Scott’s sports drama.
Samuel Goldwyn Films will release Spirit Of The Game theatrically in partnership with Purdie Distribution on October 7.
The 1950s-set tale tells the true story of a group of young missionaries who travel to Australia to spread the gospel and wind up helping the fledgling national basketball team as it prepares for the 1956 Olympic Games. Kevin Sorbo stars.
“We could not be more excited about releasing Spirit Of The Game with Purdie Distribution,” said Peter Goldwyn, president of Samuel Goldwyn Films. “This is an inspiring sports drama which showcases the compatibility of faith and competition.”
Goldwyn released sports film Facing The Giants, which grossed more than $10m.
“This is a bold film about big ideas and depicts an amazing true story that has never been told before,” said Brandon Purdie, founder of Purdie Distribution. “Spirit Of The...
Samuel Goldwyn Films will release Spirit Of The Game theatrically in partnership with Purdie Distribution on October 7.
The 1950s-set tale tells the true story of a group of young missionaries who travel to Australia to spread the gospel and wind up helping the fledgling national basketball team as it prepares for the 1956 Olympic Games. Kevin Sorbo stars.
“We could not be more excited about releasing Spirit Of The Game with Purdie Distribution,” said Peter Goldwyn, president of Samuel Goldwyn Films. “This is an inspiring sports drama which showcases the compatibility of faith and competition.”
Goldwyn released sports film Facing The Giants, which grossed more than $10m.
“This is a bold film about big ideas and depicts an amazing true story that has never been told before,” said Brandon Purdie, founder of Purdie Distribution. “Spirit Of The...
- 5/5/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Cinema-on-demand platform Fan-Force is taking on a growing number of Australian films as well as working on titles with independent distributors.
Fan-Force's first collaboration was with Studiocanal on Kiah and Tristan Roache-Turner.s Zombie horror/comedy Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead, followed by Madman Entertainment on Damon Gameau.s That Sugar Film.
Among the upcoming releases are three films from first-time female directors: Rhiannon Bannenberg.s drama Ambrosia, Megan Riakos. psychological thriller Crushed and Sonia Bible.s feature documentary The Witch of Kings Cross.
Offering a similar service to Tugg, Fan-Force enables filmmakers to respond to requests from individuals or groups for screenings at participating cinemas. Bookings are made once a minimum number of tickets is confirmed.
Bannenberg wrote, shot, directed and scored Ambrosia, based on her struggles of growing up with chronic neuropathic pain. Produced by Rhiannon and Steve Jaggi, it will premiere on August 8 at the Gala Cinemas in Warrawong in the Illawarra,...
Fan-Force's first collaboration was with Studiocanal on Kiah and Tristan Roache-Turner.s Zombie horror/comedy Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead, followed by Madman Entertainment on Damon Gameau.s That Sugar Film.
Among the upcoming releases are three films from first-time female directors: Rhiannon Bannenberg.s drama Ambrosia, Megan Riakos. psychological thriller Crushed and Sonia Bible.s feature documentary The Witch of Kings Cross.
Offering a similar service to Tugg, Fan-Force enables filmmakers to respond to requests from individuals or groups for screenings at participating cinemas. Bookings are made once a minimum number of tickets is confirmed.
Bannenberg wrote, shot, directed and scored Ambrosia, based on her struggles of growing up with chronic neuropathic pain. Produced by Rhiannon and Steve Jaggi, it will premiere on August 8 at the Gala Cinemas in Warrawong in the Illawarra,...
- 7/8/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
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