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Australia’s AMPCO continues to build ties with China
Mario Andreacchio, the producer of the first official Australia-China co-production The Dragon Pearl, says he is involved in the development of $60m worth of features with China and is expecting cameras to roll on two projects before the end of the year.
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NewsDarclight takes on Aussie sci-fi Crawlspace
Just in time for Cannes, sales agent Arclight Films has picked up world rights, excluding North America, to Australian science fiction action thriller Crawlspace for its Darclight label.
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Screen Australia taps specialists for funding decisions
Producers Tristram Miall (Strictly Ballroom) and Jan Chapman (Bright Star, The Piano) and director Chris Noonan (Miss Potter, Babe) are three of the seven-person pool of people that Screen Australia will regularly call on to help make decisions on the agency’s feature film investments.
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NewsThe Wolverine to be filmed in Australia
Sydney has beaten Vancouver to James Mangold’s The Wolverine, the sixth film in the X-Men franchise, principally because the Australian Government is providing a one-off cash incentive of $13.2m (A$12.8m).
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NewsSnowtown takes top prizes at Australia’s critics awards
Australia’s critics last night (April 10) gave Snowtown a resounding thumbs up, presenting it with three key awards: best film, best director for Justin Kurzel and best actor for Daniel Henshall.
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NewsScreen Australia backs four new features including Curran's Tracks
Screen Australia also puts money into an omnibus title that has 17 directors including Cate Blanchett and Mia Wasikowska.
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NewsScreen Australia’s letters of interest to be more useful as a financing tool
If proposed changes to Screen Australia’s guidelines go ahead, there will be fewer hoops to jump through in order to be eligible for a letter of interest.
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NewsMatt Bate starts documentary starring Sam Klemke
Rebecca Summerton is producing Sam Klemke’s Time Machine.
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NewsJames Cameron praises filmmakers killed in Australian helicopter crash
Andrew Wight [pictured], the producer of Sanctum and many adventure documentaries, and Mike deGruy, a specialist underwater cinematographer, died in a helicopter crash in Australia on Saturday.
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NewsRedDog, Snowtown honoured at Australian Academy awards
AACTA gives best film honours to box-office hit Red Dog.
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NewsOdin’s Eye to take Forbidden Ground, One Mile Above to Berlin
Sales agent Odin’s Eye Entertainment will be at the European Film Market with Australian war film Forbidden Ground and Chinese adventure drama One Mile Above.
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NewsAustralia’s 2011 box office gross down 3% in 2011; Red Dog cracks top 10
Gross box office in Australia in 2011 was $1,147.5 million (A$1,093.7m), three per cent down on the previous year, while cinema admissions were down 7.7 per cent to 85 million.
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NewsMaureen Barron to replace Tania Chambers at Screen NSW
Maureen Barron has been appointed chief executive of Screen NSW and will return to her hometown of Sydney from Brisbane to take up the role on Feb 27.
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NewsCinedigm to help Aussie indie cinemas move to digital
A virtual print fee (VPF) agreement appears close to becoming a reality for Australia’s independent exhibitors with the news that US-based Cinedigm Digital Cinema has agreed to act as the intermediary between them and the major Hollywood studios.
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NewsThe Iron Lady hits big in Australia
The success of The Iron Lady in Australia means it will be rolled out onto another 30 screens in the next few weeks, starting from today.
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NewsAmanda Duthie to head Adelaide Film Festival
Amanda Duthie, currently head of arts and entertainment content at public broadcaster ABC TV, is to replace Katrina Sedgwick as director and chief executive of the Adelaide Film Festival.
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NewsScreen Australia backs projects including drugs comedy The Mule; thriller These Final Hours
Screen Australia also backs The Grandmothers, 2:22, Patrick and skateboarding documentary.
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NewsThe Hunter earns 14 nominations in AACTA film awards
Daniel Nettheim’s The Hunter has earned 14 nominations in the newly established Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards, with period drama The Eye Of The Storm following closely behind with 12.
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NewsAsia Pacific Screen Awards give best film honour to A Separation
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia wins three prizes including Screen International Jury Grand Prize.