Excludes Producer Offset and Producer Equity Program.Project-specific support provided through Screen Australia's P&A Program only. The doc shows how women broke loose to turn women’s surfing into a multi-billion dollar industry.Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter are back as the title characters in Dean Parisot’s
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1930s, North Australia, a remote corner of a wild country, two men are on a mission to prevent a bloody war. It needs to be content which demands a big screen experience, content not only that we love and believe in, but that our exhibition partners will see as something that has a clear path to audience. High Ground is a 2020 Australian film directed by Stephen Maxwell Johnson (director of Yolngu Boy), and produced by David Jowsey, Maggie Miles, Witiyana Marika, Greer Simpkin and Stephen Maxwell Johnson. Directed by Stephen Johnson.
This year the mix will be roughly the same, albeit with more emphasis on the larger international titles and slightly fewer limited releases.“We think the film has all the necessary ingredients to connect with a substantial local audience as a thrilling drama that captures country never seen on screen before, which also tells parts of our history Australians have never experienced on screen,” Wiegard says.“Ultimately it is both powerful and entertaining and is held high by an incredible ensemble cast.
Madman Films. Early Australia is the setting for this increasingly buzzed-about film, which sold to Samuel Goldwyn Films for U.S. distribution and is to be released in Australia by Madman Films. With Simon Baker, Jacob Junior Nayinggul, Jack Thompson, Callan Mulvey.
Take a look at the official teaser trailer that’s arrived for High Ground, an upcoming thriller-drama western led by Simon Baker. Development support; Production support × Screen Australia supported . High Ground Pictures Pty Ltd. Australian Sales Madman Entertainment Pty Ltd International Sales Playtime Group. Madman will launch High Ground, the 1930s-set drama starring Simon Baker, Jacob Junior Nayinggul, Jack Thompson, Callan Mulvey, Aaron Pedersen, Caren Pistorius and Ryan Corr, after the world premiere in the Berlinale Special screenings section of the Berlin International Film Festival.
Project-specific support provided by Screen Australia's development programs since the agency's inception in July 2008.Project-specific support provided by Screen Australia's production investment programs since the agency's inception in July 2008.
Shortly this will also incorporate project-specific market and festival support provided by Screen Australia since its inception in July 2008.Eight Australian projects have been selected to screen at the 2020 Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) including two features, two television series and four short films. For Madman Entertainment 2019 was the distributor’s most consistent year ever, with 14 films each grossing more than $500,000 at Australian cinemas – and the 2020 slate looks even stronger.“While it is fair to say that holistically, the independent or mid-range theatrical space is facing unique challenges our job is to seek out remarkable films which will start conversations, cut through the pack and connect with audiences to a level that seemingly defies these trends,” Madman MD Paul Wiegard tells IF.“When evaluating content for theatrical release, we are looking for titles that are specifically relevant for a theatrical audience. Screen Australia Supported . “We need to be confident of where the film might fit in our slate, both from a resource and dating perspective, and we need to have a clear understanding of how we might be able to build an impactful and unique marketing campaign to form a connection with audiences.”Last year the distributor released 29 films on 10 or more screens, with another 15 on exclusive or very narrow release, plus several which were festivals only. Project-specific support provided by Screen Australia's development programs since the agency's inception in July 2008. Gutjuk is an Aboriginal boy trying to save the last of his family.
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