Kodi Smit-McPhee, Harry Greenwood, Tom Budge, Lincoln Lewis, Matt Nable, Anthony Hayes, Lachy Hulme and Ashleigh Cummings are among the big ensemble cast announced today for the Endemol Australia/Nine Network miniseries Gallipoli.
A three-month shoot starts in and around Melbourne on March 17 with Glendyn Ivin (Beaconsfield, Puberty Blues) directing. The screenplay by Christopher Lee (Howzat! Kerry Packer.s War, Paper Giants, Rush, Police Rescue) is adapted from the best-selling book by Les Carlyon.
The producers are John Edwards (Howzat! Kerry Packer.s War, Beaconsfield, Paper Giants, and Offspring), Imogen Banks (Puberty Blues, Offspring) and Robert Connolly (producer of Balibo and The Boys, director of Underground: The Julian Assange Story, The Slap). Nine.s co-Heads of Drama Jo Rooney and Andy Ryan and Endemol Australia CEO Janeen Faithfull are executive producers. .Smit-McPhee plays 17-year-old Thomas .Tolly. Johnson, who lies about his age to enlist with his brother Bevan in the...
A three-month shoot starts in and around Melbourne on March 17 with Glendyn Ivin (Beaconsfield, Puberty Blues) directing. The screenplay by Christopher Lee (Howzat! Kerry Packer.s War, Paper Giants, Rush, Police Rescue) is adapted from the best-selling book by Les Carlyon.
The producers are John Edwards (Howzat! Kerry Packer.s War, Beaconsfield, Paper Giants, and Offspring), Imogen Banks (Puberty Blues, Offspring) and Robert Connolly (producer of Balibo and The Boys, director of Underground: The Julian Assange Story, The Slap). Nine.s co-Heads of Drama Jo Rooney and Andy Ryan and Endemol Australia CEO Janeen Faithfull are executive producers. .Smit-McPhee plays 17-year-old Thomas .Tolly. Johnson, who lies about his age to enlist with his brother Bevan in the...
- 3/3/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
I was a big fan of ABC‘s Zero Hour when I previewed the pilot last summer, and was disappointed that they were holding it until midseason. When they finally did air it, they had made a few changes with a few scenes, but it was still the cool Indiana Jones-feeling, Nazi hating, twisty fun mysterious show I remembered, complete with creepy baby.
Of course I was horribly disappointed when ABC canceled the series after airing just three episodes, but over-the-moon happy when they announced that they would air all 13 episodes this summer.
Well that happy day is now finally nearly upon us, as Zero Hour returns Saturday at 8/7c with a two-hour premiere. But… it isn’t the pilot. In fact, they are picking up where they left off, and will be airing episodes four and five on Saturday. If you didn’t see the first three episodes when...
Of course I was horribly disappointed when ABC canceled the series after airing just three episodes, but over-the-moon happy when they announced that they would air all 13 episodes this summer.
Well that happy day is now finally nearly upon us, as Zero Hour returns Saturday at 8/7c with a two-hour premiere. But… it isn’t the pilot. In fact, they are picking up where they left off, and will be airing episodes four and five on Saturday. If you didn’t see the first three episodes when...
- 6/14/2013
- by Erin Willard
- ScifiMafia
We were so disappointed that Zero Hour wasn’t given more time to gain an audience, but at least were pleased when ABC announced that the entire first season would air this summer, including the first three episodes that aired in the winter.
Happily, ABC has now paired those episodes with unaired episodes from another gone-too-soon show from earlier this season, 666 Park Avenue, according to Deadline. As you know from the SciFiMafia.com Spring and Summer Primetime TV Schedule and the SciFiMafia.com Calendar, Zero Hour premieres Saturday, June 15 at 8/7c. 666 Park Avenue will join Zero Hour on June 22, following it at 9/8c and continuing weekly for three more weeks.
Excellent news, I’m So looking forward to summer Saturdays, these were great shows; thanks to ABC for airing the rest of the episodes.
Zero Hour
As the publisher of a paranormal enthusiast magazine, Modern Skeptic, Hank Galliston has spent his career following clues,...
Happily, ABC has now paired those episodes with unaired episodes from another gone-too-soon show from earlier this season, 666 Park Avenue, according to Deadline. As you know from the SciFiMafia.com Spring and Summer Primetime TV Schedule and the SciFiMafia.com Calendar, Zero Hour premieres Saturday, June 15 at 8/7c. 666 Park Avenue will join Zero Hour on June 22, following it at 9/8c and continuing weekly for three more weeks.
Excellent news, I’m So looking forward to summer Saturdays, these were great shows; thanks to ABC for airing the rest of the episodes.
Zero Hour
As the publisher of a paranormal enthusiast magazine, Modern Skeptic, Hank Galliston has spent his career following clues,...
- 5/23/2013
- by Erin Willard
- ScifiMafia
This is terrific news for all who join me in bemoaning the far-too-soon cancellation of supernatural Nazi clock creepy baby puzzler Zero Hour. We were told that the remainder of the episodes would air, and now, happily, that schedule has been set. The news was somewhat giddily tweeted by the Zero Hour writers themselves, or at least whomever has their Twitter password:
Airing update! ABC’s showing all 13 eps of Zero Hour starting Sat. June 15th at 8pm! Set your DVR’s and clear your summer schedules! Whohoo!
— ZeroHourWriters (@ZHWriters) March 27, 2013
That is to say Sat’s @ 8Pm on ABC Starting on 6/15 not all 13 eps on 6/15…you knew that. Nevermind. Is this thing on? Did you hear some…
— ZeroHourWriters (@ZHWriters) March 27, 2013
Okay, so episode 1 airs on Saturday, June 15 at 8/7c *noting*. Back in March when the cancellation news became public, the writers posted this almost more exciting news:
Great news!
Airing update! ABC’s showing all 13 eps of Zero Hour starting Sat. June 15th at 8pm! Set your DVR’s and clear your summer schedules! Whohoo!
— ZeroHourWriters (@ZHWriters) March 27, 2013
That is to say Sat’s @ 8Pm on ABC Starting on 6/15 not all 13 eps on 6/15…you knew that. Nevermind. Is this thing on? Did you hear some…
— ZeroHourWriters (@ZHWriters) March 27, 2013
Okay, so episode 1 airs on Saturday, June 15 at 8/7c *noting*. Back in March when the cancellation news became public, the writers posted this almost more exciting news:
Great news!
- 3/28/2013
- by Erin Willard
- ScifiMafia
Save Your Legs! has posted one of the worst box office opening weekend performances among Australian films released in recent times.
The comedy, distributed by Madman Entertainment, grossed $164,654 on 176 screens giving it a screen average of just $936 despite attracting generally positive reviews. It is the first major Australian film released in 2013 and stars Brendan Cowell and Stephen Curry as suburban cricketers who travel to India. In total, Save Your Legs! has grossed $188,133.
By way of comparison, a similarly wide local release, comedy Housos Vs. Authority, took $526,166 across 151 screens for a screen average of $3485 on its opening weekend last November. Bait 3D, which was lambasted for its tepid local opening (before becoming a surprise hit in China), grossed $365,187 across 283 screens last year for a screen average of $1290.
Other Australian films to struggle in recent years include teen drama Wasted on the Young, which opened with $52,907 across 54 screens in March 2011 (screen average $979); drama Matching Jack,...
The comedy, distributed by Madman Entertainment, grossed $164,654 on 176 screens giving it a screen average of just $936 despite attracting generally positive reviews. It is the first major Australian film released in 2013 and stars Brendan Cowell and Stephen Curry as suburban cricketers who travel to India. In total, Save Your Legs! has grossed $188,133.
By way of comparison, a similarly wide local release, comedy Housos Vs. Authority, took $526,166 across 151 screens for a screen average of $3485 on its opening weekend last November. Bait 3D, which was lambasted for its tepid local opening (before becoming a surprise hit in China), grossed $365,187 across 283 screens last year for a screen average of $1290.
Other Australian films to struggle in recent years include teen drama Wasted on the Young, which opened with $52,907 across 54 screens in March 2011 (screen average $979); drama Matching Jack,...
- 3/4/2013
- by Brendan Swift
- IF.com.au
Tonight is the night we finally get to officially welcome Zero Hour into our homes. Whether you were lucky like me and got a very early sneak peek, or if you checked out the preview that ABC has made available online, or if tonight will be your first view, make sure to check out tonight’s season premiere. There are plenty of “Ooo!” moments, a creepy Nazi conspiracy theory, and Anthony Edwards, so definitely give this one a try.
Here’s one more quick reminder, that includes some intriguing new footage:
Trailer: Zero Hour – Treasure Map
Click here to view the embedded video.
Zero Hour
As the publisher of a paranormal enthusiast magazine, Modern Skeptic, Hank Galliston has spent his career following clues, debunking myths and solving conspiracies. A confessed paranormal junkie, his motto is “logic is the compass.” But when his beautiful wife, Laila (Jacinda Barrett), is abducted from her antique clock shop,...
Here’s one more quick reminder, that includes some intriguing new footage:
Trailer: Zero Hour – Treasure Map
Click here to view the embedded video.
Zero Hour
As the publisher of a paranormal enthusiast magazine, Modern Skeptic, Hank Galliston has spent his career following clues, debunking myths and solving conspiracies. A confessed paranormal junkie, his motto is “logic is the compass.” But when his beautiful wife, Laila (Jacinda Barrett), is abducted from her antique clock shop,...
- 2/14/2013
- by Erin Willard
- ScifiMafia
We very much approve of the new-ish network practice of posting a series premiere online before the premiere, especially for good intrigue/supernatural/serial/DaVinci Code-like shows like Zero Hour. Plus Nazis, Anthony Edwards, and old clocks! I was able to check it out last summer and loved it, and hope you’ll love it too. Watch it, make sure to watch it through the very end (trust me), and talk it up with your friends. We need good shows like this to do well.
First, a very cool poster and a reminder of what the show’s about:
Anthony Edwards Returns To Series Television As Hank Galliston, The Man In The Middle Of A Conspiracy For The Ages, As He Races Around The World To Find His Wife And Save Humanity, On The Premiere Of “Zero Hour,” February 14 On ABC Three-Time Emmy Award-Winner Charles S. Dutton Guest Stars as...
First, a very cool poster and a reminder of what the show’s about:
Anthony Edwards Returns To Series Television As Hank Galliston, The Man In The Middle Of A Conspiracy For The Ages, As He Races Around The World To Find His Wife And Save Humanity, On The Premiere Of “Zero Hour,” February 14 On ABC Three-Time Emmy Award-Winner Charles S. Dutton Guest Stars as...
- 2/5/2013
- by Erin Willard
- ScifiMafia
Conspiracies! Nazis! Creepy eyes! Cool old clocks! Even more than 666 Park Avenue – and we hope this isn’t a sign – we loved the pilot for ABC’s Zero Hour when we previewed it over the summer. We are So Hoping that they haven’t changed it, and that it will be really, really popular. We can’t make you like and watch it, but we might like you even better if you do.
So mark your calendars for the premiere day of our newest love, as Zero Hour makes its first appearance on Thursday, February 14 at 8/7c. Cynics will say that 8pm on Valentine’s Day is perfect for geeks and conspiracy theory nuts because they have no love lives, but we know better. What could be more romantic for geek and conspiracy theory nut couples than a new show to watch and dissect? Sounds like a little slice o’ heaven to us.
So mark your calendars for the premiere day of our newest love, as Zero Hour makes its first appearance on Thursday, February 14 at 8/7c. Cynics will say that 8pm on Valentine’s Day is perfect for geeks and conspiracy theory nuts because they have no love lives, but we know better. What could be more romantic for geek and conspiracy theory nut couples than a new show to watch and dissect? Sounds like a little slice o’ heaven to us.
- 12/4/2012
- by Erin Willard
- ScifiMafia
Australian-Singapore horror film Bait 3D has bombed at the box office, grossing less than $370,000 in its opening weekend.
The film, about sharks attacking a group of people trapped in a supermarket and car park flooded by a tsunami, grossed just $365,187 across 283 screens for a screen average of $1290. It is one of the worst recent performances by an Australian film in wide release.
Distributor Paramount also had a poor result with teen drama Wasted on the Young, which grossed $52,907 across 54 screens in its opening weekend of March 2011 (for a screen average $979). Fox's Matching Jack opened with $261,505 across 186 screens (for a screen average of $1405) in September 2010 and back in 2008, Disney's $6 million teen drama Hey Hey It's Esther Blueburger took $302,033 across 134 screens (for a screen average of $2253).
The teen horror market is not a popular one in Australia with the exception of films such as the Paranormal Activity franchise and Wolf Creek. Bait...
The film, about sharks attacking a group of people trapped in a supermarket and car park flooded by a tsunami, grossed just $365,187 across 283 screens for a screen average of $1290. It is one of the worst recent performances by an Australian film in wide release.
Distributor Paramount also had a poor result with teen drama Wasted on the Young, which grossed $52,907 across 54 screens in its opening weekend of March 2011 (for a screen average $979). Fox's Matching Jack opened with $261,505 across 186 screens (for a screen average of $1405) in September 2010 and back in 2008, Disney's $6 million teen drama Hey Hey It's Esther Blueburger took $302,033 across 134 screens (for a screen average of $2253).
The teen horror market is not a popular one in Australia with the exception of films such as the Paranormal Activity franchise and Wolf Creek. Bait...
- 9/24/2012
- by Brendan Swift
- IF.com.au
Grace Gummer — the daughter of Meryl Streep who guest-starred as Angelica Huston’s daughter in Smash last season — will join the cast of ABC’s new midseason drama Zero Hour.
Gummer is expected to recur as FBI Agent Paige Willis in the conspiracy drama about a publisher of a paranormal enthusiast magazine (ER’s Anthony Edwards) whose wife is abducted from her antique clock shop. The drama also stars Scott Michael Foster (Californication, The River) Jacinda Barrett (Matching Jack, Middle Men) and Michael Nyqvist (Mission: Impossible – Ghost Patrol) and is from Paul T. Scheuring (Prison Break).
The actress will make...
Gummer is expected to recur as FBI Agent Paige Willis in the conspiracy drama about a publisher of a paranormal enthusiast magazine (ER’s Anthony Edwards) whose wife is abducted from her antique clock shop. The drama also stars Scott Michael Foster (Californication, The River) Jacinda Barrett (Matching Jack, Middle Men) and Michael Nyqvist (Mission: Impossible – Ghost Patrol) and is from Paul T. Scheuring (Prison Break).
The actress will make...
- 9/14/2012
- by Lynette Rice
- EW - Inside TV
Over the last 25 years, critically acclaimed Nadia Tass has become one of Australia's most respected and versatile filmmakers. Born in Greece, Nadia started out as an actress on the TV series “Prisoner” before moving behind the camera for Malcolm. With husband and frequent collaborator David Parker providing the screenplay and cinematography, the acclaimed 1986 film introduced the mix of humor and humanity that has become Tass’ hallmark. Whether directing Aussie indies like Amy, Hollywood fare like Pure Luck, or theatrical productions in London and Australia, Tass creates works of emotional resonance that charm audiences all over the globe. Nadia Tass is honoured to have a retrospective of her films play at the American Cinematheque (Aero Theatre) in August. If you've never seen them but always wanted to, or if you've seen them and remember them fondly, then now is your chance to catch these classic Australian films (Malcolm, The Big Steal, Amy and Matching Jack) on the big screen in Santa Monica.
Aero Theatre, 1328 Montana Ave (at 14th Street), Santa Monica
Double Feature: Thursday, August 16 - 7.30pm
Malcolm, 1986, Lionsgate, 90 min. Dir. Nadia Tass.
Socially awkward but a mechanical genius, Malcolm loses his job as a Melbourne tramcar operator and takes in a couple of boarders to make ends meet. When he learns the pair are petty criminals, Malcolm uses his knack for gadgetry to help them pull off a series of dazzling robberies. Both warm and hilarious, Nadia Tass' debut feature won 8 Australian Film Institute awards including the Best Film award. Internationally, it won 21 awards.
Discussion between films with director Nadia Tass
The Big Steal, 1990, Cascade Films, 99 min. Dir. Nadia Tass
Young Danny (Ben Mendelsohn of "Animal Kingdom" fame) tries to impress the girl of his dreams with the promises of a ride in his new Jag; unfortunately, Danny drives his family's old Nissan Cedric. But there's a spiffy Jaguar XJ6 in a local used car lot, and the salesman (Steve Bisley) is offering him the deal of a lifetime - what could possibly go wrong? This delightful caper comedy took home 3 AFI awards including one for David Parker's screenplay.
Double Feature: Friday, August 17 - 7.30pm
Matching Jack, 2010, Cascade Films, 99 min. Dir. Nadia Tass
In the most recent film from noted Australian director Nadia Tass, a mother seeks a bone marrow match for her son, diagnosed with leukemia, and finds unlikely sources of hope in her husband's infidelity, and in another man with a sick child. With outstanding performances from stars Jacinda Barrett, James Nesbitt, Kodi Smit-McPhee and Tom Russell. It garnered the top awards at the Milan International Film Festival for Best Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay
Click to view trailer: www.matchingjack.com
Discussion between films with director Nadia Tass
Amy, 1998, Cascade Films, 104 min. Dir. Nadia Tass
Traumatized by the death of her rock star father, 8 year old Amy (a remarkable Alana De Roma) has become mute. When her mother (Academy Award nominee, Rachel Griffiths) brings her to Melbourne in search of treatment, they move in with some quirky locals, one of whom (Ben Mendelsohn) tries to use music to bring the little girl out of her world of silence. A touching mix of comedy, drama and son, Amy won 28 international awards, including the Grand Prix Cannes Junior at the Cannes Film Festival.
Series compiled by Grant Moninger. Program notes by John Hagelston. Retrospective facilitated by Joan Borsten of Films by Jove and Cida Goncalves of 8 Star Entertainment.
American Cinematheque - Aero Theatre
http://www.americancinemathequecalendar.com/aero_theatre_series
http://www.americancinemathequecalendar.com/aero_theatre_events?page=2
Thursday, August 16th - Malcolm and The Big Steal
http://www.americancinemathequecalendar.com/content/malcolm-the-big-steal
Friday, August 17th - Amy and Matching Jack
http://www.americancinemathequecalendar.com/content/matching-jack-amy
Tickets
www.fandango.com...
Aero Theatre, 1328 Montana Ave (at 14th Street), Santa Monica
Double Feature: Thursday, August 16 - 7.30pm
Malcolm, 1986, Lionsgate, 90 min. Dir. Nadia Tass.
Socially awkward but a mechanical genius, Malcolm loses his job as a Melbourne tramcar operator and takes in a couple of boarders to make ends meet. When he learns the pair are petty criminals, Malcolm uses his knack for gadgetry to help them pull off a series of dazzling robberies. Both warm and hilarious, Nadia Tass' debut feature won 8 Australian Film Institute awards including the Best Film award. Internationally, it won 21 awards.
Discussion between films with director Nadia Tass
The Big Steal, 1990, Cascade Films, 99 min. Dir. Nadia Tass
Young Danny (Ben Mendelsohn of "Animal Kingdom" fame) tries to impress the girl of his dreams with the promises of a ride in his new Jag; unfortunately, Danny drives his family's old Nissan Cedric. But there's a spiffy Jaguar XJ6 in a local used car lot, and the salesman (Steve Bisley) is offering him the deal of a lifetime - what could possibly go wrong? This delightful caper comedy took home 3 AFI awards including one for David Parker's screenplay.
Double Feature: Friday, August 17 - 7.30pm
Matching Jack, 2010, Cascade Films, 99 min. Dir. Nadia Tass
In the most recent film from noted Australian director Nadia Tass, a mother seeks a bone marrow match for her son, diagnosed with leukemia, and finds unlikely sources of hope in her husband's infidelity, and in another man with a sick child. With outstanding performances from stars Jacinda Barrett, James Nesbitt, Kodi Smit-McPhee and Tom Russell. It garnered the top awards at the Milan International Film Festival for Best Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay
Click to view trailer: www.matchingjack.com
Discussion between films with director Nadia Tass
Amy, 1998, Cascade Films, 104 min. Dir. Nadia Tass
Traumatized by the death of her rock star father, 8 year old Amy (a remarkable Alana De Roma) has become mute. When her mother (Academy Award nominee, Rachel Griffiths) brings her to Melbourne in search of treatment, they move in with some quirky locals, one of whom (Ben Mendelsohn) tries to use music to bring the little girl out of her world of silence. A touching mix of comedy, drama and son, Amy won 28 international awards, including the Grand Prix Cannes Junior at the Cannes Film Festival.
Series compiled by Grant Moninger. Program notes by John Hagelston. Retrospective facilitated by Joan Borsten of Films by Jove and Cida Goncalves of 8 Star Entertainment.
American Cinematheque - Aero Theatre
http://www.americancinemathequecalendar.com/aero_theatre_series
http://www.americancinemathequecalendar.com/aero_theatre_events?page=2
Thursday, August 16th - Malcolm and The Big Steal
http://www.americancinemathequecalendar.com/content/malcolm-the-big-steal
Friday, August 17th - Amy and Matching Jack
http://www.americancinemathequecalendar.com/content/matching-jack-amy
Tickets
www.fandango.com...
- 8/13/2012
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Australian director Nadia Tass, director of Malcolm, The Big Steal and last year’s Matching Jack will see a retrospective of her work at the American Cinematheque in La. Tass’s the forthcoming film stars Harvey Keitel and is tentatively titled Fatal Honeymoon, due in theatres in 2013, distributed by Pinnacle.
The announcement:
Australian director Nadia Tass is to be honoured with a major retrospective of her work at the American Cinematheque in Los Angeles during August.
The retrospective will screen four of Tass’ most acclaimed films – Malcolm, The Big Steal, Amy and Matching Jack.
Amongst the many honours in her illustrious career, Nadia Tass won multiple Australian Film Institute Awards, including Best Director and Best Film Awards for Malcolm. She and filmmaking partner,David Parker, shared the Byron Kennedy Award in 1986 for their contribution to Australian cinema. Amy received 23 international awards including Best Film at the Paris Film Festival (1999), Grand...
The announcement:
Australian director Nadia Tass is to be honoured with a major retrospective of her work at the American Cinematheque in Los Angeles during August.
The retrospective will screen four of Tass’ most acclaimed films – Malcolm, The Big Steal, Amy and Matching Jack.
Amongst the many honours in her illustrious career, Nadia Tass won multiple Australian Film Institute Awards, including Best Director and Best Film Awards for Malcolm. She and filmmaking partner,David Parker, shared the Byron Kennedy Award in 1986 for their contribution to Australian cinema. Amy received 23 international awards including Best Film at the Paris Film Festival (1999), Grand...
- 8/2/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
The American Cinematheque will hold a retrospective during August to honour the work of Australian director Nadia Tass.
The Los Angeles-based retrospective will screen Tass. award winning films Malcolm, The Big Steal, Amy and Matching Jack over a two-night tribute.
Tass, who has just finished directing her latest film Fatal Honeymoon, has previously won awards at the Milan International Film Festival, Cannes Film Festival, and Asia Pacific Film Festival. She is also the recipient (along with her partner, cinematographer and producer David Parker) of the prestigious Byron Kennedy award for her contribution to the Australian film industry.
Tass, who began her career as an actor on the show Prisoner, has worked consistently in both America and Australia with her Us titles including Pure Luck, The Miracle Worker and Undercover Christmas.
The American Cinematheque tribute will feature Tass discussing her work between film screenings on August 17. Fatal Honeymoon will be released...
The Los Angeles-based retrospective will screen Tass. award winning films Malcolm, The Big Steal, Amy and Matching Jack over a two-night tribute.
Tass, who has just finished directing her latest film Fatal Honeymoon, has previously won awards at the Milan International Film Festival, Cannes Film Festival, and Asia Pacific Film Festival. She is also the recipient (along with her partner, cinematographer and producer David Parker) of the prestigious Byron Kennedy award for her contribution to the Australian film industry.
Tass, who began her career as an actor on the show Prisoner, has worked consistently in both America and Australia with her Us titles including Pure Luck, The Miracle Worker and Undercover Christmas.
The American Cinematheque tribute will feature Tass discussing her work between film screenings on August 17. Fatal Honeymoon will be released...
- 7/31/2012
- by Rocheen Flaherty
- IF.com.au
The government has appointed producer Richard Keddie and actor-producer Claudia Karvan to the Screen Australia board.
Keddie 's recent credits include feature films such as Matching Jack and Little Fish as well as telemovies Hawke and Curtin. He is also a producer of upcoming musical feature Goddess.
Karvan has had a long career as an actor and is currently filming new ABC drama The Time of our Lives in Melbourne. She has also appeared in recent films such as 33 Postcards and Daybreakers. She was also a producer of TV series Spirited and Love My Way, in which she also starred.
Arts minister Simon Crean said Keddie and Karvan would bring a strong mix of business skills and creative experience to the Screen Australia board.
.Mr Keddie and Ms Karvan have both made a major contribution to Australia.s screen industry,. he said in a statement. .As an award-winning film and television documentary producer,...
Keddie 's recent credits include feature films such as Matching Jack and Little Fish as well as telemovies Hawke and Curtin. He is also a producer of upcoming musical feature Goddess.
Karvan has had a long career as an actor and is currently filming new ABC drama The Time of our Lives in Melbourne. She has also appeared in recent films such as 33 Postcards and Daybreakers. She was also a producer of TV series Spirited and Love My Way, in which she also starred.
Arts minister Simon Crean said Keddie and Karvan would bring a strong mix of business skills and creative experience to the Screen Australia board.
.Mr Keddie and Ms Karvan have both made a major contribution to Australia.s screen industry,. he said in a statement. .As an award-winning film and television documentary producer,...
- 7/10/2012
- by Brendan Swift
- IF.com.au
Actors Liam Hemsworth and Yvonne Strahovski are the joint recipients of the Breakthrough Award, which honours their international success and will be presented to them at an Australians in Film (Aif) awards benefit dinner in Los Angeles on June 27.
John Polson, actor, director, producer and the founder of short film competition Tropfest, and the legendary Us distributor Harvey Weinstein . who purchased many rights to The Sapphires during Cannes -- will also be recognised at the event for their contribution to Australian film and television.
Hemsworth.s breakout performance was in The Hunger Games, which has now grossed more than $650 million worldwide and is the second most popular film so far this year in Australia, having sold more than $30 million worth of tickets.
He is expected to also appear in the sequel, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, and is also attached to Paranoia, alongside Gary Oldman and Harrison Ford,. Arabian Nights,...
John Polson, actor, director, producer and the founder of short film competition Tropfest, and the legendary Us distributor Harvey Weinstein . who purchased many rights to The Sapphires during Cannes -- will also be recognised at the event for their contribution to Australian film and television.
Hemsworth.s breakout performance was in The Hunger Games, which has now grossed more than $650 million worldwide and is the second most popular film so far this year in Australia, having sold more than $30 million worth of tickets.
He is expected to also appear in the sequel, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, and is also attached to Paranoia, alongside Gary Oldman and Harrison Ford,. Arabian Nights,...
- 5/30/2012
- by Sandy George
- IF.com.au
Terry O'Quinn as Gavin Doran in "666 Park Avenue" (ABC/Andrew Eccles)
ABC‘s slate of new shows for fall has a strange flavor to it, and it’s going to be a bumpy ride. The network has about as many new shows as returning ones (if you count all the midseasons), and a good percentage of the returning offerings are a year old or less, making this look a bit like a rebuilding year.
Not only is it a rebuilding year, but it’s the year of bringing back every actor and actress who ever had a decent run on a show before. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a network’s new season slate that was so crammed with people returning from something else. If you can’t make it good, I suppose, make sure viewers recognize the faces.
It’s tricky to get a solid feel...
ABC‘s slate of new shows for fall has a strange flavor to it, and it’s going to be a bumpy ride. The network has about as many new shows as returning ones (if you count all the midseasons), and a good percentage of the returning offerings are a year old or less, making this look a bit like a rebuilding year.
Not only is it a rebuilding year, but it’s the year of bringing back every actor and actress who ever had a decent run on a show before. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a network’s new season slate that was so crammed with people returning from something else. If you can’t make it good, I suppose, make sure viewers recognize the faces.
It’s tricky to get a solid feel...
- 5/22/2012
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
Yesterday was ABC‘s turn for upfront presentations, which meant that yesterday morning the network released its fall schedule and more detailed information about its new 2012-2013 series. We’ve been watching the development of 666 Park Avenue starring Terry O’Quinn for some time now, and had been keeping an eye on the alien comedy The Neighbors, but we got a wonderful surprise today when we saw the full description of midseason (meaning 2013) series Zero Hour starring Anthony Edwards.
We had been told that he played a skeptic whose wife gets abducted, but happily, as we found today, he is a “confessed paranormal junkie” and that he will be running ”a breathless race against the clock to find his wife and save humanity.” Ooo, save humanity! It’s also said to be a DaVinci Code-type hunt with ancient clues. What sealed it for me was the trailer, which we have for you.
We had been told that he played a skeptic whose wife gets abducted, but happily, as we found today, he is a “confessed paranormal junkie” and that he will be running ”a breathless race against the clock to find his wife and save humanity.” Ooo, save humanity! It’s also said to be a DaVinci Code-type hunt with ancient clues. What sealed it for me was the trailer, which we have for you.
- 5/16/2012
- by Erin Willard
- ScifiMafia
English director Simon West has been brought on to direct Dust and Glory.
The Expendables 2 and Tomb Raider director will helm the story set in the 1950s, following a car race that covered 10,000km around Australia and focused on the rivalry between an American driver and his Australian counterpart.
Robert Galinsky (Prey) has written the script based upon the Evan Green novelisation of the events.
Along with Galinsky’s Top Cat Media partners Elizabeth Howatt-Jackman (Prey, Hating Alison Ashley) and David Parker (The Big Steal, Matching Jack), Blue Star Entertainment’s Jason Shuman and William Sherak (Role Models) will produce.
Galinsky said: “Simon West was our top choice and couldn’t be more perfectly suited to tell this story. We are beyond excited to have him.”
The film is scheduled to begin production this summer in Australia.
The Expendables 2 and Tomb Raider director will helm the story set in the 1950s, following a car race that covered 10,000km around Australia and focused on the rivalry between an American driver and his Australian counterpart.
Robert Galinsky (Prey) has written the script based upon the Evan Green novelisation of the events.
Along with Galinsky’s Top Cat Media partners Elizabeth Howatt-Jackman (Prey, Hating Alison Ashley) and David Parker (The Big Steal, Matching Jack), Blue Star Entertainment’s Jason Shuman and William Sherak (Role Models) will produce.
Galinsky said: “Simon West was our top choice and couldn’t be more perfectly suited to tell this story. We are beyond excited to have him.”
The film is scheduled to begin production this summer in Australia.
- 11/30/2011
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
A Phillip Noyce retrospective and other Australian and Nz films have been selected to screen at the 42nd International Film Festival of India.
The retrospective of Noyce’s work includes Clear and Present Danger, Catch a Fire, The Quiet American, and Australian films Newsfront and Backroads.
Of the acknowledgement, Noyce said: “I‘m delighted that the International Film Festival of India will share with audiences films spanning my whole career. The screening of Backroads and Newsfront will give Indian audiences a taste of Australian acting icon, Bill Hunter, in two of the roles that first revealed his remarkable talent.”
Noyce will attend the festival and present a day-long master class on the process of translating ideas from concept, through script development, to the finished product.
The film festival, in its Australasian program will also screen local films Oranges and Sunshine, Matching Jack with director Nadia Tass in attendance, and New...
The retrospective of Noyce’s work includes Clear and Present Danger, Catch a Fire, The Quiet American, and Australian films Newsfront and Backroads.
Of the acknowledgement, Noyce said: “I‘m delighted that the International Film Festival of India will share with audiences films spanning my whole career. The screening of Backroads and Newsfront will give Indian audiences a taste of Australian acting icon, Bill Hunter, in two of the roles that first revealed his remarkable talent.”
Noyce will attend the festival and present a day-long master class on the process of translating ideas from concept, through script development, to the finished product.
The film festival, in its Australasian program will also screen local films Oranges and Sunshine, Matching Jack with director Nadia Tass in attendance, and New...
- 11/15/2011
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Matching Jack, which won best picture at the Milan International Film Festival, was feted in Los Angeles with a gala screening Wednesday night November 2. Director Nadia Tass, who is travelling from Australia for the event, will receive the festival’s highest award, the Golden Horse, for Best Director. “Matching Jack,” a family drama filmed in Australia, has won numerous awards. In addition to Milan, it was Best International Feature at the Edmonton International Film Festival, Best Film Prix du Jury at the Cannes Cinephile, and star Jacinda Barrett received Best Actress Award at the San Tropez Film Festival. The ceremony and a special screening will be...
- 10/31/2011
- Sydney's Buzz
Matching Jack, which won best picture at the Milan International Film Festival, will be feted in Los Angeles with a gala screening Wednesday night November 2.
- 10/31/2011
- Sydney's Buzz
Matching Jack, which won best picture at the Milan International Film Festival, will be feted in Los Angeles with a gala screening Wednesday night November 2. Director Nadia Tass, who is travelling from Australia for the event, will receive the festival’s highest award, the Golden Horse, for Best Director. “Matching Jack,” a family drama filmed in Australia, has won numerous awards. In addition to Milan, it was Best International Feature at the Edmonton International Film Festival, Best Film Prix du Jury at the Cannes Cinephile, and star Jacinda Barrett received Best Actress Award at the San Tropez Film Festival. The…...
- 10/31/2011
- Sydney's Buzz
Dust & Glory Ltd have partnered with American-based Blue Star Entertainment to produce Australian adventure film Dust and Glory. The deal was brought together by associate producer Zach Green, who has worked with both companies in the past.
The film, based on the Evan Green novel of the same name, is the story of the 1950s Redex off road trials, covering 10,000 miles around Australia and focused on the rivalry between an American hotshot and an Australian legend.
The film is written by Robert Galinsky (Prey) and produced by Galinsky, Elizabeth Howatt-Jackman (Hating Alison Ashley, Prey) and David Parker (Malcolm, The Big Steal, Matching Jack) with executive producer Geoffrey Edelsten.
Blue Star recently produced Role Models, Middle Men and Bangkok Dangerous as well as Darkness Falls, shot in Australia.
Blue Star’s Jason Shuman said in a statement “This is a fantastic script and a great story combining two things I love,...
The film, based on the Evan Green novel of the same name, is the story of the 1950s Redex off road trials, covering 10,000 miles around Australia and focused on the rivalry between an American hotshot and an Australian legend.
The film is written by Robert Galinsky (Prey) and produced by Galinsky, Elizabeth Howatt-Jackman (Hating Alison Ashley, Prey) and David Parker (Malcolm, The Big Steal, Matching Jack) with executive producer Geoffrey Edelsten.
Blue Star recently produced Role Models, Middle Men and Bangkok Dangerous as well as Darkness Falls, shot in Australia.
Blue Star’s Jason Shuman said in a statement “This is a fantastic script and a great story combining two things I love,...
- 8/11/2011
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Screen Australia today announced a round of development funding for eight feature films.
Included in the funding is Bruce Beresford’s Banjo & Matilda, as well as films by directors Adam Elliot, Nadia Tess, Eddie Martin and Richard Lowenstein, and investment in writers Alice Addison, Mark Herman and Glenda Hambly.
Banjo & Matilda is the dramatisation of Banjo Paterson’s Waltzing Matilda. Set in 1895, a young city poet and journalist travels to a remote sheep station to track down a political agitator. When the clashes between union shearers and landowners turn to violence, a man is found dead in a billabong. Was it suicide or murder? The film will be produced by Bill Leimbach (Beneath Hill 60, Bait 3D) and written by David Roach.
Adam Elliot (Mary & Max) will write and direct Ernee, an animated adventure romance, produced by Peter Kaufmann and executive produced by Brian Rosen and Bryce Menzies.
Two musical biopics were also funded.
Included in the funding is Bruce Beresford’s Banjo & Matilda, as well as films by directors Adam Elliot, Nadia Tess, Eddie Martin and Richard Lowenstein, and investment in writers Alice Addison, Mark Herman and Glenda Hambly.
Banjo & Matilda is the dramatisation of Banjo Paterson’s Waltzing Matilda. Set in 1895, a young city poet and journalist travels to a remote sheep station to track down a political agitator. When the clashes between union shearers and landowners turn to violence, a man is found dead in a billabong. Was it suicide or murder? The film will be produced by Bill Leimbach (Beneath Hill 60, Bait 3D) and written by David Roach.
Adam Elliot (Mary & Max) will write and direct Ernee, an animated adventure romance, produced by Peter Kaufmann and executive produced by Brian Rosen and Bryce Menzies.
Two musical biopics were also funded.
- 7/26/2011
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Matching Jack won Best Film at Milan International Film Festival on Saturday 14 May. The win adds to Matching Jack‘s Milan medal tally that last week saw Nadia Tass win for Best Director and Lynne Renew and David Parker awarded Best Screenplay.
Matching Jack tells the story of a door-knocking quest by a mother, Marisa (Jacinda Barrett) to find any illegitimate children her cheating husband (Richard Roxburgh) has left in his wake, after their son Jack (Tom Russell) has been diagnosed with leukemia and she needs to find a bone marrow match.
While in hospital, Jack forms a friendship with Irish boy Finn (Kodi Smit-McPhee) in the next bed while Marisa and Finn’s father, Connor (James Nesbitt) get off on the wrong foot but eventually find mutual respect and offer strength to support their children.
Barrett and Nesbitt were also nominated for awards at Milan in Best Acting Performance Female and Male respectively.
Matching Jack tells the story of a door-knocking quest by a mother, Marisa (Jacinda Barrett) to find any illegitimate children her cheating husband (Richard Roxburgh) has left in his wake, after their son Jack (Tom Russell) has been diagnosed with leukemia and she needs to find a bone marrow match.
While in hospital, Jack forms a friendship with Irish boy Finn (Kodi Smit-McPhee) in the next bed while Marisa and Finn’s father, Connor (James Nesbitt) get off on the wrong foot but eventually find mutual respect and offer strength to support their children.
Barrett and Nesbitt were also nominated for awards at Milan in Best Acting Performance Female and Male respectively.
- 5/18/2011
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Australian film Matching Jack has received three awards at the Milan International Film Festival this week. The powerful drama.won Best Film,.Nadia Tass was awarded Best Director,.while Lynne Renew and David Parker walked away with Best Screenplay. The film, shot over six weeks in Melbourne,.stars James Nesbitt, Jacinda Barrett and Richard Roxburgh. The story centres around Marisa (Barrett) and the unshakable bond she has with her seriously ill son Jack (Tom Russell). Desperate to save Jack.s life, Marisa must sift through her husband.s (Roxburgh) serial affairs in hope of finding an illegitimate child who will be a biological match to her son. The film was critically well-received but posted a disappointing box office performance of $852,276 last...
- 5/13/2011
- by Milana Vulovic
- IF.com.au
James Gandolfini, Kristen Stewart in Jake Scott's Welcome to the Rileys The Milan International Film Festival (not to be confused with the Milano Film Festival) is no longer an actual film festival. In the last two years, it has remade itself into a small-time marketing effort for independent (often Us-made) films. Their chief promotional tools are the Miff Awards, whose winners have been announced this week. Kristen Stewart was the Leonardo [Da Vinci]'s Horse recipient for Best Actress for her performance as a pole dancer/prostitute in Jake Scott's Welcome the Rileys. Stewart's victory is clearly a case of the performer bringing recognition to the award, and not vice-versa. Other winners included Career Award-recipient Maurizio Totti, the producer of several Gabriele Salvatores films; Best Director Nadia Tass for Matching Jack; and Best Actor Aidan Gillen for Treacle Jr. The Best Picture winner will be selected by audience members following...
- 5/13/2011
- by Steve Montgomery
- Alt Film Guide
Nadia Tass has received the Best Director award for Matching Jack at the Milan International Film Festival, while Lynne Renew and David Parker were awarded Best Screenplay.
Tass was competing agains Juanita Wilson (As If I’m Not There), Slava Ross (Siberia Monamour), Justin Chadwick (The First Grader) and Jake Scott (Welcome to the Rileys).
The film was released in Australia by Twentieth Century Fox, grossing $807,000 during its cinema run. It has also played at the recent London Australian Film Festival, as well as Palm Beach International Film Festival, Cleveland International Film Festival, Belfast Film Festival, Internationales Filmwochenende Wurzburg (Germany), Tiburon International Film Festival and Newport Beach Film Festival. this week, it will screen as part of Cannes Cinephile – hosted by Cannes Antipodes.
Tass was competing agains Juanita Wilson (As If I’m Not There), Slava Ross (Siberia Monamour), Justin Chadwick (The First Grader) and Jake Scott (Welcome to the Rileys).
The film was released in Australia by Twentieth Century Fox, grossing $807,000 during its cinema run. It has also played at the recent London Australian Film Festival, as well as Palm Beach International Film Festival, Cleveland International Film Festival, Belfast Film Festival, Internationales Filmwochenende Wurzburg (Germany), Tiburon International Film Festival and Newport Beach Film Festival. this week, it will screen as part of Cannes Cinephile – hosted by Cannes Antipodes.
- 5/11/2011
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
Stewart Lands Top Award At Milan Film Festival
Twilight star Kristen Stewart was the toast of Italy's Milan International Film Festival (Miff) on Tuesday after winning the coveted Best Actress honour.
The actress, best known for playing Bella Swan in the vampire franchise, was picked for the top Miff prize for her portrayal of a troubled stripper in Welcome to the Rileys.
The Wire star Aidan Gillen was named Best Actor for his performance in Treacle Jr., while Nadia Tass was voted Best Director for her drama Matching Jack.
Filmmaker Fenton Bailey picked up the Best Documentary accolade for Becoming Chaz, about pop legend Cher's transgender son Chaz Bono.
The actress, best known for playing Bella Swan in the vampire franchise, was picked for the top Miff prize for her portrayal of a troubled stripper in Welcome to the Rileys.
The Wire star Aidan Gillen was named Best Actor for his performance in Treacle Jr., while Nadia Tass was voted Best Director for her drama Matching Jack.
Filmmaker Fenton Bailey picked up the Best Documentary accolade for Becoming Chaz, about pop legend Cher's transgender son Chaz Bono.
- 5/11/2011
- WENN
Leeds Young People's Film Festival, Leeds
Either kids are growing up faster or adults are becoming more infantile, but it's getting harder for festivals like this to make the distinction. The fancy dress all-dayers devoted to Harry Potter and anime are now the stuff of adult fantasy conventions, while opening animation Rio is voiced by the likes of Jesse Eisenberg and Anne Hathaway. Then there are mature "kids'" films like Let Me In, and a history of horror presented by Charlie Higson. Elsewhere, there are lots of hands-on workshops for youngsters, plus the results of the national young film-makers' awards.
Various venues, Mon to 8 Apr, leedsyoungfilm.com
Batman All Night, London
With the Dark Knight set to rise again next year, what better way to get up to speed than a long, dark, er, night? There's sadly no room for the 1966 Adam West Batman movie here – camp classic though it...
Either kids are growing up faster or adults are becoming more infantile, but it's getting harder for festivals like this to make the distinction. The fancy dress all-dayers devoted to Harry Potter and anime are now the stuff of adult fantasy conventions, while opening animation Rio is voiced by the likes of Jesse Eisenberg and Anne Hathaway. Then there are mature "kids'" films like Let Me In, and a history of horror presented by Charlie Higson. Elsewhere, there are lots of hands-on workshops for youngsters, plus the results of the national young film-makers' awards.
Various venues, Mon to 8 Apr, leedsyoungfilm.com
Batman All Night, London
With the Dark Knight set to rise again next year, what better way to get up to speed than a long, dark, er, night? There's sadly no room for the 1966 Adam West Batman movie here – camp classic though it...
- 3/26/2011
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
The Film Critics Circle of Australia has announced the nominees for its 2010 Awards, and Animal Kingdom leads the pack with 10 nominations.
Beneath Hill 60 and The Waiting City follow behind with eight nominations each; Tomorrow, When the War Began has five, and Bran Nue Dae and South Solitary have four each.
It’s the first awards ceremony to recognise the previosly ignored Lou and The Waiting City as two of the best films of the year in the main categories; it’s also the first official recognition for South Solitary, which its producers did not even submit for consideration at last December’s AFI Awards.
The ceremony will be held on March 13 at the North Sydney Leagues Club in Cammeray.
The nominees are:
• Best Film
Animal Kingdom Producer: Liz Watts
Beneath Hill 60 Producer: Bill Leimbach
Bran Nue Dae Producers: Robyn Kershaw, Graeme Isaac
Tomorrow When The War Began Producers: Andrew Mason,...
Beneath Hill 60 and The Waiting City follow behind with eight nominations each; Tomorrow, When the War Began has five, and Bran Nue Dae and South Solitary have four each.
It’s the first awards ceremony to recognise the previosly ignored Lou and The Waiting City as two of the best films of the year in the main categories; it’s also the first official recognition for South Solitary, which its producers did not even submit for consideration at last December’s AFI Awards.
The ceremony will be held on March 13 at the North Sydney Leagues Club in Cammeray.
The nominees are:
• Best Film
Animal Kingdom Producer: Liz Watts
Beneath Hill 60 Producer: Bill Leimbach
Bran Nue Dae Producers: Robyn Kershaw, Graeme Isaac
Tomorrow When The War Began Producers: Andrew Mason,...
- 2/8/2011
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
When the election was called, we thought, ‘This is ridiculous’. The demographic we were aiming for was exactly the demographic that cares about this country and they’re going to stick by the election process and the results. So our campaign actually got lost.
Director Nadia Tass on the box office results of her film Matching Jack.
Matching Jack was released on August 19, and the Federal Election was held on August 21. Heavily supported by Twentieth Century Fox, it earned a little more than $800,000.
In conversation with Jim Schembri at The Sydney Morning Herald, Tass and her partner and business associate David Parker said they “double-mortgaged” their house to make the film, yet they have no regrets about making it, and particularly not about making it in Australia – according to Tass, it could have been made in the Us, where it would have been easier and ‘more fun’.
“I expected a...
Director Nadia Tass on the box office results of her film Matching Jack.
Matching Jack was released on August 19, and the Federal Election was held on August 21. Heavily supported by Twentieth Century Fox, it earned a little more than $800,000.
In conversation with Jim Schembri at The Sydney Morning Herald, Tass and her partner and business associate David Parker said they “double-mortgaged” their house to make the film, yet they have no regrets about making it, and particularly not about making it in Australia – according to Tass, it could have been made in the Us, where it would have been easier and ‘more fun’.
“I expected a...
- 1/13/2011
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
Encore was asked by Matt Riviera to provide its list of the Top 10 films released theatrically in Australia in 2010 and, even though our specialty as a publication is local productions, it was a pleasant surprise to look at our final list and see two Australian films (and one with a considerable amount of Aussie talent) that deserved a spot in it. It wasn’t a pat on the back for the local industry, but a genuine recognition of the power of their stories and the skill of its execution.
The public is slowly starting to recognise it too; the top 10 highest grossing Australian films of 2010 made $45m at the box office, a figure that has brought optimism to an industry in desperate need of reassurance from the audience it serves.
This is the list Encore has contributed – and probably the only one topped by Toy Story 3, as animated films...
The public is slowly starting to recognise it too; the top 10 highest grossing Australian films of 2010 made $45m at the box office, a figure that has brought optimism to an industry in desperate need of reassurance from the audience it serves.
This is the list Encore has contributed – and probably the only one topped by Toy Story 3, as animated films...
- 12/13/2010
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
Remember that one year (2001) when the list-happy AFI (American Film Institute) decided to compete with the Globes and the Oscars in year end prizes? No, that didn't last long. But there's another AFI, The Australian Film Institute, that has been around for a long time and is in no such danger of being a one-off. This year, they're all about the amazing family crime drama Animal Kingdom which they awarded with a record breaking 18 nominations. Sure, the film is in danger of being way overhyped for people who are coming to it late (which is just about everyone given the sorry state of international distribution for dramas of virtually any kind) but for those who can slough off the "omg" raves, I guarantee you'll think it at least an insinuating and well executed crime drama.
AFI Favorites with multiple nominations
Its main competition for the coveted prizes, if you go by nomination counts,...
AFI Favorites with multiple nominations
Its main competition for the coveted prizes, if you go by nomination counts,...
- 10/29/2010
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
Animal Kingdom received 18 nominations for this year’s Australian Film Institute Awards, followed by Beneath Hill 60 (12), Bright Star (11), Tomorrow, When the War Began (8), The Tree, Bran Nue Dae (7 each) and The Boys Are Back (4)
The Best Film category will see Animal Kingdom competing against Beneath Hill 60, Bright Star, Bran Nue Dae, The Tree and Tomorrow, When the War Began.
Australia’s top rated drama productions – Packed to the Rafters and Underbellly: The Golden Mile – were both absent from the main Television categories (except for Underbelly‘s two acting nods).
The winners will be revealed on December 10 (Industry Awards) and 11 (main Awards Ceremony) in Melbourne.
This is the full list of nominees:
AFI Members’ Choice Award
Animal Kingdom. Liz Watts. Beneath Hill 60. Bill Leimbach. Bran Nue Dae. Robyn Kershaw, Graeme Isaac. Bright Star. Jan Chapman, Caroline Hewitt. The Boys Are Back. Greg Brenman, Tim White. Tomorrow When The War Began.
The Best Film category will see Animal Kingdom competing against Beneath Hill 60, Bright Star, Bran Nue Dae, The Tree and Tomorrow, When the War Began.
Australia’s top rated drama productions – Packed to the Rafters and Underbellly: The Golden Mile – were both absent from the main Television categories (except for Underbelly‘s two acting nods).
The winners will be revealed on December 10 (Industry Awards) and 11 (main Awards Ceremony) in Melbourne.
This is the full list of nominees:
AFI Members’ Choice Award
Animal Kingdom. Liz Watts. Beneath Hill 60. Bill Leimbach. Bran Nue Dae. Robyn Kershaw, Graeme Isaac. Bright Star. Jan Chapman, Caroline Hewitt. The Boys Are Back. Greg Brenman, Tim White. Tomorrow When The War Began.
- 10/27/2010
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
Nadia Tass’ drama Matching Jack (Twentieth Century Fox) earned $189,543 this weekend, for a total of $615,000 from 186 screens, average $1,019 – down from last week’s $1,387.
Meanwhile, in the Us, Mao’s Last Dancer crossed the U$1m line.
The New Zealand hit Boy (Paramount/Transmission) entered the Australian charts at number nine with $275,026 from 41 screens – average $6,708. Not a bad beginning for the most successful local film ever across the Tasman.
This is the top 10 for August 27-29 in Australia:
1 Salt Sony $2,515,352 2 Vampires Suck Fox $1,444,863 3 Inception Roadshow $1,358,702 4 The Expendables Roadshow $1,038,851 5 Piranha 3D Roadshow $903,285 6 Step Up 3D Universal $728,628 7 Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Universal $459,088 8 Avatar Fox $285,020 9 Boy Paramount/Transmission $275,026 10 The Ghost Writer Hoyts $259,325
In the American continent, Mao’s Last Dancer climbed from 31 to 25, with U$299,691 from 75 screens (42 more than the previous week), for a total of U$1,193,813.
Animal Kingdom remained at number 38 on its third weekend, with $123,594 from 39 screens (an additional 17 compared to...
Meanwhile, in the Us, Mao’s Last Dancer crossed the U$1m line.
The New Zealand hit Boy (Paramount/Transmission) entered the Australian charts at number nine with $275,026 from 41 screens – average $6,708. Not a bad beginning for the most successful local film ever across the Tasman.
This is the top 10 for August 27-29 in Australia:
1 Salt Sony $2,515,352 2 Vampires Suck Fox $1,444,863 3 Inception Roadshow $1,358,702 4 The Expendables Roadshow $1,038,851 5 Piranha 3D Roadshow $903,285 6 Step Up 3D Universal $728,628 7 Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Universal $459,088 8 Avatar Fox $285,020 9 Boy Paramount/Transmission $275,026 10 The Ghost Writer Hoyts $259,325
In the American continent, Mao’s Last Dancer climbed from 31 to 25, with U$299,691 from 75 screens (42 more than the previous week), for a total of U$1,193,813.
Animal Kingdom remained at number 38 on its third weekend, with $123,594 from 39 screens (an additional 17 compared to...
- 8/30/2010
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
Director Nadia Tass is hard to match, with her multifaceted career and her will to pursue a project, even if it takes 10 years like Matching Jack – her first Australian film in 13 years.
Matching Jack is the story of a woman (Jacinda Barrett) whose marriage falls apart just as her child (Tom Russell) is diagnosed with leukaemia. She begins a search for potential bone-marrow donors, including the offspring that her husband’s (Richard Roxburgh) infidelities may or may not have produced. She also shares a connection with the father (James Nesbitt) of another sick child (Kodi Smit-McPhee).
As personal as the film feels, it was not inspired by an event in Tass’s life; it is, in her words, an observation of how families are strengthened or dissipated once a traumatic event – such as cancer – comes into their lives.
“I’m interested in exploring the change that happens in life as a result of a catalyst,...
Matching Jack is the story of a woman (Jacinda Barrett) whose marriage falls apart just as her child (Tom Russell) is diagnosed with leukaemia. She begins a search for potential bone-marrow donors, including the offspring that her husband’s (Richard Roxburgh) infidelities may or may not have produced. She also shares a connection with the father (James Nesbitt) of another sick child (Kodi Smit-McPhee).
As personal as the film feels, it was not inspired by an event in Tass’s life; it is, in her words, an observation of how families are strengthened or dissipated once a traumatic event – such as cancer – comes into their lives.
“I’m interested in exploring the change that happens in life as a result of a catalyst,...
- 8/24/2010
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
Nadia Tass’ new film Matching Jack (Twentieth Century Fox) opened at number eight in Australia, but still struggled to match the results expected from a wide release, earning $258,011 on 186 screens (average $1,387).
Last week Fox CEO Marc Wooldridge told Encore that “it’s been a while since we released a local movie – I’m excluding Australia. We have a clear point of view in terms of how to sell Matching Jack and who to sell it to, and we share with the filmmakers a common commercial imperative – which is really important. We’ve had great support from exhibition (185 prints), and the media and the critical response has been very positive. You do need to pedal a little harder with the local movies to get people’s attention, but it has also been very rewarding to create materials and drive a campaign from ground zero. Fingers crossed for the opening.”
The film...
Last week Fox CEO Marc Wooldridge told Encore that “it’s been a while since we released a local movie – I’m excluding Australia. We have a clear point of view in terms of how to sell Matching Jack and who to sell it to, and we share with the filmmakers a common commercial imperative – which is really important. We’ve had great support from exhibition (185 prints), and the media and the critical response has been very positive. You do need to pedal a little harder with the local movies to get people’s attention, but it has also been very rewarding to create materials and drive a campaign from ground zero. Fingers crossed for the opening.”
The film...
- 8/23/2010
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
Angelina Jolie's Salt has topped the Australian box office on its first weekend on release. The spy thriller net close to $$4 million to secure first place ahead of Inception, which falls to number two after spending a month at the chart summit. The Expendables, Step Up 3D and Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World round out the top five, while Roman Polanski's The Ghost Writer holds its place at number six. Drama Matching Jack, which stars Jacinda Barrett and James Nesbitt, is (more)...
- 8/23/2010
- by By Simon Reynolds
- Digital Spy
We recently brought you the news that Ving Rhames (Piranha 3D) would be reprising his role as Ethan Hunt’s tech expert, Luther Stickell and that Simon Pegg (Paul) was in talks to reprise his role as the lab geek, Benji Dunn in Paramount Pictures fourth installment in the Mission: Impossible franchise.
Now, in a recent (humorous) post on her personal blog, actress Jacinda Barrett (Matching Jack) casually mentioned that she’d auditioned for a role in the Brad Bird (The Incredibles) directed Mission: Impossible IV. Barrett didn’t say what the exact role was that she had auditioned for.
Tom Cruise will return as Ethan Hunt and will produce Mission: Impossible IV alongside Paula Wagner and Mission: Impossible 3 director J.J. Abrams, who worked on the story for the latest installment with screenwriters André Nemec and Josh Appelbaum.
Mission: Impossible IV is slated to hit theaters on December 16th,...
Now, in a recent (humorous) post on her personal blog, actress Jacinda Barrett (Matching Jack) casually mentioned that she’d auditioned for a role in the Brad Bird (The Incredibles) directed Mission: Impossible IV. Barrett didn’t say what the exact role was that she had auditioned for.
Tom Cruise will return as Ethan Hunt and will produce Mission: Impossible IV alongside Paula Wagner and Mission: Impossible 3 director J.J. Abrams, who worked on the story for the latest installment with screenwriters André Nemec and Josh Appelbaum.
Mission: Impossible IV is slated to hit theaters on December 16th,...
- 8/20/2010
- by Jason Moore
- ScifiMafia
Twentieth Century Fox CEO Marc Wooldridge believes the fact that less people are going to the cinema is never a good trend, and given the ever increasing competition for leisure time, neither the distribution nor exhibition sectors can be complacent.
Wooldridge also admits that Fox is not “as active as other studios” when it comes to distributing local product.
What were your strongest performing films of the 2009/2010 financial year?
Our top three was Avatar ($114.79M), Ice Age 3; Dawn Of The Dinosaurs ($29.8M) and Alvin and the Chipmunks: the Squeakquel ($22.9M).
What titles didn’t necessarily meet your expectations?
I’ll never tell!
Were there any surprises, positive or negative?
Tooth Fairy – we released one week before the Us, which for Fox is unusual, in order to capitalise on the strong family potential in January and grossed A$10.5M. This was the biggest box office result of any market outside of the Us,...
Wooldridge also admits that Fox is not “as active as other studios” when it comes to distributing local product.
What were your strongest performing films of the 2009/2010 financial year?
Our top three was Avatar ($114.79M), Ice Age 3; Dawn Of The Dinosaurs ($29.8M) and Alvin and the Chipmunks: the Squeakquel ($22.9M).
What titles didn’t necessarily meet your expectations?
I’ll never tell!
Were there any surprises, positive or negative?
Tooth Fairy – we released one week before the Us, which for Fox is unusual, in order to capitalise on the strong family potential in January and grossed A$10.5M. This was the biggest box office result of any market outside of the Us,...
- 8/16/2010
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
The Australian Film Institute has published its list of feature film contenders for this year’s AFI Awards.
The AFI emphasised the fact that eight out of the 19 films were directed by women: “In an international industry where women are still significantly under-represented, Australia is heading in the right direction,” said CEO Damian Trewhella.
The contenders are:
Accidents Happen -Andrew Lancaster Animal Kingdom - David Michod Beneath Hill 60 - Jeremy Sims Blame - Michael Henry The Boys Are Back - Scott Hicks Bran Nue Dae – Rachel Perkins Bright Star - Jane Campion Daybreakers – Michael and Peter Spierig The Horseman - Steve Kastrissios I Love You Too – Dana Reid Lou - Belinda Chayko The Loved Ones - Sean Byrne Matching Jack – Nadia Tass Mother Fish (formerly Missing Water) - Khoa Do Subdivision - Sue Brooks Tomorrow When The War Began -Stuart Beattie The Tree - Julie Bertuccelli The Tumbler...
The AFI emphasised the fact that eight out of the 19 films were directed by women: “In an international industry where women are still significantly under-represented, Australia is heading in the right direction,” said CEO Damian Trewhella.
The contenders are:
Accidents Happen -Andrew Lancaster Animal Kingdom - David Michod Beneath Hill 60 - Jeremy Sims Blame - Michael Henry The Boys Are Back - Scott Hicks Bran Nue Dae – Rachel Perkins Bright Star - Jane Campion Daybreakers – Michael and Peter Spierig The Horseman - Steve Kastrissios I Love You Too – Dana Reid Lou - Belinda Chayko The Loved Ones - Sean Byrne Matching Jack – Nadia Tass Mother Fish (formerly Missing Water) - Khoa Do Subdivision - Sue Brooks Tomorrow When The War Began -Stuart Beattie The Tree - Julie Bertuccelli The Tumbler...
- 7/28/2010
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
Twentieth Century Fox has moved Nadia Tass’s latest film Matching Jack, from September 30 to August 19.
The film will be released the same week as Phillip Noyce’s action film Salt, starring Angelina Jolie, as well as Cairo Time, Four Lions and Chloe.
It was written by Lunne Renew and David Parker, and produced by Tass, Parker and Richard Keddie.
Matching Jack is a drama; Marisa (Jacinda Barrett) is a mother forced to take matters into her own hands to save the life of her son, Jack (Tom Russell) after he is diagnosed with Leukemia. Determined to find a bone marrow donor, Marisa undertakes a tireless and exhaustive search, including delving into the infidelities of her husband David (Richard Roxburgh) in the hope that a donor might exist as a result of one of his many extra marital affairs.
Meanwhile, during his treatment, Jack befriends Finn (Kodi Smit-McPhee), a young...
The film will be released the same week as Phillip Noyce’s action film Salt, starring Angelina Jolie, as well as Cairo Time, Four Lions and Chloe.
It was written by Lunne Renew and David Parker, and produced by Tass, Parker and Richard Keddie.
Matching Jack is a drama; Marisa (Jacinda Barrett) is a mother forced to take matters into her own hands to save the life of her son, Jack (Tom Russell) after he is diagnosed with Leukemia. Determined to find a bone marrow donor, Marisa undertakes a tireless and exhaustive search, including delving into the infidelities of her husband David (Richard Roxburgh) in the hope that a donor might exist as a result of one of his many extra marital affairs.
Meanwhile, during his treatment, Jack befriends Finn (Kodi Smit-McPhee), a young...
- 5/19/2010
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
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