MGM+ new original fantasy-adventure comedy, The Portable Door will debut exclusively on MGM+ and coming exclusively to the U.S. market in April. The comedy stars multi-time Golden Globe nominee Sam Neill and Patrick Gibson, joining two-time Academy Award winner Christoph Waltz and Sophie Wilde. The award-winning Jeffrey Walker directed the film, which is adapted by Leon Ford (Griff the Invisible) from Tom Holt’s popular seven-book fantasy series.
The movie centers on Paul Carpenter (Gibson) and Sophie Pettingel (Wilde), lowly, put-upon interns who begin working at the mysterious London firm J.W. Wells & Co., and become increasingly aware that their employers are anything but conventional. Charismatic villains Humphrey Wells (Waltz), the CEO of the company, and middle manager Dennis Tanner (Neill) are disrupting the...
The movie centers on Paul Carpenter (Gibson) and Sophie Pettingel (Wilde), lowly, put-upon interns who begin working at the mysterious London firm J.W. Wells & Co., and become increasingly aware that their employers are anything but conventional. Charismatic villains Humphrey Wells (Waltz), the CEO of the company, and middle manager Dennis Tanner (Neill) are disrupting the...
- 2/7/2023
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
MGM+ is shoring up its original content selection with the pickup of a new fantasy-adventure comedy, The Portable Door, an MGM+ original film that will be coming exclusively to the U.S. market in April.
The movie stars multi-time Golden Globe nominee Sam Neill and Patrick Gibson, joining two-time Academy Award winner Christoph Waltz, and Sophie Wilde.
The award-winning Jeffrey Walker directed the film, which is adapted by Leon Ford (Griff the Invisible) from Tom Holt's popular seven-book fantasy series.
"The movie centers on Paul Carpenter (Gibson) and Sophie Pettingel (Wilde), lowly, put-upon interns who begin working at the mysterious London firm J.W. Wells & Co., and become increasingly aware that their employers are anything but conventional," the logline reads.
"Charismatic villains Humphrey Wells (Waltz), the CEO of the company, and middle manager Dennis Tanner (Neill) are disrupting the world of magic by bringing modern corporate strategy to ancient magical practices,...
The movie stars multi-time Golden Globe nominee Sam Neill and Patrick Gibson, joining two-time Academy Award winner Christoph Waltz, and Sophie Wilde.
The award-winning Jeffrey Walker directed the film, which is adapted by Leon Ford (Griff the Invisible) from Tom Holt's popular seven-book fantasy series.
"The movie centers on Paul Carpenter (Gibson) and Sophie Pettingel (Wilde), lowly, put-upon interns who begin working at the mysterious London firm J.W. Wells & Co., and become increasingly aware that their employers are anything but conventional," the logline reads.
"Charismatic villains Humphrey Wells (Waltz), the CEO of the company, and middle manager Dennis Tanner (Neill) are disrupting the world of magic by bringing modern corporate strategy to ancient magical practices,...
- 2/7/2023
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Indonesian director Kamila Andini’s “Before Now and Then” was named best film at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards. The film’s lead actor Happy Salma was on hand to receive the award at a ceremony in Gold Coast, Australia, on Friday.
The film recounts the story of a young woman who escapes an anti-Communist purge and leads a quiet life as the second wife of a wealthy man. But her past traumas resurface in her dreams.
Although the win is the first time that an Indonesian title has been named Apsa’s best film, and the first time that a woman has claimed the prize, it is the third time that Andini has won a feature film Apsa. Previously, she won the best children’s film prize with “The Mirror Never Lies” in 2012 and collected the youth feature film prize with “The Seen and Unseen” in 2017.
Other key prizes...
The film recounts the story of a young woman who escapes an anti-Communist purge and leads a quiet life as the second wife of a wealthy man. But her past traumas resurface in her dreams.
Although the win is the first time that an Indonesian title has been named Apsa’s best film, and the first time that a woman has claimed the prize, it is the third time that Andini has won a feature film Apsa. Previously, she won the best children’s film prize with “The Mirror Never Lies” in 2012 and collected the youth feature film prize with “The Seen and Unseen” in 2017.
Other key prizes...
- 11/11/2022
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
The production of Jeffrey Walker’s The Portable Door reached an Australian eco-milestone, becoming the first local film to operate under the UK Albert-BAFTA sustainability system.
Designed for productions to both measure and reduce their carbon footprint, the program includes a Carbon Action Plan with criteria across communication and engagement; editorial content; production energy, materials, and waste; travel; and carbon-neutral production.
Environmental organisation Albert awards certification to productions judged to have successfully completed the plan, seen in the form of a badge that often appears in the credits.
The system was introduced to The Portable Door via finance partner Sky Studios, whose parent company Sky aims to be Europe’s first net-zero carbon entertainment company by 2030.
Filming wrapped last month on the adaption of Tom Holt’s six-part fantasy book series, which stars Christoph Waltz, Patrick Gibson, Sam Neill, Miranda Otto, and Chris Pang.
Waltz plays company CEO Humphrey Wells,...
Designed for productions to both measure and reduce their carbon footprint, the program includes a Carbon Action Plan with criteria across communication and engagement; editorial content; production energy, materials, and waste; travel; and carbon-neutral production.
Environmental organisation Albert awards certification to productions judged to have successfully completed the plan, seen in the form of a badge that often appears in the credits.
The system was introduced to The Portable Door via finance partner Sky Studios, whose parent company Sky aims to be Europe’s first net-zero carbon entertainment company by 2030.
Filming wrapped last month on the adaption of Tom Holt’s six-part fantasy book series, which stars Christoph Waltz, Patrick Gibson, Sam Neill, Miranda Otto, and Chris Pang.
Waltz plays company CEO Humphrey Wells,...
- 8/20/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
Sam Neill, Christoph Waltz and Patrick Gibson will head the cast of “The Portable Door,” a fantasy adventure film adapted from the series of novels by Patrick Holt.
The film is now shooting in Queensland, Australia, with Jeffrey Walker directing from a script by Leon Ford (“Griff the Invisible”).
The story sees two lowly, put-upon interns at a mysterious London firm, J.W. Wells & Co., become steadily aware that their employers are anything but conventional. The charismatic villains who run the company are disrupting the world of magic by bringing modern corporate strategy to ancient magical practices.
The film is a Jim Henson Company and Story Bridge Films production and is produced by Blanca Lista from Henson and Todd Fellman from Story Bridge.
Sales agent Arclight Films is handling worldwide rights for all territories outside of North America, Australia and New Zealand. Sky will release the film as a Sky Original in the U.
The film is now shooting in Queensland, Australia, with Jeffrey Walker directing from a script by Leon Ford (“Griff the Invisible”).
The story sees two lowly, put-upon interns at a mysterious London firm, J.W. Wells & Co., become steadily aware that their employers are anything but conventional. The charismatic villains who run the company are disrupting the world of magic by bringing modern corporate strategy to ancient magical practices.
The film is a Jim Henson Company and Story Bridge Films production and is produced by Blanca Lista from Henson and Todd Fellman from Story Bridge.
Sales agent Arclight Films is handling worldwide rights for all territories outside of North America, Australia and New Zealand. Sky will release the film as a Sky Original in the U.
- 6/24/2021
- by Vivienne Chow
- Variety Film + TV
Sam Neill, Miranda Otto and Chris Pang have been added to the cast of Jeffrey Walker’s The Portable Door, which is shooting on the Gold Coast at Pinnacle Film Studios.
Adapted from Tom Holt’s six-part fantasy book series, the story follows a university drop-out who discovers his new employer is a front for a sinister organisation.
Christoph Waltz plays company CEO Humphrey Wells, who disrupts the world of magic by bringing modern corporate strategy to ancient magical practices, while Patrick Gibson plays Paul Carpenter, a lowly, put-upon intern who discovers the true agenda of the vast corporation where they work.
The cast also includes Rachel House, Sophie Wilde, Jessica DeGouw, and Damon Herriman.
As If has previously reported, Leon Ford (Offspring) penned the screenplay, with Story Bridge Films’ Todd Fellman to produce with the Jim Henson Company’s Lisa Henson and Blanca Lista.
Fellman said he was excited...
Adapted from Tom Holt’s six-part fantasy book series, the story follows a university drop-out who discovers his new employer is a front for a sinister organisation.
Christoph Waltz plays company CEO Humphrey Wells, who disrupts the world of magic by bringing modern corporate strategy to ancient magical practices, while Patrick Gibson plays Paul Carpenter, a lowly, put-upon intern who discovers the true agenda of the vast corporation where they work.
The cast also includes Rachel House, Sophie Wilde, Jessica DeGouw, and Damon Herriman.
As If has previously reported, Leon Ford (Offspring) penned the screenplay, with Story Bridge Films’ Todd Fellman to produce with the Jim Henson Company’s Lisa Henson and Blanca Lista.
Fellman said he was excited...
- 5/26/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
Uli Latukefu, Pallavi Sharda, Phoenix Raei and Fayssal Bazzi have been added to the cast of Sophia Banks’ feature directorial debut Black Site.
Filming is underway on the Gold Coast for the action thriller, which also stars Jason Clarke, Jai Courtney, and Michelle Monaghan (Mission: Impossible).
Latukefu can be seen in the new NBC comedy series Young Rock based on the life of pro-wrestler and actor Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, which recently wrapped shooting. He is also set appear in Taika Waititi’s upcoming sports comedy-drama Next Goal Wins alongside Elizabeth Moss and Michael Fassbender.
Banks said the cast aligned with her vision for the film.
“I could not be more thrilled to work with such a talented group of actors,” she said.
Black Site follows a group of officers based in a labyrinthine top-secret Five Eyes black site who must fight for their lives in a cat-and-mouse game against Hatchet,...
Filming is underway on the Gold Coast for the action thriller, which also stars Jason Clarke, Jai Courtney, and Michelle Monaghan (Mission: Impossible).
Latukefu can be seen in the new NBC comedy series Young Rock based on the life of pro-wrestler and actor Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, which recently wrapped shooting. He is also set appear in Taika Waititi’s upcoming sports comedy-drama Next Goal Wins alongside Elizabeth Moss and Michael Fassbender.
Banks said the cast aligned with her vision for the film.
“I could not be more thrilled to work with such a talented group of actors,” she said.
Black Site follows a group of officers based in a labyrinthine top-secret Five Eyes black site who must fight for their lives in a cat-and-mouse game against Hatchet,...
- 2/18/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
Excluisve: Uli Latukefu, the Australian actor who plays one of the versions of Dwayne Johnson in NBC’s new comedy series Young Rock, has joined the cast of Black Site, the thriller that stars Michelle Monaghan, Jason Clarke and Jai Courtney. Pallavi Sharda, Phoenix Raei and Fayssal Bazzi round out the cast of the pic, which marks the feature directorial debut of Sophia Banks and is now shooting in Gold Coast, Australia.
The pic, penned by Jinder Ho, is the first out the gate for Asbury Park Pictures, the joint venture between Basil Iwanyk’s Thunder Road Films and Redbox Entertainment. It centers on a group of officers based at a labyrinthine top-secret Five Eyes black site who must fight for their lives against Hatchet, a brilliant and infamous high-value detainee. When Hatchet escapes, his mysterious and deadly agenda has far-reaching and dire consequences.
Iwanyk, Erica Lee and Mike Gabrawy...
The pic, penned by Jinder Ho, is the first out the gate for Asbury Park Pictures, the joint venture between Basil Iwanyk’s Thunder Road Films and Redbox Entertainment. It centers on a group of officers based at a labyrinthine top-secret Five Eyes black site who must fight for their lives against Hatchet, a brilliant and infamous high-value detainee. When Hatchet escapes, his mysterious and deadly agenda has far-reaching and dire consequences.
Iwanyk, Erica Lee and Mike Gabrawy...
- 2/18/2021
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
A desire to see more women directing sci-fi and action-driven movies, coupled with a goal to add Australian flavour to the genres, led Sophia Banks to sign on to direct Black Site, her debut feature.
Scheduled to commence shooting in the Gold Coast next month, the film follows a group of officers based in a labyrinthine top-secret CIA black site who must fight for their lives as they come up against Hatchet, an infamous high-value detainee whose deadly agenda has vast consequences.
Australian actors Jason Clarke (Zero Dark Thirty) and Jai Courtney (The Suicide Squad) join Michelle Monaghan (Mission: Impossible) in what Banks describes as a “diverse” cast.
“Phillip Noyce, who is an EP and one of my mentors, connected me with Jason and I was super excited to bring him on,” she says.
“Jai and I connected a while ago and were looking for something to work on.
“We also have Michelle,...
Scheduled to commence shooting in the Gold Coast next month, the film follows a group of officers based in a labyrinthine top-secret CIA black site who must fight for their lives as they come up against Hatchet, an infamous high-value detainee whose deadly agenda has vast consequences.
Australian actors Jason Clarke (Zero Dark Thirty) and Jai Courtney (The Suicide Squad) join Michelle Monaghan (Mission: Impossible) in what Banks describes as a “diverse” cast.
“Phillip Noyce, who is an EP and one of my mentors, connected me with Jason and I was super excited to bring him on,” she says.
“Jai and I connected a while ago and were looking for something to work on.
“We also have Michelle,...
- 1/27/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
Exclusive: Jason Clarke (Zero Dark Thirty), Michelle Monaghan (Mission: Impossible) and Jai Courtney (The Suicide Squad) are set to star in action-thriller Black Site from the producers of John Wick, Hotel Mumbai and Bait.
Black Site centers on a group of officers based in a labyrinthine top-secret CIA black site who must fight for their lives in a cat-and-mouse game against Hatchet, a brilliant and infamous high-value detainee. When Hatchet escapes, his mysterious and deadly agenda has far-reaching and dire consequences. Production is scheduled to get underway on the Gold Coast, Australia, in February 2021, with first-time filmmaker Sophia Banks aboard to direct Jinder Ho’s script. The feature is the first out the gate for Asbury Park Pictures, the joint venture between Basil Iwanyk’s Thunder Road Films and Redbox Entertainment.
Basil Iwanyk, Erica Lee and Mike Gabrawy produce for Asbury along with Todd Fellman for Story Bridge Films. Andrew C.
Black Site centers on a group of officers based in a labyrinthine top-secret CIA black site who must fight for their lives in a cat-and-mouse game against Hatchet, a brilliant and infamous high-value detainee. When Hatchet escapes, his mysterious and deadly agenda has far-reaching and dire consequences. Production is scheduled to get underway on the Gold Coast, Australia, in February 2021, with first-time filmmaker Sophia Banks aboard to direct Jinder Ho’s script. The feature is the first out the gate for Asbury Park Pictures, the joint venture between Basil Iwanyk’s Thunder Road Films and Redbox Entertainment.
Basil Iwanyk, Erica Lee and Mike Gabrawy produce for Asbury along with Todd Fellman for Story Bridge Films. Andrew C.
- 1/25/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Guy Pearce.
Guy Pearce, Christoph Waltz and Patrick Gibson are set to star in The Portable Door, a fantasy adventure comedy to be directed by Jeffrey Walker.
Leon Ford’s screenplay is adapted from English author Tom Holt’s six-book series which follows a university drop-out who discovers his new employer is a front for a sinister organisation.
Story Bridge Films’ Todd Fellman and the Jim Henson Company’s Lisa Henson and Blanca Lista will produce the film, which Arclight Films’ Gary Hamilton will pitch to buyers at the European Film Market in Berlin.
The plan is to start shooting in the fourth quarter of this year, either in Australia or Eastern Europe, with post here. Arclight has international sales rights excluding Oz, which is retained by the producers
The project has been a labour of love for Fellman and Lista, who in 2013 revealed they intended to shoot the film in Queensland.
Guy Pearce, Christoph Waltz and Patrick Gibson are set to star in The Portable Door, a fantasy adventure comedy to be directed by Jeffrey Walker.
Leon Ford’s screenplay is adapted from English author Tom Holt’s six-book series which follows a university drop-out who discovers his new employer is a front for a sinister organisation.
Story Bridge Films’ Todd Fellman and the Jim Henson Company’s Lisa Henson and Blanca Lista will produce the film, which Arclight Films’ Gary Hamilton will pitch to buyers at the European Film Market in Berlin.
The plan is to start shooting in the fourth quarter of this year, either in Australia or Eastern Europe, with post here. Arclight has international sales rights excluding Oz, which is retained by the producers
The project has been a labour of love for Fellman and Lista, who in 2013 revealed they intended to shoot the film in Queensland.
- 2/19/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Christoph Waltz, Guy Pearce and Patrick Gibson are attached to star in comedy-fantasy The Portable Door, which Arclight is launching at the Efm.
In the family pic, a young man lands a job at a magical firm, only to find that its leaders are hiding darker motives. Muppets creator Jim Henson Company is producing.
Jeffrey Walker (Ali’s Wedding) is writer-director with shoot aimed for end of year. Leon Ford has adapted Tom Holt’s popular six-book fantasy series.
Producers are Lisa Henson and Blanca Lista from The Jim Henson Company and Todd Fellman from Story Bridge Films. Elevate Production Finance’s Craig McMahon is financing the film. Arclight reps the world except Australia/Nz.
In the family pic, a young man lands a job at a magical firm, only to find that its leaders are hiding darker motives. Muppets creator Jim Henson Company is producing.
Jeffrey Walker (Ali’s Wedding) is writer-director with shoot aimed for end of year. Leon Ford has adapted Tom Holt’s popular six-book fantasy series.
Producers are Lisa Henson and Blanca Lista from The Jim Henson Company and Todd Fellman from Story Bridge Films. Elevate Production Finance’s Craig McMahon is financing the film. Arclight reps the world except Australia/Nz.
- 2/19/2020
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Daniel Radcliffe in 'Jungle'..
Jungle, the latest film from Wolf Creek director Greg McLean, is set to open this year.s Melbourne International Film Festival (Miff)..
The 80s-set thriller stars Daniel Radcliffe as 22-year-old Israeli backpacker Yossi Ghinsberg, whose .adventure of a lifetime. goes awry when he treks into the Amazon with a fraudulent guide. It also stars by Alex Russell (Cut Snake), Joel Jackson (Peter Allen: Not the Boy Next Door) and Thomas Kretschmann (Avengers: Age of Ultron, Dracula)..
Jungle is based on the real-life Ghinsberg.s memoir 'Lost In The Jungle', adapted for screen by Justin Monjo (Storm Boy, Inxs: Never Tear Us Apart). The film was produced by McLean along with Dana Lustig, Gary Hamilton, Mike Gabrawy and Todd Fellman.
.Back in 2005 my first film Wolf Creek screened at the festival and it was incredibly exciting to have the movie presented in my home town,...
Jungle, the latest film from Wolf Creek director Greg McLean, is set to open this year.s Melbourne International Film Festival (Miff)..
The 80s-set thriller stars Daniel Radcliffe as 22-year-old Israeli backpacker Yossi Ghinsberg, whose .adventure of a lifetime. goes awry when he treks into the Amazon with a fraudulent guide. It also stars by Alex Russell (Cut Snake), Joel Jackson (Peter Allen: Not the Boy Next Door) and Thomas Kretschmann (Avengers: Age of Ultron, Dracula)..
Jungle is based on the real-life Ghinsberg.s memoir 'Lost In The Jungle', adapted for screen by Justin Monjo (Storm Boy, Inxs: Never Tear Us Apart). The film was produced by McLean along with Dana Lustig, Gary Hamilton, Mike Gabrawy and Todd Fellman.
.Back in 2005 my first film Wolf Creek screened at the festival and it was incredibly exciting to have the movie presented in my home town,...
- 6/14/2017
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Australia-China co-pro 'Guardians of the Tomb' (formerly 'Nest') stars Chinese mega-star Li Bingbing..
The official co-production treaty between China and Australia entered into force in 2008. Since then, despite growing interest in working with the burgeoning film power, only a handful of official co-productions have been made. They include The Dragon Pearl, 33 Postcards.and The Children of the Silk Road (made under a Mou prior to the signing of the treaty)..
However in the past 18 months, things have started to shift. The biggest co-pro to date, Kimble Rendall.s Guardians of the Tomb (formerly Nest), shot on the Gold Coast early last year, and gangster film Dog Fight shot in Victoria last September. Both films are now in post..
Two other projects, Pauline Chan.s My Extraordinary Wedding and Nadia Tass and David Parker.s Tying the Knot,.have been issued provisional approval but are yet to enter production.
The official co-production treaty between China and Australia entered into force in 2008. Since then, despite growing interest in working with the burgeoning film power, only a handful of official co-productions have been made. They include The Dragon Pearl, 33 Postcards.and The Children of the Silk Road (made under a Mou prior to the signing of the treaty)..
However in the past 18 months, things have started to shift. The biggest co-pro to date, Kimble Rendall.s Guardians of the Tomb (formerly Nest), shot on the Gold Coast early last year, and gangster film Dog Fight shot in Victoria last September. Both films are now in post..
Two other projects, Pauline Chan.s My Extraordinary Wedding and Nadia Tass and David Parker.s Tying the Knot,.have been issued provisional approval but are yet to enter production.
- 4/21/2017
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
China’s Monumental Films will produce with Australia’s Roadman Films and Story Bridge Films.
Screen Australia announced the eighth official China-Australia co-production, At Last, to be written and directed by Yiwei Liu at the on-going Beijing International Film Festival (April 16-23).
The project will be produced by China’s Monumental Films with Australian production outfits Roadman Films and Story Bridge Films.
The story follows a couple from Beijing who find themselves caught in a complex art heist while on holiday in Australia. Jackie Jiao, Todd Fellman, Charles Fan and Vanessa Wu will produce.
Casting is currently underway on the project with production expected to commence in Australia from mid-July. Financiers on the film include Orient Image Entertainment, Gravity Films, Shineland Media, China Lion and Screen Queensland.
Screen Queensland CEO Tracey Vieira said At Last would shoot in Queensland [pictured], providing around 200 jobs and injecting $10.8m into the local economy.
“At Last has come to Queensland as a direct...
Screen Australia announced the eighth official China-Australia co-production, At Last, to be written and directed by Yiwei Liu at the on-going Beijing International Film Festival (April 16-23).
The project will be produced by China’s Monumental Films with Australian production outfits Roadman Films and Story Bridge Films.
The story follows a couple from Beijing who find themselves caught in a complex art heist while on holiday in Australia. Jackie Jiao, Todd Fellman, Charles Fan and Vanessa Wu will produce.
Casting is currently underway on the project with production expected to commence in Australia from mid-July. Financiers on the film include Orient Image Entertainment, Gravity Films, Shineland Media, China Lion and Screen Queensland.
Screen Queensland CEO Tracey Vieira said At Last would shoot in Queensland [pictured], providing around 200 jobs and injecting $10.8m into the local economy.
“At Last has come to Queensland as a direct...
- 4/20/2017
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
Sydney Films is building a slate of 20 China-Australia co-pros.
Screen Australia and private production outfit Sydney Films announced a slew of China-Australian co-production projects at the on-going Beijing International Film Festival (April 16-23).
Described as the eighth official China-Australia co-production, At Last will be directed by Yiwei Liu and produced by China’s Monumental Films with Australian production outfits Roadman Films and Story Bridge Films.
The film tells the story of a couple from Beijing who find themselves caught in a complex art heist while on holiday in Australia. Jackie Jiao, Todd Fellman, Charles Fan and Vanessa Wu will produce.
Casting is currently underway on the project with production expected to commence in Australia from mid-July. Financiers on the film include Orient Image Entertainment, Gravity Films, Shineland Media, China Lion and Screen Queensland.
Screen Queensland CEO Tracey Vieira said At Last would shoot in Queensland, providing around 200 jobs and injecting $10.8m into the local economy.
“At Last has...
Screen Australia and private production outfit Sydney Films announced a slew of China-Australian co-production projects at the on-going Beijing International Film Festival (April 16-23).
Described as the eighth official China-Australia co-production, At Last will be directed by Yiwei Liu and produced by China’s Monumental Films with Australian production outfits Roadman Films and Story Bridge Films.
The film tells the story of a couple from Beijing who find themselves caught in a complex art heist while on holiday in Australia. Jackie Jiao, Todd Fellman, Charles Fan and Vanessa Wu will produce.
Casting is currently underway on the project with production expected to commence in Australia from mid-July. Financiers on the film include Orient Image Entertainment, Gravity Films, Shineland Media, China Lion and Screen Queensland.
Screen Queensland CEO Tracey Vieira said At Last would shoot in Queensland, providing around 200 jobs and injecting $10.8m into the local economy.
“At Last has...
- 4/20/2017
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
Lance Kelleher..
After years working in the Us and Europe, director Lance Kelleher is returning to Australia, signing to Photoplay for representation in Anz and Asia..
Kelleher began his career in New Zealand as a news and documentary editor and filmmaker, before directing music videos took him to Sydney and then London.
Kelleher.s portfolio includes campaigns for Jaguar, Canon, Renault Global, Lexus, Jim Beam, Qantas, Alfa Romeo, Chevrolet, Coca-Cola, Ikea, BMW, Heineken, Sony and Samsung.
Next up, the filmmaker is set to co-produce biopic.One Crowded Hour.alongside Todd Fellman and Sylvia Wilczynski. It follows Australian combat photojournalist and cameraman Neil Davis, who documented conflict in South East Asia for over 20 years.
Written by Kim Mordaunt and Andy Cox, to be directed by Mordaunt, the film is based on the Tim Bowden biography by the same name and has received.Screen Australia development funding..
.The production landscape is changing...
After years working in the Us and Europe, director Lance Kelleher is returning to Australia, signing to Photoplay for representation in Anz and Asia..
Kelleher began his career in New Zealand as a news and documentary editor and filmmaker, before directing music videos took him to Sydney and then London.
Kelleher.s portfolio includes campaigns for Jaguar, Canon, Renault Global, Lexus, Jim Beam, Qantas, Alfa Romeo, Chevrolet, Coca-Cola, Ikea, BMW, Heineken, Sony and Samsung.
Next up, the filmmaker is set to co-produce biopic.One Crowded Hour.alongside Todd Fellman and Sylvia Wilczynski. It follows Australian combat photojournalist and cameraman Neil Davis, who documented conflict in South East Asia for over 20 years.
Written by Kim Mordaunt and Andy Cox, to be directed by Mordaunt, the film is based on the Tim Bowden biography by the same name and has received.Screen Australia development funding..
.The production landscape is changing...
- 2/22/2017
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
True survival story of adventurer Yossi Ghinsberg wrapped production last week.
Jungle filmed for six weeks in the Colombian locales of Tobia, Guaduas, Honda and qualified to receive the country’s 40%-20% cash rebate from the Colombian Film Commission, a division of Proimágenes Colombia.
Arclight handles international sales and UTA Independent Film Group and CAA represent Us rights to the film about a trip into the Bolivian Amazon that spirals into a fight for survival.
Thomas Kretschmann, Alex Russell, Joel Jackson and Yasmin Kassim round out the key cast.
Greg McLean of Wolf Creek notoriety directs from a script by Justin Monjo, while Dana Lustig, Arclight’s Gary Hamilton, Mike Gabrawy, and McLean are producing. Todd Fellman is the executive producer. Screen Australia and Screen Queensland supported development.
“We are thrilled to have another incredible story filmed here with Colombia’s scenic landscapes as the backdrop,” said Proimágenes Colombia director Claudia Triana.
“Our competitive...
Jungle filmed for six weeks in the Colombian locales of Tobia, Guaduas, Honda and qualified to receive the country’s 40%-20% cash rebate from the Colombian Film Commission, a division of Proimágenes Colombia.
Arclight handles international sales and UTA Independent Film Group and CAA represent Us rights to the film about a trip into the Bolivian Amazon that spirals into a fight for survival.
Thomas Kretschmann, Alex Russell, Joel Jackson and Yasmin Kassim round out the key cast.
Greg McLean of Wolf Creek notoriety directs from a script by Justin Monjo, while Dana Lustig, Arclight’s Gary Hamilton, Mike Gabrawy, and McLean are producing. Todd Fellman is the executive producer. Screen Australia and Screen Queensland supported development.
“We are thrilled to have another incredible story filmed here with Colombia’s scenic landscapes as the backdrop,” said Proimágenes Colombia director Claudia Triana.
“Our competitive...
- 6/2/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The Daniel Radcliffe starrer based on the true survival story of adventurer Yossi Ghinsberg wrapped production last week.
Jungle filmed for six weeks in the Colombian locales of Tobia, Guaduas, Honda and qualified to receive the country’s 40%-20% cash rebate from the Colombian Film Commission, a division of Proimágenes Colombia.
Arclight handles international sales and UTA Independent Film Group and CAA represent Us rights to the film about a trip into the Bolivian Amazon that spirals into a fight for survival.
Thomas Kretschmann, Alex Russell, Joel Jackson and Yasmin Kassim round out the key cast.
Greg McLean of Wolf Creek notoriety directs from a script by Justin Monjo, while Dana Lustig, Arclight’s Gary Hamilton, Mike Gabrawy, and McLean are producing. Todd Fellman is the executive producer. Screen Australia and Screen Queensland supported development.
“We are thrilled to have another incredible story filmed here with Colombia’s scenic landscapes as the backdrop,” said Proimágenes...
Jungle filmed for six weeks in the Colombian locales of Tobia, Guaduas, Honda and qualified to receive the country’s 40%-20% cash rebate from the Colombian Film Commission, a division of Proimágenes Colombia.
Arclight handles international sales and UTA Independent Film Group and CAA represent Us rights to the film about a trip into the Bolivian Amazon that spirals into a fight for survival.
Thomas Kretschmann, Alex Russell, Joel Jackson and Yasmin Kassim round out the key cast.
Greg McLean of Wolf Creek notoriety directs from a script by Justin Monjo, while Dana Lustig, Arclight’s Gary Hamilton, Mike Gabrawy, and McLean are producing. Todd Fellman is the executive producer. Screen Australia and Screen Queensland supported development.
“We are thrilled to have another incredible story filmed here with Colombia’s scenic landscapes as the backdrop,” said Proimágenes...
- 6/2/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Thomas Kretschmann, Alex Russell, Joel Jackson, and Yasmin Kassim will join Daniel Radcliffe on the thriller.
Arclight handles international sales and is packaging the film, while UTA and CAA represent Us rights.
Dana Lustig produces Jungle, based on the best-selling memoir by Yossi Ghinsberg, who was the subject of the one-hour Discovery Channel docudrama series I Shouldn’t Be Alive.
Greg Mclean of Wolf Creek notoriety will direct with screenwriter Justin Monjo the tale of a young adventurer and his friends who must fight for survival in the Amazon.
Arclight managing director Gary Hamilton, Mike Gabrawy, Mclean, and Todd Fellman join Lustig on the producer roster.
Shooting is set to begin this year on location in Australia and other locations to be announced at a later date.
Screen Australia and Screen Queensland have supported development of the project.
Arclight handles international sales and is packaging the film, while UTA and CAA represent Us rights.
Dana Lustig produces Jungle, based on the best-selling memoir by Yossi Ghinsberg, who was the subject of the one-hour Discovery Channel docudrama series I Shouldn’t Be Alive.
Greg Mclean of Wolf Creek notoriety will direct with screenwriter Justin Monjo the tale of a young adventurer and his friends who must fight for survival in the Amazon.
Arclight managing director Gary Hamilton, Mike Gabrawy, Mclean, and Todd Fellman join Lustig on the producer roster.
Shooting is set to begin this year on location in Australia and other locations to be announced at a later date.
Screen Australia and Screen Queensland have supported development of the project.
- 3/21/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Li Bingbing stars in Nest.
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Filming has wrapped on the largest ever Chinese-Australian co-production at Village Roadshow Studios on the Gold Coast.
The 3-D Movie, Nest, stars Chinese megastar Li Bingbing, Kellan Lutz (The Twilight Saga, Expendables 3), Kelsey Grammer (Transformers), Stef Dawson (The Hunger Games: Mockingjay), Chinese popstar and actor Wu Chun and Shane Jacobson (The Dressmaker, Oddball, Kenny).
Li Bingbing.s most recent film, Zhongkui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal, on which Arclight Films holds the worldwide sales rights, earned $80 million in China last year.
She is best known internatiionally for her work in Transformers: Age of Extinction, Resident Evil: Retribution and Detective Dee: Mystery of the Phantom Flame.
Nest is the largest Chinese-Australian co-production to date, with investment funding from Screen Australia and Screen Queensland, and features an award-winning team both in front of and behind the camera..
Visual FX will be created by Cutting Edge and the world renowned,...
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Filming has wrapped on the largest ever Chinese-Australian co-production at Village Roadshow Studios on the Gold Coast.
The 3-D Movie, Nest, stars Chinese megastar Li Bingbing, Kellan Lutz (The Twilight Saga, Expendables 3), Kelsey Grammer (Transformers), Stef Dawson (The Hunger Games: Mockingjay), Chinese popstar and actor Wu Chun and Shane Jacobson (The Dressmaker, Oddball, Kenny).
Li Bingbing.s most recent film, Zhongkui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal, on which Arclight Films holds the worldwide sales rights, earned $80 million in China last year.
She is best known internatiionally for her work in Transformers: Age of Extinction, Resident Evil: Retribution and Detective Dee: Mystery of the Phantom Flame.
Nest is the largest Chinese-Australian co-production to date, with investment funding from Screen Australia and Screen Queensland, and features an award-winning team both in front of and behind the camera..
Visual FX will be created by Cutting Edge and the world renowned,...
- 2/12/2016
- by Brian Karlovsky
- IF.com.au
Daniel Radcliffe is heading down under for the production of Jungle in Queensland.
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Queensland is set host the production of major international film, Jungle, which will provide about 100 screen industry jobs and inject $5.4 million into the local economy.
The Arclight Films/Screen Australia production, starring Daniel Radcliffe, is based on Yossi Ghinsberg's bestselling memoir of the same name and will be shot in South East Queensland as well as at Village Roadshow studios.
Jungle is produced by Dana Lustig (Dancing at the Blue Laguna, Thousand Kisses Keep), Gary Hamilton (Lord of War, Bait 3D, The Bank Job), Mike Gabrawy (Resident Evil, Bait 3D, Outcast), and Greg Mclean (Wolf Creek, The Darkness). Executive producer is Todd Fellman (Bait 3D, A Few Best Men).
Queensland-based producer Todd Fellman (Daybreakers, Mental), of Story Bridge Films, is behind the production and is working with Arclight Films.
It is directed by Greg McLean (Wolf Creek,...
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Queensland is set host the production of major international film, Jungle, which will provide about 100 screen industry jobs and inject $5.4 million into the local economy.
The Arclight Films/Screen Australia production, starring Daniel Radcliffe, is based on Yossi Ghinsberg's bestselling memoir of the same name and will be shot in South East Queensland as well as at Village Roadshow studios.
Jungle is produced by Dana Lustig (Dancing at the Blue Laguna, Thousand Kisses Keep), Gary Hamilton (Lord of War, Bait 3D, The Bank Job), Mike Gabrawy (Resident Evil, Bait 3D, Outcast), and Greg Mclean (Wolf Creek, The Darkness). Executive producer is Todd Fellman (Bait 3D, A Few Best Men).
Queensland-based producer Todd Fellman (Daybreakers, Mental), of Story Bridge Films, is behind the production and is working with Arclight Films.
It is directed by Greg McLean (Wolf Creek,...
- 2/11/2016
- by Brian Karlovsky
- IF.com.au
Casting news continues to seep out from the ongoing Berlin Film Festival, and the latest nugget has revealed that Victor Frankenstein star Daniel Radcliffe will make tracks to the Amazon for Greg McLean’s new thriller, Jungle.
Lifting inspiration from Yossi Ghinsberg’s memoir about his own trek in the South American forest, McLean’s feature film will chronicle his gruelling journey through the lush wilderness in what is being pitched as a psychological thriller.
Ghinsberg’s troubled expedition has been brought to the screen before, when his adventure was the subject for Discovery Channel’s hour-long docudrama series, I Shouldn’t Be Alive. The title alone ought to give you an indication of the trials and tribulations that the explorer faced when cast astray in the Amazonian jungle. By the same token, it’s shaping up to be a meaty role for Radcliffe to take on, and will hopefully...
Lifting inspiration from Yossi Ghinsberg’s memoir about his own trek in the South American forest, McLean’s feature film will chronicle his gruelling journey through the lush wilderness in what is being pitched as a psychological thriller.
Ghinsberg’s troubled expedition has been brought to the screen before, when his adventure was the subject for Discovery Channel’s hour-long docudrama series, I Shouldn’t Be Alive. The title alone ought to give you an indication of the trials and tribulations that the explorer faced when cast astray in the Amazonian jungle. By the same token, it’s shaping up to be a meaty role for Radcliffe to take on, and will hopefully...
- 2/10/2016
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Go big or go small- just avoid the middle ground in Australian film budgets.
That approach is being advocated by some industry executives and producers in response to the global trend which sees many mid-level films being marginalised.
.In light of the recent flight of the indie audiences in Australia and worldwide and the fact that indie films are struggling in the cinematic marketplace, there will be an increasing bifurcation of the production landscape,. predicts Safc CEO Richard Harris.
.There has long been a discussion about what has been dubbed the .dead zone. for feature films, somewhere between $5m-$15m.
.Some Australian producers will continue to see cinema as the main game for their film and therefore they will think about their budget in terms of competing in what is an increasingly difficult theatrical space.
.Others, however, will be . or in many cases already are . thinking about making their film...
That approach is being advocated by some industry executives and producers in response to the global trend which sees many mid-level films being marginalised.
.In light of the recent flight of the indie audiences in Australia and worldwide and the fact that indie films are struggling in the cinematic marketplace, there will be an increasing bifurcation of the production landscape,. predicts Safc CEO Richard Harris.
.There has long been a discussion about what has been dubbed the .dead zone. for feature films, somewhere between $5m-$15m.
.Some Australian producers will continue to see cinema as the main game for their film and therefore they will think about their budget in terms of competing in what is an increasingly difficult theatrical space.
.Others, however, will be . or in many cases already are . thinking about making their film...
- 9/11/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
After shooting his debut film The Rocket in northern Laos and Thailand, Kim Mordaunt will go back to the region to direct a biopic about the legendary Australian combat photo-journalist Neil Davis.
One Crowded Hour is based on Tim Bowden.s biography of that title and is set in Australia, Vietnam and Cambodia.
For more than 20 years from the early 1960s, Davis brought enduring images of the full horror of war directly from the battlefront to the world.s TV.s screens.
After surviving numerous wars he was killed in September 1985 while filming an attempted coup in the streets of Bangkok. His still-running camera recorded his own death.
Andy Cox is writing the screenplay for producers Todd Fellman (Bait, Mental, A Few Best Men) and Lance Kelleher, with Screen Australia funding development.
.We will shoot mostly in Australia and likely Vietnam but are yet to scout in Asia so we...
One Crowded Hour is based on Tim Bowden.s biography of that title and is set in Australia, Vietnam and Cambodia.
For more than 20 years from the early 1960s, Davis brought enduring images of the full horror of war directly from the battlefront to the world.s TV.s screens.
After surviving numerous wars he was killed in September 1985 while filming an attempted coup in the streets of Bangkok. His still-running camera recorded his own death.
Andy Cox is writing the screenplay for producers Todd Fellman (Bait, Mental, A Few Best Men) and Lance Kelleher, with Screen Australia funding development.
.We will shoot mostly in Australia and likely Vietnam but are yet to scout in Asia so we...
- 7/24/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
UK producer Kevin Loader joins comedy drama B Model, to be directed by actor Rachel Griffiths.
Now that it is likely to be set up as a UK/Australian co-production, prolific UK producer Kevin Loader (In the Loop, Hyde Park on Hudson, Le Week-End) has become part of the team behind the comedy drama B Model, to be directed by actor Rachel Griffiths.
Griffiths has directed two shorts, Roundabout and Tulip and this will be her first feature – providing the money can be raised.
Australian producer Louise Smith was reluctant to provide details of the project precisely because it is yet to be financed. The current draft of the script is being written by Samantha Stauss, co-creator of the series Dance Academy.
B Model is included in a list of 18 features that Screen Australia has injected a total of Us$500,000 worth of development money into in the last four months.
One of the...
Now that it is likely to be set up as a UK/Australian co-production, prolific UK producer Kevin Loader (In the Loop, Hyde Park on Hudson, Le Week-End) has become part of the team behind the comedy drama B Model, to be directed by actor Rachel Griffiths.
Griffiths has directed two shorts, Roundabout and Tulip and this will be her first feature – providing the money can be raised.
Australian producer Louise Smith was reluctant to provide details of the project precisely because it is yet to be financed. The current draft of the script is being written by Samantha Stauss, co-creator of the series Dance Academy.
B Model is included in a list of 18 features that Screen Australia has injected a total of Us$500,000 worth of development money into in the last four months.
One of the...
- 7/23/2014
- by Sandy.George@me.com (Sandy George)
- ScreenDaily
Screen Australia today announced nearly $535,000 in development funding for 18 features including projects set in Canada, inner-city Berlin, Mexico City, Vietnam, the Middle East and medieval England.
The genres range from family and musical to comedy, drama, thriller, sci-fi and action. The funding will support eight new projects as well as further assistance for 10 titles.
Through its Talent Escalator programs, the agency is placing three producers in professional posts to improve their direct industry experience and supporting short film director Nicholas Verso in the next stage of his professional development.
Screen Australia.s Head of Production Sally Caplan said, .In this round it is encouraging to see such a great range of Australian stories receive support from filmmakers at different levels, some with international creative partners and several with international focus.
"We are also pleased to be able to support emerging local talent with international placements that will increase our industry...
The genres range from family and musical to comedy, drama, thriller, sci-fi and action. The funding will support eight new projects as well as further assistance for 10 titles.
Through its Talent Escalator programs, the agency is placing three producers in professional posts to improve their direct industry experience and supporting short film director Nicholas Verso in the next stage of his professional development.
Screen Australia.s Head of Production Sally Caplan said, .In this round it is encouraging to see such a great range of Australian stories receive support from filmmakers at different levels, some with international creative partners and several with international focus.
"We are also pleased to be able to support emerging local talent with international placements that will increase our industry...
- 7/22/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Big screen adaptations of popular novels by Irishman Michael Scott and Englishman Tom Holt are to be produced in Australia. Mario Andreacchio bought the rights to The Alchemyst, the first in the series of Scott.s six fantasy novels entitled The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel. Andreacchio will serve as one of the producers on the $75 million film along with Los Angeles-based Greg Coote and other partners who are yet to be revealed. Todd Fellman (Bait, Mental, A Few Best Men) will produce a family film adapted from Holt.s novel The Portable Door for the Jim Henson Co. Both projects came to light on Tuesday at the session Working with the USA- The Eagle & The Kangaroo: Co-financing Across the Pacific at the Screen Forever conference. Coote told the session Andreacchio bought the rights and brought the project to him. He said it would be an Australian production, thus qualifying for the 40% producer offset,...
- 11/19/2013
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Screen Australia has committed almost $360,000 in funding to assist 15 filmmaking teams and three new internships.
The announcement, made earlier today, confirmed eight new projects will receive Screen Australia support while another seven teams will benefit from continued funding..
The new projects to receive support include I Am Jack, Confessions of a Super Man, Long Tan, Mulan, Common Foe, and Soundtrack..
Three internships, developed through Screen Australia.s Talent Escalator Project, will send Australian filmmakers overseas to further develop their chosen crafts..
Writer/director Alex Murawski will work alongside Bruce Beresford in Los Angeles for three months on Beresford.s latest production Bonnie and Clyde.
Natalie Lindwall will gain six months experience in the UK working with Ecosse Flims as a development producer, and producer Raquelle David will spend six months in Toronto working with Niv Fichman at Rhombus Media..
Also through the Talent Escalator Program, Screen Australia will assist directors Cris Jones,...
The announcement, made earlier today, confirmed eight new projects will receive Screen Australia support while another seven teams will benefit from continued funding..
The new projects to receive support include I Am Jack, Confessions of a Super Man, Long Tan, Mulan, Common Foe, and Soundtrack..
Three internships, developed through Screen Australia.s Talent Escalator Project, will send Australian filmmakers overseas to further develop their chosen crafts..
Writer/director Alex Murawski will work alongside Bruce Beresford in Los Angeles for three months on Beresford.s latest production Bonnie and Clyde.
Natalie Lindwall will gain six months experience in the UK working with Ecosse Flims as a development producer, and producer Raquelle David will spend six months in Toronto working with Niv Fichman at Rhombus Media..
Also through the Talent Escalator Program, Screen Australia will assist directors Cris Jones,...
- 5/20/2013
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
To celebrate the release of Bait on 3D Blu-ray and DVD on Monday 29th April, we are giving five lucky readers the chance to win a copy of the blu-ray.
A tsunami devastates a small Gold Coast town and leaves twelve people trapped in a flooded supermarket. Amidst the horror the group slowly realises that they may not be alone. Trapped with a hungry Great White shark, how many of them will have to die and will rescue ever come? Featuring a stellar ensemble cast including Xavier Samuel (The Twilight Saga; Eclipse), Julian McMahon (Nip/Tuck) Sharni Vinson (Step Up 3D), Phoebe Tonkin (Tomorrow When the War Began), Dan Wyllie (Animal Kingdom) Alex Russell (Wasted on the Young), Martin Sacks (Underbelly), Cariba Heine (The Pacific), Damien Garvey (Daybreakers) and high profile Singaporean stars Adrian Pang and Qi Yuwu.
Bait 3D is the first ever Australian 3D production and co-production between Australia and Singapore.
A tsunami devastates a small Gold Coast town and leaves twelve people trapped in a flooded supermarket. Amidst the horror the group slowly realises that they may not be alone. Trapped with a hungry Great White shark, how many of them will have to die and will rescue ever come? Featuring a stellar ensemble cast including Xavier Samuel (The Twilight Saga; Eclipse), Julian McMahon (Nip/Tuck) Sharni Vinson (Step Up 3D), Phoebe Tonkin (Tomorrow When the War Began), Dan Wyllie (Animal Kingdom) Alex Russell (Wasted on the Young), Martin Sacks (Underbelly), Cariba Heine (The Pacific), Damien Garvey (Daybreakers) and high profile Singaporean stars Adrian Pang and Qi Yuwu.
Bait 3D is the first ever Australian 3D production and co-production between Australia and Singapore.
- 4/26/2013
- by Simon Gallagher
- Obsessed with Film
Pj Hogan’s Mental has been picked up for distribution in the Us.
The film will get a theatrical and Video-On-Demand release, with a date set for 29 March.
Dada Films has acquired the film that sees Hogan re-unite with Australian actress Toni Collette.
The deal was negotiated by Mj Peckos and Steven Raphael of Dada Films and film producers Jerry and Janet Zucker and Todd Fellman.
Mental was the fifth highest grossing Australian film at the local box office, taking $4m.
Pj Hogan was nominated for Best Original Screenplay for the film at the AACTAs, held last night, however Keiran Darcy Smith won for Wish You Were Here.
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The film will get a theatrical and Video-On-Demand release, with a date set for 29 March.
Dada Films has acquired the film that sees Hogan re-unite with Australian actress Toni Collette.
The deal was negotiated by Mj Peckos and Steven Raphael of Dada Films and film producers Jerry and Janet Zucker and Todd Fellman.
Mental was the fifth highest grossing Australian film at the local box office, taking $4m.
Pj Hogan was nominated for Best Original Screenplay for the film at the AACTAs, held last night, however Keiran Darcy Smith won for Wish You Were Here.
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- 1/30/2013
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Dada Films has acquired theatrical and ancillary rights to the P.J. Hogan comedy “Mental,” starring Toni Collette, Liev Schreiber, Rebecca Gibney, Anthony Lapaglia and Kerry Fox. The company plans a day-and-date theatrical/VOD release March 29. “Mental” is centered around the dysfunctional Moochmore family. When the “Sound of Music”-obsessed matriarch is committed to a mental hospital, the philandering father brings in a nutty hitchhiker to be nanny to his five teenaged daughters until a shark hunter appears to throw a wrench in the situation. Jerry Zucker, Janet Zucker, Todd Fellman and Jocelyn Moorhouse produced. The film had its North American debut at the 2013 Palm Springs International Film Festival earlier this month. “We are thrilled to be working with the Zuckers on one of their favorite collaborations -- a Pj Hogan / Toni Collette film!” said Dada Films’ Mj Peckos and Steven Raphael. “And we are...
- 1/29/2013
- by Jay A. Fernandez
- Indiewire
Dada Films has picked up Mental helmed by P.J. Hogan and starring Toni Collette with plans to release the comedy in theaters and VOD on March 29th, reports Variety. Also in the cast are Anthony Lapaglia, Rebecca Gibney, Kerry Fox, Caroline Goodall, Deborah Mailman and Sam Clark. Collette plays a charismatic, crazy hothead who transforms a family's life when she becomes the nanny of five girls whose mother has cracked due to her husband's political ambitions, and also his infidelity. The Jerry Zucker, Janet Zucker, Todd Fellman and Jocelyn Moorhouse-produced film...
- 1/29/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Dada Films has picked up Mental helmed by P.J. Hogan and starring Toni Collette with plans to release the comedy in theaters and VOD on March 29th, reports Variety. Also in the cast are Anthony Lapaglia, Rebecca Gibney, Kerry Fox, Caroline Goodall, Deborah Mailman and Sam Clark. Collette plays a charismatic, crazy hothead who transforms a family's life when she becomes the nanny of five girls whose mother has cracked due to her husband's political ambitions, and also his infidelity. The Jerry Zucker, Janet Zucker, Todd Fellman and Jocelyn Moorhouse-produced film...
- 1/29/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Writer-director Pj Hogan’s upcoming comedy-drama, ‘Mental,’ starring Toni Collette, Liev Schreiber and Anthony Lapaglia, is set to open in select theaters and on VOD on Friday, March 29. The film, which was produced by Janet Zucker, Jery Zucker, Todd Fellman and Jocelyn Moorhouse, is told in the filmmaker’s usual colorful, comedic and musical interludes. The comedic story follows the Moochmore girls, who are certain they all suffer from an undiagnosed neurotic mental issue. If they don’t, that means they’re just unpopular. The mother of the family, Shirley, played by Rebecca Gibney, is unable to cope with her energetic daughters and her philandering politician husband, Barry, portrayed by Lapaglia. Living in [ Read More ]
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- 1/15/2013
- by Karen Benardello
- ShockYa
Australian Singapore co-production Bait 3D, a sharksploitation disaster film continues its strong run at the Chinese box office, taking nearly $20m with over 2.77m tickets purchased. The film is ranked number one and its success has meant the producers have already announced a second.
The announcement:
Bait 3D, which first screened publicly to enthusiastic audiences who gave the film standing ovations at sold out screenings at the Venice Film Festival is now taking a bite out of international box offices since its recent releases in Italy, the Us, Australia, The Netherlands, Kuwait, Malaysia, Russia and especially China.
The film is currently ranked #1 (for the week of October 15-21) in China and has taken in nearly $20M since its premiere in the region 10 days ago and made over $10M last week alone. There have been over 2,770,000 tickets purchased.
“Bait 3D’s popularity in China is absolutely thrilling and we couldn’t be more pleased,...
The announcement:
Bait 3D, which first screened publicly to enthusiastic audiences who gave the film standing ovations at sold out screenings at the Venice Film Festival is now taking a bite out of international box offices since its recent releases in Italy, the Us, Australia, The Netherlands, Kuwait, Malaysia, Russia and especially China.
The film is currently ranked #1 (for the week of October 15-21) in China and has taken in nearly $20M since its premiere in the region 10 days ago and made over $10M last week alone. There have been over 2,770,000 tickets purchased.
“Bait 3D’s popularity in China is absolutely thrilling and we couldn’t be more pleased,...
- 10/26/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Ausfilm, the Australian organisation aimed to entice international productions to Australia and promote Australian film-makers abroad, is preparing for Ausfilm Week, beginning Wednesday, in Los Angeles.
The organisation has also announced the 17 Australian producers attending one-on-one meetings with Us producers and studios.
The announcement:
Ausfilm, together with representatives of the Australian film industry will converge in Los Angeles from 24-31 October for Ausfilm Week 2012. Ausfilm Week aims to create, build upon and develop international relationships between Ausfilm members and Australian producers with key clients in La to encourage international production to Australia.
Ausfilm Week Los Angeles 2012 will comprise a series of interactive panel sessions highlighting Australia’s production incentives schemes, post production and filmmaking talent, networking experiences, producer collaboration meetings and learning opportunities between the Australian and Us film industries to encourage access to Australia’s Screen Production Incentives. These incentives available include the 40% Producer Offset, 30% Post, Digital and Visual Effects incentive and 16.5% Locations incentive.
The organisation has also announced the 17 Australian producers attending one-on-one meetings with Us producers and studios.
The announcement:
Ausfilm, together with representatives of the Australian film industry will converge in Los Angeles from 24-31 October for Ausfilm Week 2012. Ausfilm Week aims to create, build upon and develop international relationships between Ausfilm members and Australian producers with key clients in La to encourage international production to Australia.
Ausfilm Week Los Angeles 2012 will comprise a series of interactive panel sessions highlighting Australia’s production incentives schemes, post production and filmmaking talent, networking experiences, producer collaboration meetings and learning opportunities between the Australian and Us film industries to encourage access to Australia’s Screen Production Incentives. These incentives available include the 40% Producer Offset, 30% Post, Digital and Visual Effects incentive and 16.5% Locations incentive.
- 10/22/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Aussie box office flop Bait 3D continues to do well overseas, with a strong opening weekend in China.
The film took approximately Au$7.05m at the Chinese box office in its first weekend in cinemas.
Distributed by Yunnan Film Group, Enlight Pictures and Scholar Media, the film opened on about 2,000 screens for a $3,600 screen average.
Producer Gary Hamilton said: “The audience for Bait 3D is growing exponentially worldwide,” said producer Gary Hamilton. “We’re delighted with the film’s immense success at the Chinese box office, which is a testament to the high quality of entertainment Bait has to offer.”
According international box office monitoring website Box Office Mojo, it places the film the 34th biggest opening weekend in Chinese cinema history, replacing Yau lung hei fung (Look for a Star), and beating out blockbusters Casino Royale and Iron Man.
The film opened poorly at the local box office three weeks ago,...
The film took approximately Au$7.05m at the Chinese box office in its first weekend in cinemas.
Distributed by Yunnan Film Group, Enlight Pictures and Scholar Media, the film opened on about 2,000 screens for a $3,600 screen average.
Producer Gary Hamilton said: “The audience for Bait 3D is growing exponentially worldwide,” said producer Gary Hamilton. “We’re delighted with the film’s immense success at the Chinese box office, which is a testament to the high quality of entertainment Bait has to offer.”
According international box office monitoring website Box Office Mojo, it places the film the 34th biggest opening weekend in Chinese cinema history, replacing Yau lung hei fung (Look for a Star), and beating out blockbusters Casino Royale and Iron Man.
The film opened poorly at the local box office three weeks ago,...
- 10/15/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Australian sharksploitation film Bait 3D, which cost an estimated $20m to make, is to see a sequel despite disappointing local box office results since opening a fortnight ago.
The film’s producer Gary Hamilton said Bait 2 in 3D is already in development, due to better international results for the film, which will see a release in every major territory around the world.
Hamilton said: “We’re thrilled with how well Bait 3D is being received by audiences. It’s not only a commercially viable film that appeals to people from every walk of life, it’s high production value brings moviegoers into the story immediately and keeps them on the edge of their seats throughout the show. Bait 2 will bring even more.”
In opening weekend the film made $365,000 at the Australian box office for a low screen average of $1,290, followed by an even worse second weekend, taking $190,000 across 231 screens for a $825 screen average.
The film’s producer Gary Hamilton said Bait 2 in 3D is already in development, due to better international results for the film, which will see a release in every major territory around the world.
Hamilton said: “We’re thrilled with how well Bait 3D is being received by audiences. It’s not only a commercially viable film that appeals to people from every walk of life, it’s high production value brings moviegoers into the story immediately and keeps them on the edge of their seats throughout the show. Bait 2 will bring even more.”
In opening weekend the film made $365,000 at the Australian box office for a low screen average of $1,290, followed by an even worse second weekend, taking $190,000 across 231 screens for a $825 screen average.
- 10/4/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
A new one-sheet and some release info have surfaced for the long talked about flick Bait 3D, and we have the head, the tail, the whole damned thing for you right here. Check it out or sleep with the fishes.
Click here to find out how to bring Bait 3D to your town via Tugg! Check out the new one-sheet below courtesy of Bloody Disgusting!
From the Press Release
Anchor Bay Films acquired North American distribution rights to Bait 3D, Australia’s first 3D action film. The suspenseful shark attack/horror film stars Xavier Samuel, Sharni Vinson, Singaporean stars Adrian Pang and Qi Yuwu, Phoebe Tonkin, Dan Wyllie and Julian McMahon. Bait 3D was produced by Gary Hamilton, Todd Fellman and Peter Barber.
“Bait in 3D is the ultimate shark thrill ride that will make you think twice about getting back in the water,” said Kevin Kasha, Executive Vice President,...
Click here to find out how to bring Bait 3D to your town via Tugg! Check out the new one-sheet below courtesy of Bloody Disgusting!
From the Press Release
Anchor Bay Films acquired North American distribution rights to Bait 3D, Australia’s first 3D action film. The suspenseful shark attack/horror film stars Xavier Samuel, Sharni Vinson, Singaporean stars Adrian Pang and Qi Yuwu, Phoebe Tonkin, Dan Wyllie and Julian McMahon. Bait 3D was produced by Gary Hamilton, Todd Fellman and Peter Barber.
“Bait in 3D is the ultimate shark thrill ride that will make you think twice about getting back in the water,” said Kevin Kasha, Executive Vice President,...
- 7/5/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
While we're still waiting patiently for Anchor Bay to chum the waters with a release date, the official trailer for Bait 3D has surfaced like a shark's fin breaking the surface! Check it out and hold on to your limbs!
From the Press Release
Anchor Bay Films acquired North American distribution rights to Bait 3D, Australia’s first 3D action film. The suspenseful shark attack/horror film stars Xavier Samuel, Sharni Vinson, Singaporean stars Adrian Pang and Qi Yuwu, Phoebe Tonkin, Dan Wyllie and Julian McMahon. Bait 3D was produced by Gary Hamilton, Todd Fellman and Peter Barber.
“Bait in 3D is the ultimate shark thrill ride that will make you think twice about getting back in the water,” said Kevin Kasha, Executive Vice President, Acquisitions and Co-Productions for Anchor Bay Films.
In a sleepy beach community, shoppers at an underground supermarket are terrorized by a crazed bandit when the...
From the Press Release
Anchor Bay Films acquired North American distribution rights to Bait 3D, Australia’s first 3D action film. The suspenseful shark attack/horror film stars Xavier Samuel, Sharni Vinson, Singaporean stars Adrian Pang and Qi Yuwu, Phoebe Tonkin, Dan Wyllie and Julian McMahon. Bait 3D was produced by Gary Hamilton, Todd Fellman and Peter Barber.
“Bait in 3D is the ultimate shark thrill ride that will make you think twice about getting back in the water,” said Kevin Kasha, Executive Vice President, Acquisitions and Co-Productions for Anchor Bay Films.
In a sleepy beach community, shoppers at an underground supermarket are terrorized by a crazed bandit when the...
- 5/15/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
An Australian 3D film has sold its Us distribution rights.
Bait 3D, produced by Arclight Films’ Gary Hamilton, Todd Fellman and Peter Barber and directed by Kimble Rendall has been picked up by Anchor Bay Films.
The cast include Xavier Samuel, Sharni Vinson, Dan Wyllie, Julian McMahon and Singaporean actors Adrian Pang and Qi Yuwu.
The deal was negotiated by Kevin Kasha, executive vice president of acquisitions and co-productions, Josh Thomashow and Marc Barson of Anchor Bay Films and Gary Hamilton, Chris Perry and Mike Gabrawy for Arclight.
Kasha said: “Bait in 3D is the ultimate shark thrill ride that will make you think twice about getting back in the water.”
Bait 3D is the story of a group of shoppers first terrorised by a crazed criminal in an underground shopping mall before a tsunami engulfs the beach community washing a pack of great white sharks into the mall.
The...
Bait 3D, produced by Arclight Films’ Gary Hamilton, Todd Fellman and Peter Barber and directed by Kimble Rendall has been picked up by Anchor Bay Films.
The cast include Xavier Samuel, Sharni Vinson, Dan Wyllie, Julian McMahon and Singaporean actors Adrian Pang and Qi Yuwu.
The deal was negotiated by Kevin Kasha, executive vice president of acquisitions and co-productions, Josh Thomashow and Marc Barson of Anchor Bay Films and Gary Hamilton, Chris Perry and Mike Gabrawy for Arclight.
Kasha said: “Bait in 3D is the ultimate shark thrill ride that will make you think twice about getting back in the water.”
Bait 3D is the story of a group of shoppers first terrorised by a crazed criminal in an underground shopping mall before a tsunami engulfs the beach community washing a pack of great white sharks into the mall.
The...
- 4/12/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Ready or not we are about to get another shark movie. Anchor Bay Films acquired North American distribution rights to Bait 3D, Australia’s first 3D action film. The suspenseful shark attack/horror film stars Xavier Samuel, Sharni Vinson, Singaporean stars Adrian Pang and Qi Yuwu, Phoebe Tonkin, Dan Wyllie and Julian McMahon. Bait 3D was produced by Gary Hamilton, Todd Fellman and Peter Barber.
- 4/11/2012
- Best-Horror-Movies.com
Anchor Bay Films has acquired North American rights to the Australian 3D action-horror film Bait. Xavier Samuel, Sharni Vinson, Adrian Pang, Qi Yuwu, Phoebe Tonkin, Dan Wyllie and Julian McMahon star in the story of shoppers in an underground supermarket who become trapped with a human killer and a bunch of great white sharks after a tsunami hits. Gary Hamilton, Todd Fellman and Peter Barber produced the Arclight Films horror show. “Bait in 3D is the ultimate shark thrill ride that will make you think twice about getting back in the water,” said Anchor Bay executive vp acquisitions and co-productions Kevin
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- 4/11/2012
- by Jay A. Fernandez
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Some fine news has come in for fans of large swimming things with lots and lots of teeth. One of the horror genre's best friends has secured the Stateside rights to the latest shark film from the land of Oz.
From the Press Release
Anchor Bay Films acquired North American distribution rights to Bait 3D, Australia’s first 3D action film. The suspenseful shark attack/horror film stars Xavier Samuel, Sharni Vinson, Singaporean stars Adrian Pang and Qi Yuwu, Phoebe Tonkin, Dan Wyllie and Julian McMahon. Bait 3D was produced by Gary Hamilton, Todd Fellman and Peter Barber.
“Bait in 3D is the ultimate shark thrill ride that will make you think twice about getting back in the water,” said Kevin Kasha, Executive Vice President, Acquisitions and Co-Productions for Anchor Bay Films.
In a sleepy beach community, shoppers at an underground supermarket are terrorized by a crazed bandit when the...
From the Press Release
Anchor Bay Films acquired North American distribution rights to Bait 3D, Australia’s first 3D action film. The suspenseful shark attack/horror film stars Xavier Samuel, Sharni Vinson, Singaporean stars Adrian Pang and Qi Yuwu, Phoebe Tonkin, Dan Wyllie and Julian McMahon. Bait 3D was produced by Gary Hamilton, Todd Fellman and Peter Barber.
“Bait in 3D is the ultimate shark thrill ride that will make you think twice about getting back in the water,” said Kevin Kasha, Executive Vice President, Acquisitions and Co-Productions for Anchor Bay Films.
In a sleepy beach community, shoppers at an underground supermarket are terrorized by a crazed bandit when the...
- 4/11/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Anchor Bay Films acquired North American distribution rights to Bait 3D, Australia’s first 3D action film. The suspenseful shark attack/horror film stars Xavier Samuel, Sharni Vinson, Singaporean stars Adrian Pang and Qi Yuwu, Phoebe Tonkin, Dan Wyllie and Julian McMahon. Pic’s produced by Gary Hamilton, Todd Fellman and Peter Barber. “Bait In 3D is the ultimate shark thrill ride that will make you think twice about getting back in the water,” said Kevin Kasha, Executive Vice President, Acquisitions and Co-Productions for Anchor Bay Films. In a sleepy beach community, shoppers at an underground supermarket are terrorized by a crazed bandit when the unimaginable occurs: A monstrous freak tsunami swallows the town. Now trapped, with rushing water threatening to entomb them in a watery grave, the survivors discover they are chum for a pack of hungry great white sharks. The deal was negotiated by Kasha, Josh Thomashow and...
- 4/11/2012
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
Liev Schreiber, Anthony Lapaglia and Rebecca Gibney have all joined the cast of P.J. Hogan's "Mental" for Universal Pictures Australia says Variety.
Toni Collette plays a crazy hotheaded hitchhiker who is brought on to nanny five girls by their father, a philandering politician, after his wife is hospitalized for a nervous breakdown.
Gibney will play her older sister and is putting on around nine kilograms (20 pounds) for the role. A three month shoot kicked off this week.
Jerry Zucker, Janet Zucker, Todd Fellman and Jocelyn Moorhouse will produce. The project marks Hogan's first Australian film since "Muriel's Wedding" in 1994.
Toni Collette plays a crazy hotheaded hitchhiker who is brought on to nanny five girls by their father, a philandering politician, after his wife is hospitalized for a nervous breakdown.
Gibney will play her older sister and is putting on around nine kilograms (20 pounds) for the role. A three month shoot kicked off this week.
Jerry Zucker, Janet Zucker, Todd Fellman and Jocelyn Moorhouse will produce. The project marks Hogan's first Australian film since "Muriel's Wedding" in 1994.
- 7/25/2011
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Production begins Monday 25 July on Pj Hogan’s Mental in Tweed Heads.
The shoot reclaims not only its star Toni Collette, but the same suburban landscape that brought Muriel’s Wedding‘s Porpoise Spit to life.
Written and directed by Pj Hogan it is produced by Jerry Zucker, Todd Fellman and Jocelyn Moorhouse. Joining Collette is Liev Schreiber (Salt, X-Men Origins: Wolverine), Anthony Lapaglia (Without a Trace, Balibo), Rebecca Gibney (Packed to the Rafters), Kerry Fox (Cloudstreet, Bright Star), Caroline Goodall (Dorian Gray), Deborah Mailman (Offspring, Bran Nue Dae) and Sam Clark (Neighbours).
Mental is the story of Shirley Moochmore (Gibney)—a mother who through lack of support by her philandering politician husband, Barry (Lapaglia) is unable to cope with her demanding daughters and suffers a nervous breakdown and is committed to a mental hospital. Desperate and suddenly alone with five teenage girls, Barry impulsively brings a charismatic, crazy, hotheaded...
The shoot reclaims not only its star Toni Collette, but the same suburban landscape that brought Muriel’s Wedding‘s Porpoise Spit to life.
Written and directed by Pj Hogan it is produced by Jerry Zucker, Todd Fellman and Jocelyn Moorhouse. Joining Collette is Liev Schreiber (Salt, X-Men Origins: Wolverine), Anthony Lapaglia (Without a Trace, Balibo), Rebecca Gibney (Packed to the Rafters), Kerry Fox (Cloudstreet, Bright Star), Caroline Goodall (Dorian Gray), Deborah Mailman (Offspring, Bran Nue Dae) and Sam Clark (Neighbours).
Mental is the story of Shirley Moochmore (Gibney)—a mother who through lack of support by her philandering politician husband, Barry (Lapaglia) is unable to cope with her demanding daughters and suffers a nervous breakdown and is committed to a mental hospital. Desperate and suddenly alone with five teenage girls, Barry impulsively brings a charismatic, crazy, hotheaded...
- 7/22/2011
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
The Australian shot Bait 3D is letting the
tiger sharks in the water, with the film's first trailer. Multiple threats await a group of friends, who must fend off an armed robber, a wild tsunami and some hungry meat-eaters of the sea. The clip for Bait 3D is exciting and the release of this horror feature is surely only a few gasping breaths away. Have a look at the tense clip below, courtesy of Fangroia.
The synopsis for Bait 3D is here:
"In a sleepy coastal resort community, shoppers at an underground supermarket find themselves terrorized by a crazed bandit, when the unimaginable occurs… A monstrous freak tsunami swallows the town. Now trapped inside a flooded supermarket with an armed maniac and rushing water threatening to entomb them all in a watery grave. The imprisoned band of survivors discover they’re not alone.
The tsunami has brought some unwanted visitors from the depths.
tiger sharks in the water, with the film's first trailer. Multiple threats await a group of friends, who must fend off an armed robber, a wild tsunami and some hungry meat-eaters of the sea. The clip for Bait 3D is exciting and the release of this horror feature is surely only a few gasping breaths away. Have a look at the tense clip below, courtesy of Fangroia.
The synopsis for Bait 3D is here:
"In a sleepy coastal resort community, shoppers at an underground supermarket find themselves terrorized by a crazed bandit, when the unimaginable occurs… A monstrous freak tsunami swallows the town. Now trapped inside a flooded supermarket with an armed maniac and rushing water threatening to entomb them all in a watery grave. The imprisoned band of survivors discover they’re not alone.
The tsunami has brought some unwanted visitors from the depths.
- 5/27/2011
- by Remove28DaysLaterAnalysisThis@gmail.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
The Queensland floods are unlikely affect the release of Bait 3D, a film about a flooded Gold Coast supermarket where tsunami survivors face a pack of hungry sharks.
“Nothing has been discussed, but as Bait 3D is such a clear work of fiction, I don’t think there is a conflict,” producer Gary Hamilton told Encore.
Bait 3D stars Xavier Samuel, Julian McMahon and Sharni Vinson. The project is directed by Kimble Rendall and produced by Gary Hamilton, Todd Fellman and Peter Barber. Executive producers are Chris Brown, Mike Gabrawy and Ian Maycock.
Bait 3D was shot on the Gold Coast last year and is currently in post-production. Local release will be handled by Paramount and although it was been scheduled for a 2011 release, no date has been announced yet.
“Nothing has been discussed, but as Bait 3D is such a clear work of fiction, I don’t think there is a conflict,” producer Gary Hamilton told Encore.
Bait 3D stars Xavier Samuel, Julian McMahon and Sharni Vinson. The project is directed by Kimble Rendall and produced by Gary Hamilton, Todd Fellman and Peter Barber. Executive producers are Chris Brown, Mike Gabrawy and Ian Maycock.
Bait 3D was shot on the Gold Coast last year and is currently in post-production. Local release will be handled by Paramount and although it was been scheduled for a 2011 release, no date has been announced yet.
- 1/14/2011
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
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