If you were being pursued by a wily killer in the woods, could you survive? Don’t look for me alive, that’s for certain; at the first sign of trouble I would be tangled up in a bush, or drown in five inches of water. Let’s not even start on the deadly wildlife, chopping wood, making a fire, or the inconvenience of being slain on holidays. That last point is a bit of a sticky one for the protagonists of Rituals (1977), a Canadian spin on Deliverance that would probably pair better with Jeff Lieberman’s Just Before Dawn (1981). And if you’ve seen that intense shocker, you’ll know you’re in good company.
Released in Canada in July, a full year before the States, Rituals received some good notices but performed poorly with audiences, and was quickly forgotten. But time has a path to redemption, especially for films that deserve that reappreciation.
Released in Canada in July, a full year before the States, Rituals received some good notices but performed poorly with audiences, and was quickly forgotten. But time has a path to redemption, especially for films that deserve that reappreciation.
- 7/31/2021
- by Scott Drebit
- DailyDead
Courtney Gibson has joined the AiF board..
Australians in Film is opening its ranks to Australian-based screen creatives and professionals, and launching education and career development programs for its members.
The new AiF international membership category will give Australians access to desk space at AiF.s headquarters on the Raleigh Studios lot as well as discounted rates to all AiF.s career and education development programs.
These include the script development program Gateway La, the Village Roadshow|Animal Logic Entertainment Internship and the Heath Ledger Scholarship.
The new education and career development programs will include increased access to the Us and the international industries with seminars and Q&As with leading American executives and creatives from Netflix, Fox 2000, Amazon, Village Roadshow, Warner Bros, Animal Logic, Hulu, CAA and UTA plus Australians working in the Australian and Us industries.
The latter will include conversations with Damon Herriman (The Nightingale, Secret City,...
Australians in Film is opening its ranks to Australian-based screen creatives and professionals, and launching education and career development programs for its members.
The new AiF international membership category will give Australians access to desk space at AiF.s headquarters on the Raleigh Studios lot as well as discounted rates to all AiF.s career and education development programs.
These include the script development program Gateway La, the Village Roadshow|Animal Logic Entertainment Internship and the Heath Ledger Scholarship.
The new education and career development programs will include increased access to the Us and the international industries with seminars and Q&As with leading American executives and creatives from Netflix, Fox 2000, Amazon, Village Roadshow, Warner Bros, Animal Logic, Hulu, CAA and UTA plus Australians working in the Australian and Us industries.
The latter will include conversations with Damon Herriman (The Nightingale, Secret City,...
- 7/12/2017
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
[Guest author Christopher Lombardo of Really Awful Movies celebrates Canada Day by looking back at three backwoods Canadian horror films.] In the ’70s, Canadian tax loopholes spurred growth in domestic horror films, providing a more reliable low-cost means of recouping one’s investment in a frequently fickle business. A few, like Martin Scorsese’s favorite The Changeling, were critical darlings, while the bulk of them were regarded as cheap government-funded trash. A prominent Canadian critic famously called Cronenberg’s Shivers “an atrocity, a disgrace to everyone connected with it” in a jeremiad titled “You Should Know How Bad This Film Is. After All, You Paid for It.”
Luckily, for those of us invested in such things artistically if not financially (unless you count our tax dollars), we got gems such as Happy Birthday to Me, My Bloody Valentine, Black Christmas (1974), and many others.
The “tax shelter” era, in addition to straight-ahead slashers, also gave us lesser-known films that exposed class divisions—punishing urban interlopers who lacked the necessary survival skills to thrive in the wilderness.
Luckily, for those of us invested in such things artistically if not financially (unless you count our tax dollars), we got gems such as Happy Birthday to Me, My Bloody Valentine, Black Christmas (1974), and many others.
The “tax shelter” era, in addition to straight-ahead slashers, also gave us lesser-known films that exposed class divisions—punishing urban interlopers who lacked the necessary survival skills to thrive in the wilderness.
- 7/1/2016
- by Christopher Lombardo
- DailyDead
Michael Petroni's psychological thriller Backtrack will have its Australian premiere at Moonlight Cinemas after postive reviews at Tribeca Film festival earlier this year.
Starring Academy Award winner, Adrien Brody (The Pianist) and three time Australian Golden Globe nominee Sam Neill (Merlin), Backtrack will premiere December 6 in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth.
The Screen Australia backed film is directed by Michael Petroni; best known for his work on the Academy Award nominated film The Book Thief (2013), The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010) and Australian film Till Human Voices Wake Us (2002) starring Guy Peace and Helena Bonham Carter.
The film follows psychologist Peter Bower's (Brody) as his life is thrown into turmoil when he discovers that the patients he has been treating are ghosts..
Risking his own sanity, Peter delves into his past to uncover a terrifying secret which only he can put right.
Petroni...
Starring Academy Award winner, Adrien Brody (The Pianist) and three time Australian Golden Globe nominee Sam Neill (Merlin), Backtrack will premiere December 6 in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth.
The Screen Australia backed film is directed by Michael Petroni; best known for his work on the Academy Award nominated film The Book Thief (2013), The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010) and Australian film Till Human Voices Wake Us (2002) starring Guy Peace and Helena Bonham Carter.
The film follows psychologist Peter Bower's (Brody) as his life is thrown into turmoil when he discovers that the patients he has been treating are ghosts..
Risking his own sanity, Peter delves into his past to uncover a terrifying secret which only he can put right.
Petroni...
- 11/30/2015
- by Inside Film Correspondent
- IF.com.au
The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts will stage screenings of Strangerland, Glitch, Ruben Guthrie and Last Cab to Darwin in the next two months as it ramps up its events program for members.
More than 50 events are scheduled between now and December at Event Cinemas Bondi Junction and Melbourne.s Cinema Nova.
That.s in addition to Meet the Makers . Nominees sessions to be presented with industry guilds in Sydney in the lead-up to fifth Aacta Awards.
In other news, Margaret Pomeranz and former Nsw Minister for Tourism, Major Events and the Arts George Souris have been appointed to the AFI | Aacta board, joining lawyer Tony Petani, who was elected by members.
They replace Mike Baard, Ian Sutherland, Alaric McAusland, Russel Howcroft and Geoff Brown, whose terms expired. AFI | Aacta CEO Damian Trewhella tells If there are two board vacancies for which invitations have been issued.
Pomeranz said:...
More than 50 events are scheduled between now and December at Event Cinemas Bondi Junction and Melbourne.s Cinema Nova.
That.s in addition to Meet the Makers . Nominees sessions to be presented with industry guilds in Sydney in the lead-up to fifth Aacta Awards.
In other news, Margaret Pomeranz and former Nsw Minister for Tourism, Major Events and the Arts George Souris have been appointed to the AFI | Aacta board, joining lawyer Tony Petani, who was elected by members.
They replace Mike Baard, Ian Sutherland, Alaric McAusland, Russel Howcroft and Geoff Brown, whose terms expired. AFI | Aacta CEO Damian Trewhella tells If there are two board vacancies for which invitations have been issued.
Pomeranz said:...
- 6/23/2015
- by Staff writer
- IF.com.au
You love the horror, suspense thriller, action and science fiction films that make up the world of Canadian cult cinema affectionately known as Canuxploitation.
You’ve watched the entire David Cronenberg genre filmography (if not, please do so now as The Brood, Scanners and The Fly are three of the greatest horror films ever made).
You’ve seen Black Christmas and The Changeling and watched a slasher-ific marathon of Prom Night, Terror Train, Happy Birthday to Me and My Bloody Valentine.
You caught up with Cube, the Ginger Snaps series, Splice, Hobo with a Shotgun and WolfCop all while keeping close tabs on the works of Astron-6.
Yet your hunger for Canadian genre film productions and co-productions cannot be satiated.
To aid you in your deeper exploration of the field, following is a chronological look at a number of Canadian genre films that simply don’t get enough attention.
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The Groundstar Conspiracy...
You’ve watched the entire David Cronenberg genre filmography (if not, please do so now as The Brood, Scanners and The Fly are three of the greatest horror films ever made).
You’ve seen Black Christmas and The Changeling and watched a slasher-ific marathon of Prom Night, Terror Train, Happy Birthday to Me and My Bloody Valentine.
You caught up with Cube, the Ginger Snaps series, Splice, Hobo with a Shotgun and WolfCop all while keeping close tabs on the works of Astron-6.
Yet your hunger for Canadian genre film productions and co-productions cannot be satiated.
To aid you in your deeper exploration of the field, following is a chronological look at a number of Canadian genre films that simply don’t get enough attention.
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The Groundstar Conspiracy...
- 4/21/2015
- by Terek Puckett
- SoundOnSight
The Australian Film Institute (AFI) has stemmed its losses as it strives to rebuild sponsorship and to maintain its year-round program of events.
The organiser of the Aacta Awards incurred a net loss of $10,874 in the fiscal year to June 30 2014, according to the financial report. That was an. improvement on the prior year.s loss of $63,557.
In round figures the organisation raked in $140,000 in membership fees and $269,000 in ticket sales and film entry fees.
Revenues dropped marginally from $3.4 million to $3.35 million, including $2 million in government grants, $227,000 in cash sponsorship and $684,000 in in-kind sponsorship.
Production costs, primarily for the Aacta Awards, totalled $2.06 million, down from $2.2 million the previous year.
"The $10k loss is a steady result in what was a tough revenue environment that involved substantial review/rationalisation,". AFI/Aacta CEO Damian Trewhella tells If.
"Since June 2014 there has been a further recovery. We are continuing to rebuild our sponsorship portfolio...
The organiser of the Aacta Awards incurred a net loss of $10,874 in the fiscal year to June 30 2014, according to the financial report. That was an. improvement on the prior year.s loss of $63,557.
In round figures the organisation raked in $140,000 in membership fees and $269,000 in ticket sales and film entry fees.
Revenues dropped marginally from $3.4 million to $3.35 million, including $2 million in government grants, $227,000 in cash sponsorship and $684,000 in in-kind sponsorship.
Production costs, primarily for the Aacta Awards, totalled $2.06 million, down from $2.2 million the previous year.
"The $10k loss is a steady result in what was a tough revenue environment that involved substantial review/rationalisation,". AFI/Aacta CEO Damian Trewhella tells If.
"Since June 2014 there has been a further recovery. We are continuing to rebuild our sponsorship portfolio...
- 4/1/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
The late Village Roadshow executive Greg Coote, Anthony Lapaglia and rising stars Margot Robbie and Brenton Thwaites will be honoured in the annual Australians in Film (AiF) awards.
Animal Logic CEO Zareh Nalbandian and veteran 20th Century Fox production executive Fred Baron will also be feted at the AiF.s gala dinner in Los Angeles on October 26.
Coote, who passed away in June, is a former chairman and CEO of Dune Entertainment, which co-financed more than 60 movies with Fox. He is the recipient of the AiF Orry-Kelly Award, which recognises Australians who have contributed to the success of other Australians in the industry.
.Greg Coote was an important advisor to Australians in Film from the beginning, helping to shape our early strategy, with a particular focus on supporting emerging Australian talent in Hollywood,. said AiF president Simonne Overend.
.He played such a major part in our success and really did...
Animal Logic CEO Zareh Nalbandian and veteran 20th Century Fox production executive Fred Baron will also be feted at the AiF.s gala dinner in Los Angeles on October 26.
Coote, who passed away in June, is a former chairman and CEO of Dune Entertainment, which co-financed more than 60 movies with Fox. He is the recipient of the AiF Orry-Kelly Award, which recognises Australians who have contributed to the success of other Australians in the industry.
.Greg Coote was an important advisor to Australians in Film from the beginning, helping to shape our early strategy, with a particular focus on supporting emerging Australian talent in Hollywood,. said AiF president Simonne Overend.
.He played such a major part in our success and really did...
- 9/18/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Ian Sutherland is moving up the ranks at Amalgamated Holdings Ltd, taking charge of the marketing of all Ahl brands including Event Cinemas in Australia and New Zealand, Greater Union and Birch, Carroll & Coyle.
As group director of marketing Sutherland will also oversee the marketing of Rydges Hotels and resorts, Qt Hotels and resorts, Atura Hotels, Art Series Hotels and Thredbo.
The general manager of alternate content and Moonlight cinemas for the past two and a half years, Sutherland will take up the new role on July 1. Marketing veteran Chris McGlinn takes the new position of group director of advertising.
The sourcing and programming of alternate content will be handled by Peter Cody, general manager of film and entertainment content at Ahl.
Ahl managing director David Seargeant said, .With an extensive knowledge of theatrical distribution, marketing and production, Ian will bring a high level of innovation, marketing and promotional flair to this role.
As group director of marketing Sutherland will also oversee the marketing of Rydges Hotels and resorts, Qt Hotels and resorts, Atura Hotels, Art Series Hotels and Thredbo.
The general manager of alternate content and Moonlight cinemas for the past two and a half years, Sutherland will take up the new role on July 1. Marketing veteran Chris McGlinn takes the new position of group director of advertising.
The sourcing and programming of alternate content will be handled by Peter Cody, general manager of film and entertainment content at Ahl.
Ahl managing director David Seargeant said, .With an extensive knowledge of theatrical distribution, marketing and production, Ian will bring a high level of innovation, marketing and promotional flair to this role.
- 5/26/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Arclight has closed sales on its thriller Reclaim starring John Cusack, Ryan Phillippe, Rachel Lefevre, Jacki Weaver and Luis Guzman.
Initial sales include Germany (Square One), Turkey (Aqua Pinema), Indonesia (Pt Amero Mitra), Malaysia (Ram Indo), Taiwan (Cai Chang), Thailand (DNA 2002 Public), Vietnam (Ram Indo), Middle East (Italia Film) and airlines (Jaguar).
Brian Etting, Josh Etting, Fredrik Malmberg, Gary Hamilton, Silvio Muraglia, Mike Gabrawy, Robert Luketic and Ian Sutherland produce. Shooting has begun production in Puerto Rico.
Initial sales include Germany (Square One), Turkey (Aqua Pinema), Indonesia (Pt Amero Mitra), Malaysia (Ram Indo), Taiwan (Cai Chang), Thailand (DNA 2002 Public), Vietnam (Ram Indo), Middle East (Italia Film) and airlines (Jaguar).
Brian Etting, Josh Etting, Fredrik Malmberg, Gary Hamilton, Silvio Muraglia, Mike Gabrawy, Robert Luketic and Ian Sutherland produce. Shooting has begun production in Puerto Rico.
- 11/8/2013
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Ryan Phillippe and Rachelle Lefevre have joined the cast of Reclaim, Australian director Alan White.s thriller now underway in Puerto Rico.
The film was due to shoot in Australia but the location changed after the producers, who include Ian Sutherland and Australian director Robert Luketic via their company Origin Productions, had their bid for funding rejected by Screen Australia.
Phillippe and Lefevre (The Twilight Saga) play an American couple who are mourning the death of their unborn child in a car accident. They head to Puerto Rico to adopt an orphan from Haiti, who disappears from their hotel room.
Jacki Weaver plays the owner of the international adoption agency, John Cusack is a former Marine and Afghanistan veteran who has an altercation with the couple and Luis Guzmán (We're the Millers) is the local police chief who gets involved in the case.
The script is by Luke Davies (Candy) and Carmine Gaeta.
The film was due to shoot in Australia but the location changed after the producers, who include Ian Sutherland and Australian director Robert Luketic via their company Origin Productions, had their bid for funding rejected by Screen Australia.
Phillippe and Lefevre (The Twilight Saga) play an American couple who are mourning the death of their unborn child in a car accident. They head to Puerto Rico to adopt an orphan from Haiti, who disappears from their hotel room.
Jacki Weaver plays the owner of the international adoption agency, John Cusack is a former Marine and Afghanistan veteran who has an altercation with the couple and Luis Guzmán (We're the Millers) is the local police chief who gets involved in the case.
The script is by Luke Davies (Candy) and Carmine Gaeta.
- 10/31/2013
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Ryan Phillippe and Rachelle Lefevre have joined the cast of Reclaim, Australian director Alan White.s thriller now underway in Puerto Rico.
The film was due to shoot in Australia but the location changed after the producers, who include Ian Sutherland and Australian director Robert Luketic via their company Origin Productions, had their bid for funding rejected by Screen Australia.
Phillippe and Lefevre (The Twilight Saga) play an American couple who are mourning the death of their unborn child in a car accident. They head to Puerto Rico to adopt an orphan from Haiti, who disappears from their hotel room.
Jacki Weaver plays the owner of the international adoption agency, John Cusack is a former Marine and Afghanistan veteran who has an altercation with the couple and Luis Guzman is the local cop who gets involved in the case.
The script is by Luke Davies (Candy) and Carmine Gaeta. The...
The film was due to shoot in Australia but the location changed after the producers, who include Ian Sutherland and Australian director Robert Luketic via their company Origin Productions, had their bid for funding rejected by Screen Australia.
Phillippe and Lefevre (The Twilight Saga) play an American couple who are mourning the death of their unborn child in a car accident. They head to Puerto Rico to adopt an orphan from Haiti, who disappears from their hotel room.
Jacki Weaver plays the owner of the international adoption agency, John Cusack is a former Marine and Afghanistan veteran who has an altercation with the couple and Luis Guzman is the local cop who gets involved in the case.
The script is by Luke Davies (Candy) and Carmine Gaeta. The...
- 10/31/2013
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Network Ten will telecast the third annual Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards as a 90-minute show at 8.30 pm on Thursday January 30.
That should ensure a bigger audience than watched this year.s awards which aired at 9.30 pm, limited to one hour, and drew just 318,000 viewers.
.We.re getting a better timeslot and better promotion in the lead-in,. AFI | Aacta Cep Damian Trewhella told If today.
The venue for the awards and the January 28 awards luncheon presented by Deluxe will again be the Star Event Centre, which is making a .major contribution. to Aacta, Trewhella said.
He announced renewed sponsorship from Destination Nsw and a new sponsor in Event Cinemas, which tonight is opening the newly-christened Aacta Bar at the Bondi Junction cinema, intended as a hub and meeting point for AFI | Aacta members.
The Bondi Junction venue is hosting the Aacta Awards Screenings program and Trewhella indicated a year-round program of screenings,...
That should ensure a bigger audience than watched this year.s awards which aired at 9.30 pm, limited to one hour, and drew just 318,000 viewers.
.We.re getting a better timeslot and better promotion in the lead-in,. AFI | Aacta Cep Damian Trewhella told If today.
The venue for the awards and the January 28 awards luncheon presented by Deluxe will again be the Star Event Centre, which is making a .major contribution. to Aacta, Trewhella said.
He announced renewed sponsorship from Destination Nsw and a new sponsor in Event Cinemas, which tonight is opening the newly-christened Aacta Bar at the Bondi Junction cinema, intended as a hub and meeting point for AFI | Aacta members.
The Bondi Junction venue is hosting the Aacta Awards Screenings program and Trewhella indicated a year-round program of screenings,...
- 10/9/2013
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Network Ten will telecast the third annual Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards as a 90-minute show at 8.30 pm on Thursday January 30.
That should ensure a bigger audience than watched this year.s awards which aired at 9.30 pm, limited to one hour, and drew just 318,000 viewers.
.We.re getting a better timeslot and better promotion in the lead-in,. AFI | Aacta CE0 Damian Trewhella told If today.
The venue for the awards and the January 28 awards luncheon presented by Deluxe will again be the Star Event Centre, which is making a .major contribution. to Aacta, Trewhella said.
He announced renewed sponsorship from Destination Nsw and a new sponsor in Event Cinemas, which tonight is opening the newly-christened Aacta Bar at the Bondi Junction cinema, intended as a hub and meeting point for AFI | Aacta members.
The Bondi Junction venue is hosting the Aacta Awards Screenings program. Trewhella indicated a year-round program of screenings,...
That should ensure a bigger audience than watched this year.s awards which aired at 9.30 pm, limited to one hour, and drew just 318,000 viewers.
.We.re getting a better timeslot and better promotion in the lead-in,. AFI | Aacta CE0 Damian Trewhella told If today.
The venue for the awards and the January 28 awards luncheon presented by Deluxe will again be the Star Event Centre, which is making a .major contribution. to Aacta, Trewhella said.
He announced renewed sponsorship from Destination Nsw and a new sponsor in Event Cinemas, which tonight is opening the newly-christened Aacta Bar at the Bondi Junction cinema, intended as a hub and meeting point for AFI | Aacta members.
The Bondi Junction venue is hosting the Aacta Awards Screenings program. Trewhella indicated a year-round program of screenings,...
- 10/9/2013
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
The producers of thriller Reclaim have shifted the location from Australia to Puerto Rico after Screen Australia turned down their pitch for investment.
Erskineville Kings director Alan White is set to direct the film written by Luke Davies (Candy) and Carmine Gaeta. The plot follows an American couple, Steven and Shannon, who are mourning the death of their unborn child in a car accident.
The screenplay originally had the couple visiting Australia to adopt an Afghan child, who mysteriously vanishes from their hotel room, but the location has changed to Puerto Rico and the girl they.re adopting is an orphan from Haiti.
Casting is yet to be finalised but Jacki Weaver and John Cusack are attached. Shooting is due to start in Puerto Rico in mid-October.
.We.re disappointed we have to move offshore,. one of the producers, Ian Sutherland, told If. Screen Australia rejected the project despite a...
Erskineville Kings director Alan White is set to direct the film written by Luke Davies (Candy) and Carmine Gaeta. The plot follows an American couple, Steven and Shannon, who are mourning the death of their unborn child in a car accident.
The screenplay originally had the couple visiting Australia to adopt an Afghan child, who mysteriously vanishes from their hotel room, but the location has changed to Puerto Rico and the girl they.re adopting is an orphan from Haiti.
Casting is yet to be finalised but Jacki Weaver and John Cusack are attached. Shooting is due to start in Puerto Rico in mid-October.
.We.re disappointed we have to move offshore,. one of the producers, Ian Sutherland, told If. Screen Australia rejected the project despite a...
- 9/9/2013
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Last Saturday night Doctor Who fans packed 30 cinemas nationally to watch two episodes of their favourite TV series, Asylum of the Daleks and The Angels Take Manhattan.
In the next few months cinemagoers will have the chance to watch an array of non-film programming including a West End play starring Helen Mirren, a Bruce Springsteen documentary, an André Rieu concert and a British Museum exhibition on Pompeii.
Cinemas are devoting increasing screen time to operas, pop concerts, theatre, sports and other events, known in the trade as alternate content. Such fare often attracts people who rarely patronise cinemas and fills sessions which would otherwise be thinly attended.
Box-office takings for event programming are up 100 per cent year-on-year at Event Cinemas and Birch, Carroll & Coyle, according to Ian Sutherland, general manager, alternate content, at parent company Amalgamated Holdings Ltd. In 2012 nearly 60 events screened at those circuits and Sutherland expects to nearly double that number this year.
In the next few months cinemagoers will have the chance to watch an array of non-film programming including a West End play starring Helen Mirren, a Bruce Springsteen documentary, an André Rieu concert and a British Museum exhibition on Pompeii.
Cinemas are devoting increasing screen time to operas, pop concerts, theatre, sports and other events, known in the trade as alternate content. Such fare often attracts people who rarely patronise cinemas and fills sessions which would otherwise be thinly attended.
Box-office takings for event programming are up 100 per cent year-on-year at Event Cinemas and Birch, Carroll & Coyle, according to Ian Sutherland, general manager, alternate content, at parent company Amalgamated Holdings Ltd. In 2012 nearly 60 events screened at those circuits and Sutherland expects to nearly double that number this year.
- 6/6/2013
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Actress Noni Hazlehurst Am has joined the Aacta board, replacing former member Sigrid Thornton.
.We very excited to welcome Noni to the Aacta board,. Aacta CEO Damian Trewhella tells If. .Sigrid Thornton has been completely amazing, but she is stepping down from the board for the time being and Noni is filling her place. Sigrid has left really big shoes for someone to walk into, but Noni.s experience, expertise, business acumen, and her enormous support for Aacta over the years makes the ideal candidate...
Trewhella states the timing couldn.t be better for Hazlehurst to join the organisation, which he describes as entering a .consolidation phase...
.As an organisation we.re now about 19-20 months old. It.s had a couple of huge years in that early phase and now we.re looking at consolidating for the next three to five years,. he says. .We have just completed the...
.We very excited to welcome Noni to the Aacta board,. Aacta CEO Damian Trewhella tells If. .Sigrid Thornton has been completely amazing, but she is stepping down from the board for the time being and Noni is filling her place. Sigrid has left really big shoes for someone to walk into, but Noni.s experience, expertise, business acumen, and her enormous support for Aacta over the years makes the ideal candidate...
Trewhella states the timing couldn.t be better for Hazlehurst to join the organisation, which he describes as entering a .consolidation phase...
.As an organisation we.re now about 19-20 months old. It.s had a couple of huge years in that early phase and now we.re looking at consolidating for the next three to five years,. he says. .We have just completed the...
- 5/7/2013
- by Inside Film Correspondent
- IF.com.au
The troubled Australian Film Institute | Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts has appointed four new board members: Ian Sutherland, Alaric McAusland, Geoff Brown and Russel Howcroft.
The renewed board, which has been expanded to nine members in total from seven, will need to tackle the organisation's precarious financial situation. Despite a much-hyped move to Sydney in 2010 and an annual $1.7 million commitment from the Nsw government, the awards show lost its major sponsor and has since been lobbying for an increase in screen funding.
The Australian has taken an in-depth look at the position of Aacta here and also makes mention of the If Awards, run by Intermedia (which also owns the If Magazine and this website).
Sutherland, an Amalgamated Holdings executive and producer, was elected in February, replacing Amanda Higgs who chose not stand again after two terms. Morry Schwartz also recently stepped down from the board after seven years.
The renewed board, which has been expanded to nine members in total from seven, will need to tackle the organisation's precarious financial situation. Despite a much-hyped move to Sydney in 2010 and an annual $1.7 million commitment from the Nsw government, the awards show lost its major sponsor and has since been lobbying for an increase in screen funding.
The Australian has taken an in-depth look at the position of Aacta here and also makes mention of the If Awards, run by Intermedia (which also owns the If Magazine and this website).
Sutherland, an Amalgamated Holdings executive and producer, was elected in February, replacing Amanda Higgs who chose not stand again after two terms. Morry Schwartz also recently stepped down from the board after seven years.
- 3/19/2013
- by Brendan Swift
- IF.com.au
BBC Three Orders Reeva Steenkamp Special Fast-turnaround specialiast Mentorn Media is at it again. The producer has been commissioned by BBC Three for a quickie doc about the murder of Reeva Steenkamp. Steenkamp’s shooting death has been making headlines since she was killed on Valentine’s Day with star athlete Oscar Pistorius accused of murder. He has pleaded not guilty. Nick London is producing and directing for BBC Three. Rick Edwards, who presented Paralympics coverage for Channel 4, will host. Mentorn’s credits include Ricky Gervais’ An Idiot Abroad for Sky and HBO documentary For Neda. It also recently made fast-turnaround docs about Hurricane Sandy and the Aurora, Colorado massacre. Mentorn’s sister company Passion Distribution is handling sales. Luketic, Former MGM Exec Sutherland Team On Oz Thriller Los Angeles-based Australian director Alan White is set to direct Reclaim, a psychological thriller about an American couple who come to...
- 2/22/2013
- by NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor
- Deadline TV
Ian Sutherland will join Ahl Entertainment, in the newly created position of General Manager, Digital Content.
Sutherland’s role will be to develop avenues for content distribution beyond cinematic releases.
Ahl Group Managing Director, David Seargeant said in a statement, “With a deep knowledge of theatrical distribution and production, Ian will in addition bring a high level of innovation and marketing and promotional flair to this exciting new role as we seek to open up and develop exciting new content that the digitalisation of our circuit has enabled.”
Of his appointment, Sutherland said, “I am genuinely excited to be joining David and the team at Ahl, who continue to demonstrate their passion, commitment and forward-thinking view of the entertainment business. Whilst first-release theatrical films are the backbone of the cinema business, the scope to develop new categories of entertainment content, using the digital platform, offers exciting growth opportunities.”
Prior to his appointment,...
Sutherland’s role will be to develop avenues for content distribution beyond cinematic releases.
Ahl Group Managing Director, David Seargeant said in a statement, “With a deep knowledge of theatrical distribution and production, Ian will in addition bring a high level of innovation and marketing and promotional flair to this exciting new role as we seek to open up and develop exciting new content that the digitalisation of our circuit has enabled.”
Of his appointment, Sutherland said, “I am genuinely excited to be joining David and the team at Ahl, who continue to demonstrate their passion, commitment and forward-thinking view of the entertainment business. Whilst first-release theatrical films are the backbone of the cinema business, the scope to develop new categories of entertainment content, using the digital platform, offers exciting growth opportunities.”
Prior to his appointment,...
- 8/22/2011
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Cinema operator Ahl Group has appointed experienced film executive Ian Sutherland to the newly-created position of general manager . digital content. Sutherland will be responsible for developing and building Ahl's alternate content business in Australia and New Zealand, as well as the German circuit, from late-September. He has recently been developing several film projects with director Robert Luketic as well as consulting on several film releases and the Australian International Movie Convention, currently underway on the Gold Coast. Prior to that, he spent.10 years in London and Los Angeles, climbing to the position of MGM's executive vice president, international theatrical distribution and marketing. He is also currently a board member of La-based organisation...
- 8/22/2011
- by Brendan Swift
- IF.com.au
Ausfilm’s Tracey Vieira reports from Ausfilm Week – perhaps the agency’s hardest week ever.
Attracting offshore production has never been harder. The once booming industry that attracted large budget feature films, movies of the week and television series from the USA has taken so many hits that Australia is no longer one of the standard locations studios do budget comparisons for when looking at potential filming locations.
As a result, the infrastructure that is a legacy of such production, sits unused and crew are finding work outside the film industry or moving overseas to follow the work that is happening. While unemployment in Australia is generally at a low, in the film industry – it is at a high.
No one event has triggered this impact more than the strength of the Australian dollar against the Us currency. As the dollar has shot up to a 27-year high after fulltime...
Attracting offshore production has never been harder. The once booming industry that attracted large budget feature films, movies of the week and television series from the USA has taken so many hits that Australia is no longer one of the standard locations studios do budget comparisons for when looking at potential filming locations.
As a result, the infrastructure that is a legacy of such production, sits unused and crew are finding work outside the film industry or moving overseas to follow the work that is happening. While unemployment in Australia is generally at a low, in the film industry – it is at a high.
No one event has triggered this impact more than the strength of the Australian dollar against the Us currency. As the dollar has shot up to a 27-year high after fulltime...
- 10/28/2010
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
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