March 10, 2018
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International buyers take the plunge on Andrew Traucki’s ‘Black Water: The Abyss’

Producer Michael Robertson and director Andrew Traucki are in the enviable position of having covered three-quarters of the budget of Black Water: The Abyss five months before shooting is due to start.
March 9, 2018
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Simon Baker’s Breath Set for National Q&A Tour

The big screen adaptation of Tim Winton's coming-of-age classic is going on a surfing safari around Australia. If you have any questions for or about Simon Baker, his directorial debut, Breath, or novelist Tim Winton, on whose book the film is based*, now’s your chance.
March 8, 2018

Graeme Mason tells producers: Get smarter about the rapidly changing world

Screen Australia CEO Graeme Mason has two blunt messages for feature film producers. One is: Recognise that most independent films, Australian and international, now are earning roughly half as much at Australian cinemas as they did only a few years ago.
February 7, 2018
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Berlin: Altitude Boards Sequel to Survival Thriller ‘Black Water’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Black Water: The Abyss joins Billie Holiday biopic on Altitude’s EFM slate. The team behind survival thriller “Black Water” are reuniting to make a sequel, with Altitude Film Sales on board and set to introduce it to buyers in Berlin at the EFM.