AFC

August 10, 2007

 

The Australian Film Commission (AFC) is delighted to announce that a record number of filmmakers and actors will represent their films at the annual Australian International Movie Convention on Queensland's Gold Coast next week.

Leading cinema exhibitors and distributors will be introduced to 47 filmmakers and actors during Australia on Show on Monday 13 August 2007.

Australia on Show is an opportunity for the filmmakers to showcase their new Australian feature films to the influential people who book the films into cinemas. The event is sponsored by the Sydney Morning Herald, the Sun Herald, the Age and the AFC.

"The AFC is thrilled to be supporting a record number of filmmakers and actors to attend Australia on Show," said France Leadbeter, Acting Manager of Marketing at the AFC. "The evening is a traditional highlight of the Movie Convention and it is an imperative for the business end of the film industry to meet the creators and the cast."

Australia on Show this year features 24 films with the following filmmaker and actors attending to support the films.

Acolytes - Director Jon Hewitt and Producers Penny Wall and Richard Stewart

All My Friends are Leaving Brisbane - Director/Producer Louise Alston and Producer Jade van der Lei

The Black Balloon - Director Elissa Down and Producer Tristram Miall

Black Water - Director Andrew Traucki, Actor Maeve Dermody and Producer Michael Robertson

Cactus - Director Jasmine Yuen-Carrucen, Producer Paul Sullivan, Executive Producer Bryan Brown and Actor Shane Jacobson

The Children of Huang Shi - Producer Jonathan Shteinman

Death Defying Acts - Producer Marian Macgowan

December Boys - Producer Richard Becker

Dr Plonk - Producer/Director Rolf de Heer

The Final Winter - Director Jane Forrest, Producers Michelle Russell and Matthew Johns and Actors John Jarrat and Matt Nable

Forbidden Lie$ - Producer Sally Regan

Gabriel - Director Shane Abbess and Producer Kristy Vernon

Hey Hey, it's Esther Blueburger - Director Cathy Randall, Producer Miriam Stein and Actor Danielle Catanzariti

How to Change in Nine Weeks - Director Simone North and Producer Tony Cavanaugh

Night - Director Lawerence Johnstone and Producer Lizette Atkins

Not Quite Hollywood - Director Mark Hartley and Producer Michael Lynch

Rogue - Producer David Lightfoot

September - Director Paul Carstairs and Producer Serena Paul

The Tender Hook - Producer Michelle Harrison and Producer John Brousek

Ten Empty - Producer Naomi Wenck and Actor Geoff Morrell

Unfinished Sky - Director Peter Duncan and Producers Cathy Overett and Mark Overett

Steve Jacob's Disgrace and Bruce Petty's Global Haywire will also be featured in Australia on Show this year.

The AFC's Marketing Unit represents the industry at national and international markets and assists practitioners to represent their own projects in the global marketplace.

Media Enquiries:
Aja Shanahan, Avviso PR for the AFC
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