“Not suitable for the faint of heart” FANGORIA Australian horror writer and director Chris Sun (Come and Get Me, Charlie’s Farm and Boar) will release the long-awaited Director’s Cut of his award-winning film “Daddy’s Little Girl” worldwide, this Halloween as a pay per view exclusive to Australian based, global Video On Demand platform, Hyvio. This…
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Netflix and Ubisoft to Develop Assassin’s Creed Content
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Netflix have announced it has entered into an agreement with Ubisoft to develop content based on the international best-selling video game franchise Assassin’s Creed. The first series in development is slated to be an epic, genre-bending live action adaptation; a search is currently underway for a showrunner. Ubisoft Film & Television’s Jason Altman and Danielle…
The Russian Film Festival 2020 Announces Program
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Eight Russian hit movies (4 by female directors) will be available on Hyvio’s streaming platform from November 9 to 30. Australian viewers will be able to access popular Russian feature films and animation adapted for screening abroad, free and ad free. The main goal of the Russian Film Festival initiated by ROSKINO, the organisation charged…
Irish Film Festival Announces Online Program – November 19th-29th
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The popular annual Irish Film Festival returns from 19 – 29 November with its biggest line-up ever. Moved online this year due to COVID-19 restrictions, cinephiles all over Australia can now catch the best new Irish cinema releases without leaving their couches. The online festival program is packed with award-winning dramas, documentaries, Irish-language features and…
Clea DuVall’s Happiest Season Headed to Hulu
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Sony Pictures Entertainment, Entertainment One and Hulu have announced that the streaming platform has acquired U.S. rights to Clea DuVall’s holiday romantic comedy, Happiest Season, which will debut as a Hulu Original film on Hulu on Wednesday, November 25. Sony Pictures and eOne co-financed the film and will retain distribution rights in Canada and the…
Spike Jonze joins as Executive Producer of Edson Oda’s NINE DAYS
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Sony Pictures Classics have announced that Spike Jonze has joined as Executive Producer of Edson Oda’s NINE DAYS and the film will be released in theaters early 2021. Additionally, Sony Pictures Classics has also acquired the rights in Asia, Israel, Turkey and the rest of Europe, making it a worldwide Sony Pictures Classics release. The…
PVOD Release of The Craft: Legacy for Halloween
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Blumhouse Productions and Columbia Pictures have announced that The Craft: Legacy will be available widely on PVOD this Halloween with leading digital retailers for a 48-hour rental period at a suggested retail price of $19.99, and for premium digital purchase at a suggested retail price of $24.99. An international theatrical release is anticipated in several…
Comedy Web Series Hug The Sun Greenlit
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Taking tongue-in-cheek inspiration from morning children’s television, Hug the Sun follows a fictional children’s show which aired on Western Australia’s community TV stations between 1990 and 1991. The series will feature the bizarre teaching of ‘Oxtos’ (religious teaching that are just thinly disguised grifts), inept hosts and unintentional comedy that is sure to become a…
A Sunburnt Christmas Coming to Stan
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New Stan Original Film A Sunburnt Christmas is currently in production in South Australia starring Daniel Henshall (Snowtown, Bloom) and Sullivan Stapleton (Animal Kingdom, Ride Like A Girl), with Christiaan Van Vuuren (Bondi Hipsters, The Other Guy) directing the Christmas family comedy. Stan have announced that production for a brand new Stan Original Film, A…
Pop Newcomer TAMMA Releases Second Single Tongue Tied
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One of Australia’s most exciting pop newcomers, TAMMA, has released her second single, Tongue Tied. Produced by the award-winning Konstantin Kersting (Tones and I, Mallrat, Jungle Giants, Tia Gostelow), Tongue Tied was premiered yesterday via Pilerats. Of the track, Pilerats said “Tongue Tied is a moment of excellence, something that really elevates TAMMA into the…