𝔉Australian Hollywood film talent flocked to the first Australian International Screen Forum in New York las🅘t week, which showcased film, television and digital content from Down Under. The four-day forum at Film Society of Lincoln Center was a schmoozefest of producers, investors and agents rubbing shoulders.
Executives from NBC, Vice Media, Sony Pictures Classics and indepen♋dent, New York-based mini-studios including A24 and Neon were there to mix and mingle with the Australian industry — including 13 emerging Australian filmmakers, the Post writes.
Eager film fans turned up for in-demand screenings to check out Australia’s latest offerings — and in hopes of meeting film t✨ale🌳nt.
Naomi Watts, Huܫgh Jackman, Deborra-Lee Furness and Simon Baker were among major Australian actors and producers at the forum, where guests sipped Tasmanian sparkling wine at VIP events.
Screenings included the New York premiere o൲f Baker🃏’s directorial debut film, “Breath.”
Screen Australia, the government agency that funds production of features, documentaries and 🎉Web series, has announced it is supporting huge features by Australian film and television producer Bruna Papandrea (“Big Little Lies”), who founded the production company Made Up Stories. The pr🥃ojects include “Penguin Bloom” with Watts and Reese Witherspoon, which tells a true story of a family’s friendship with a unique little bird.
Graeme Mason, CEO of Screen Australia, noted it was remarkable 💛that two countries can be so geographically distant, and yet be such close creative and commercial p♕artners.
“It speaks to the shared affection for each other’s 𝓰stories, and a genuine desire for ඣour very talented people to be able to work together,” he said.