Australia at TIFF 2013
Australia at TIFF 2013 Australia at Tiff Screening at TIFf UPCOMING highlightS 2 4 6 8 10 12 16 16 17 17 18 18 19 19 20 20 21 21 22 22 23 23 24 24 The Railway Man Felony Mystery Road Tracks Around the Block Canopy Cover image The Railway Man | Credits not contractual | Aim High in Creation All This Mayhem The Babadook Charlie’s Country The Darkside Galore Healing The Last of the Great Apes My Mistress The Mule Patrick Predestination The Rover Ruin Son of a Gun These Final Hours The Turning Wolf Creek 2 25 25 25 25 26 26 26 26 27 27 Fell Kill Me Three Times Now Add Honey Cut Snake Paper Planes Partisan Sucker Backtrack The Dressmaker Rest Home We’re delighted to introduce you to the Australian films at the Toronto International Film Festival. The Railway Man will have a Gala world premiere at the festival, while three Australian films, Felony, Tracks and Mystery Road, will screen in the Special Presentation programme. Around The Block and Canopy will have their world premieres in the Discovery programme. Inside you’ll also find the latest details on upcoming titles. Screen Australia is Australia’s major film funding agency. We provide investment for the development and production of Australian film, television, documentary and interactive media, as well as resources for industry and business development. We wish you a successful and enjoyable TIFF. *working title 1 The Railway Man Drama | 116 mins Director Jonathan Teplitzky Writers Frank Cottrell Boyce, Andy Paterson Producers Andy Paterson, Chris Brown, Bill Curbishley Cast Colin Firth, Nicole Kidman, Jeremy Irvine, Stellan Skarsgard, Hiroyuki Sanada Sales CAA – North America benjamin.kramer@caa.com Lionsgate – ROW cbourbeau@lionsgate.com Publicist Strategy PR/Consulting ana.pineda@strategyPR.net T +1 323 533 4748 SCREENINGS Fri 6 Sep 18:30 Sat 7 Sep 08:15 Sat 7 Sep 11:00 Thu 12 Sep 09:45 Thu 12 Sep 11:00 2 Roy Thomson Hall TIFF Bell Lightbox 2 P&I Elgin Theatre Scotiabank 2 P&I Elgin Theatre Gala Presentation – World Premiere Based on a remarkable autobiography, The Railway Man tells the epic true story of Eric Lomax, a British Army officer who is tormented as a prisoner of war at a Japanese labour camp during World War II. Decades later, Lomax discovers that the Japanese interpreter he holds responsible for much of his treatment is still alive, and sets out to confront him and his haunting past. Directed by Jonathan Teplitzky, and starring Academy Award®-winner Colin Firth, Jeremy Irvine and Academy Award®-winner Nicole Kidman, the film is a powerful tale of survival, love and redemption. 3 Felony Thriller | 105 mins Director Matthew Saville Writer Joel Edgerton Producers Rosemary Blight, Joel Edgerton, Michael Benaroya Cast Tom Wilkinson, Joel Edgerton, Jai Courtney, Melissa George Sales The Solution Entertainment Group In Toronto lisa@thesolutionent.com T +1 818 516 4746 Publicist Maxine Leonard PR soleil@maxineleonard.com T +1 323 930 2345 Special Presentation – World Premiere SCREENINGS Tue 10 Sep 21:00 Wed 11 Sep 11:00 Wed 11 Sep 11:45 Thu 12 Sep 14:30 Sat 14 Sep 19:15 Three detectives become embroiled in a tense struggle after a tragic accident that leaves a child in a critical condition. One is guilty of a crime, one will try to cover it up, and the other will attempt to expose it. How far will these men go to disguise and unravel the truth? 4 Elgin Theatre Elgin Theatre Scotiabank 3 P&I Scotiabank 14 P&I Scotiabank 1 5 Mystery Road Murder Mystery | 118 mins Writer/Director Ivan Sen Producer David Jowsey Cast Aaron Pedersen, Hugo Weaving, Ryan Kwanten, Jack Thompson, Tony Barry, Tasma Walton Sales Arclight Films In Toronto clay@arclightfilms.com Hyatt Regency Toronto, King Street T +1 818 426 6359 Publicist Indie-Pr jim@indie-pr.com The Intercontinental Hotel T +1 323 896 6006 SCREENINGS Sat 7 Sep 19:15 Sun 8 Sep 13:45 Mon 9 Sep 15:45 Sun 15 Sep 18:15 6 Special Presentation – International Premiere TIFF Bell Lightbox 1 Scotiabank 11 P&I Scotiabank 2 Scotiabank 1 Detective Jay Swan returns to his outback hometown to investigate the murder of a teenage girl found in a drain under the highway. 7 Tracks Drama | 110 mins Director John Curran Writer Marion Nelson Producers Emile Sherman, Iain Canning Co-producers Antonia Barnard, Julie Ryan Cast Mia Wasikowska, Adam Driver Sales Hanway Films In Toronto Chiara Gelardin cg@hanwayfilms.com T +44 798 343 1705 Publicist Strategy PR/Consulting jonathan.epstein@strategyPR.net T +1 646 660 5873 SCREENINGS Tue 10 Sep 18:00 Wed 11 Sep 14:45 Wed 11 Sep 11:15 8 Special Presentation – North American Premiere From director John Curran (The Painted Veil, We Don’t Live Here Anymore) comes Tracks, which tells the remarkable true story of Robyn Davidson (Mia Wasikowska), a young woman who leaves her life in the city to make a solo trek through almost 2,000 miles of sprawling Australian desert. Accompanied by only her dog and four unpredictable camels, she sets off on a life-changing journey of self-discovery. Along the way, she meets National Geographic photographer Rick Smolan (Adam Driver) who begins to photograph her voyage. The film, adapted from Davidson’s own memoirs, was produced by Emile Sherman and Iain Canning (The King’s Speech, Shame). Elgin Theatre TIFF Bell Lightbox 1 Scotiabank 1 P&I 9 Around the Block Coming of Age/Inspirational | 104 mins Writer/Director Sarah Spillane Producers Su Armstrong, Brian Rosen Cast Christina Ricci, Matt Nable, Damian Walshe-Howling, Madeleine Madden, Ursula Yovich, Trevor Jamieson, Daniel Henshall, Jack Thompson, Hunter Page-Lochard Discovery – World Premiere Around the Block is about breaking cycles and building dreams. Set in a contemporary, tough inner-city precinct, this is a story of love, revenge and triumph, as an unconventional American drama teacher encourages her students to confront their past and take control of their future. Sales Arclight Films In Toronto clay@arclightfilms.com T +1 818 426 6359 Publicist lon@lonhaber.com T +1 323 620 1675 SCREENINGS Fri 6 Sep 18:45 Sat 7 Sep 11:30 Sun 8 Sep 16:15 Wed 11 Sep 14:15 Fri 13 Sep 21:00 10 Scotiabank 14 Scotiabank 10 P&I Scotiabank 3 Scotiabank 8 P&I The Bloor Hot Docs Cinema 11 Canopy Wartime Drama | 84 mins Writer/Director Aaron Wilson Producer Katrina Fleming Co-producers Mabelyn Ow, Aaron Wilson Associate Producer Royston Tan Cast Khan Chittenden, Mo Tzu-Yi Sales Odin’s Eye Entertainment In Toronto michael@odinseyeent.com T +61 403 914 317 Publicist Strategy PR/Consulting ana.pineda@strategyPR.net T +1 323 533 4748 SCREENINGS Sat 7 Sep 18:15 Sun 8 Sep 21:45 Tue 10 Sep 18:45 Wed 11 Sep 11:45 Fri 13 Sep 14:45 12 Scotiabank 5 P&I TIFF Bell Lightbox 3 Scotiabank 7 Scotiabank 7 P&I TIFF Bell Lightbox 4 Discovery – World Premiere Wartime, 1942. Singapore. An Australian fighter pilot shot down in combat awakens suspended in the treetops. As night devours day, he must navigate through dangerous jungle in search of sanctuary. Transcending language and culture, Canopy is a cinematic tour de force exploring the collision of war and nature and its impact on humanity. Aaron Wilson’s breathtaking film marks the debut of an exciting new voice in Australian cinema. 13 screening schedule Fri 6 Sep THE RAILWAY MAN 18:30 Roy Thomson Hall Gala Presentation Wed Sep Tue 1111 Sep felony 11:00 Elgin Theatre Special Presentation AROUND THE BLOCK 18:45 Scotiabank 14 Discovery tracks 11:15 Scotiabank 1 P&I canopy 11:45 Scotiabank 7 P&I felony 11:45 Scotiabank 3 P&I Sat 7 Sep THE RAILWAY MAN 08:15 TIFF Bell Lightbox 2 P&I THE RAILWAY MAN 11:00 Elgin Theatre Gala Presentation around the block 14:15 Scotiabank 8 P&I tracks 14:45 TIFF Bell Lightbox 1 Special Presentation Thu 12 Sep the railway man 09:45 Scotiabank 2 P&I the railway man 11:00 Elgin Theatre Gala Presentation felony 14:30 Scotiabank 14 P&I AROUND THE BLOCK 11:30 Scotiabank 10 P&I canopy 18:15 Scotiabank 5 P&I mystery road 19:15 TIFF Bell Lightbox 1 Special Presentation Sun 8 Sep mystery road AROUND THE BLOCK canopy Mon 9 Sep mystery road 13:45 Scotiabank 11 P&I 16:15 Scotiabank 3 Discovery 21:45 TIFF Bell Lightbox 3 Discovery 15:45 Scotiabank 2 Fri 13 Sep canopy 14:45 TIFF Bell Lightbox 4 Discovery around the block 21:00 The Bloor Hot Docs Cinema Discovery Sat 14 Sep felony 19:15 Scotiabank 1 Special Presentation mystery road 18:15 Scotiabank 1 Special Presentation Special Presentation Tue 10 Sep tracks 18:00 Elgin Theatre Special Presentation canopy 18:45 Scotiabank 7 Discovery Sun 15 Sep felony 21:00 Elgin Theatre Special Presentation 14 15 AIM HIGH IN CREATION! ALL THIS MAYHEM THE BABADOOK CHARLIE’S COUNTRY A revolutionary comedy about the cinematic genius of North Korea’s late Dear Leader, Kim Jong-il, with a ground-breaking experiment at its heart: the making of a film-within-a-film, based on the rules of his 1987 manifesto The Cinema and Directing. All This Mayhem (aka The Pappas Brothers) is a searing account of what happens when raw talent and extreme personalities collide. In this unflinching, never-beforeseen account of drugs and the dark side of professional skateboarding, brothers Tas and Ben Pappas’ intense bond and charisma take them from the pinnacle of their sport into a spiralling world of self-destruction. A single mother, plagued by the violent death of her husband, battles with her son’s fear of a monster lurking in the house, but soon discovers a sinister presence all around her. A tragi-comic portrait of Charlie’s struggle to understand how he should define himself as an Aboriginal in modern Australia. From one of Australia’s most acclaimed directors, Rolf de Heer. Genre Documentary Writer/Director Anna Broinowski Producer Lizzette Atkins Sales North America XYZ nate@xyzfilms.com T +1 310 956 1554 ROW High Point Media Group sales@highpointfilms.co.uk UPCOMING Genre Documentary Director/Producer Eddie Martin Producers George Pank, James Gay-Rees Sales Entertainment One cmickie@entonegroup.com T +1 416 931 8463 Genre Psychological Thriller Writer/Director Jennifer Kent Producers Kristina Ceyton, Kristian Moliere Cast Essie Davis, Noah Wiseman, Daniel Henshall, Hayley McElhinney Sales Entertainment One cmickie@entonegroup.com T +1 416 931 8463 Genre Drama Devised by David Gulpilil, Rolf de Heer Writer/Director Rolf de Heer Producers Nils Erik Nielsen, Rolf de Heer, Peter Djigirr Cast David Gulpilil, Peter Djigirr, Luke Ford, Bojana Novakovic, Peter Minygululu Sales suemurray22@bigpond.com T +61 414 639 814 17 THE DARKSIDE GALORE HEALING THE LAST OF THE GREAT APES Caméra d’Or-winning director Warwick Thornton (Samson & Delilah) assembles a collection of poignant, sad, funny and absurd true ghost tales from across Australia and brings them to life with some of Australia’s most iconic actors as the storytellers. Honest, matter-of-fact firsthand accounts illuminate a black perspective on the other side. Billie and Laura, two reckless teenage best friends, share everything, except for Billie’s biggest secret: she’s crazy in love with Laura’s boyfriend. A powerful, redemptive drama charting the relationship between two men from very different backgrounds, who find a common bond through the most unusual catalyst. Genre Drama Writer/Director Rhys Graham Producer Philippa Campey Cast Ashleigh Cummings, Aliki Matangi, Lily Sullivan, Toby Wallace Sales Entertainment One cmickie@entonegroup.com T +1 416 931 8463 Genre Contemporary Drama Writer/Director/Producer Craig Monahan Writer Alison Nisselle Producer Tait Brady Cast Hugo Weaving, Don Hany, Xavier Samuel, Jane Menelaus Sales Lightning Entertainment rsg@guardian-ent.com T +1 310 770 7472 The world’s great apes are in desperate trouble. Their very survival is under threat. They now have a new champion, Holly Carroll – someone prepared to stand on the barricades and fight for them. Genre Documentary/Drama Director Warwick Thornton Producer Kath Shelper Cast Deborah Mailman, Bryan Brown, Aaron Pedersen, Shari Sebbens, Sacha Horler Sales Artscope marion@memento-films.com UPCOMING Genre 3D/IMAX Documentary Writer/Director Jeremy Hogarth Writer/Producer Norm Wilkinson Presenter Holly Carroll Sales America and Asia Park Entertainment paul@parkentertainment.com Europe NWave (IMAX) edillens@nwave.com 19 MY MISTRESS THE MULE PATRICK PREDESTINATION What starts as a beautiful and strangely innocent affair between a vulnerable teenage romantic and a French S&M mistress soon becomes more dangerous in My Mistress, an unconventional and provocative love story. In 1983 a naive man was pressured into smuggling drugs from Thailand to Australia. This first-time mule was promptly detained at Melbourne Airport by suspicious Federal Police. Alone, afraid and concealing lethal narcotics in his stomach, the mule made a desperate choice; to withhold the evidence... literally. For three years Patrick has been lying mute and immobile, a patient in a clinic for the comatose. When young nurse Kathy starts working at the clinic, Patrick figures out how to utilise his pent-up power with deadly effect. A reimagining of Richard Franklin’s 1970s chiller. A temporal agent on his final assignment must recruit his younger self, while pursuing the one criminal that has eluded him throughout time. Genre Romantic Drama Director Stephen Lance Writer Gerard Lee Producers Leanne Tonkes, Steve Kearney Cast Emmanuelle Béart, Harrison Gilbertson, Rachael Blake Sales LevelK tine.klint@levelk.dk T +45 3048 3912 UPCOMING Genre Crime Director Tony Mahony Writers Leigh Whannell, Angus Sampson Producers Angus Sampson, Jane Liscombe Cast Hugo Weaving, John Noble, Angus Sampson, Leigh Whannell Sales Entertainment One cmickie@entonegroup.com T +1 416 931 8463 Genre Horror Director Mark Hartley Writer Justin King Producer Antony I Ginnane Cast Charles Dance, Rachel Griffiths, Sharni Vinson, Damon Gameau Sales Bankside Films stephen@bankside-films.com T +44 795 760 5915 Genre Sci-fi Thriller Writers Michael Spierig, Peter Spierig (based on a short story by Robert A Heinlein) Directors Michael Spierig, Peter Spierig Producers Paddy McDonald, Tim McGahan Cast Ethan Hawke, Sarah Snook, Noah Taylor Sales Arclight Films clay@arclightfilms.com T +1 818 426 6359 21 THE ROVER RUIN SON OF A GUN THESE FINAL HOURS Ten years following a collapse of the western economic system, the rule of law has disintegrated and life is cheap. Eric travels the desolate towns and roads of the Australian outback. When a gang of thieves steal his car, they leave behind the wounded Rey. Forcing Rey to help track the gang, Eric will go to any lengths to take back the one thing that matters to him. A fable of violence and love in modern-day Cambodia. A visceral, tautly-paced heist thriller, centred on a complex relationship between Australia’s public enemy number one (Ewan McGregor) and his young protégé (Brenton Thwaites). A troubled young man makes his way to the party-to-end-allparties on the last day on Earth, but ends up saving the life of a little girl searching for her father. Their relationship will lead him on the path to redemption. Genre Thriller/Western Writer/Director/Producer David Michôd Producers Liz Watts, David Linde Cast Guy Pearce, Robert Pattinson, Scoot McNairy, David Field, Anthony Hayes, Gillian Jones, Susan Prior Sales FilmNation gbasner@filmnation.com UPCOMING Genre Romance Writers/Directors/Producers Amiel Courtin-Wilson, Michael Cody Cast Ros Mony, Sang Malen Sales XYZ nate@xyzfilms.com T +1 310 956 1554 Genre Crime Thriller Writer/Director Julius Avery Producer Timothy White Co-producer Janelle Landers Cast Ewan McGregor, Brenton Thwaites, Alicia Vikander, Jacek Koman, Matt Nable, Tom Budge Sales Altitude Films mikerunagall@altitudefilmsales.com Genre Apocalyptic Thriller Writer/Director Zak Hilditch Producer Liz Kearney Cast Nathan Phillips, Angourie Rice, Jessica de Gouw, Daniel Henshall, Sarah Snook, Kathryn Beck, Lynette Curran Sales Celluloid Dreams/Nightmares – uConnect hengameh@celluloid-dreams.com 23 THE TURNING WOLF CREEK 2 Seventeen Australian directors from diverse artistic disciplines each create a chapter of the hauntingly beautiful novel by Tim Winton. The linking and overlapping stories explore the extraordinary turning points in ordinary people’s lives. Mick is back! The outback once again becomes a place of mind-bending horror, action and suspense as another unwitting backpacker becomes prey for crazed, serial-killing pig-shooter, Mick Taylor. Genre Drama Directors include Robert Connolly, Mia Wasikowska, David Wenham, Tony Ayres, Justin Kurzel, Warwick Thornton Writers include Andrew Upton, Kris Mrksa, Mia Wasikowska, Justin Monjo, Warwick Thornton Producers Robert Connolly, Maggie Miles Cast Cate Blanchett, Rose Byrne, Hugo Weaving, Richard Roxburgh, Miranda Otto, Susie Porter, Matt Nable, Wayne Blair, Callan Mulvey Sales LevelK tine.klint@levelk.dk Genre Horror Writer/Director/Producer Greg McLean Writer Aaron Sterns Producers Helen Leake, Steve Topic Cast John Jarratt, Ryan Corr, Shannon Ashlyn, Phillipe Klaus Sales Arclight Films clay@arclightfilms.com T +1 818 426 6359 UPCOMING FELL KILL ME THREE TIMES NOW ADD HONEY CUT SNAKE Set in the primal darkness of the forest, Fell is a fable of revenge, redemption and renewal. In a sun-drenched Australian surfing town, a young woman is the thread that binds three tales of murder, blackmail and revenge. Normal life implodes for a suburban family when their pop star cousin comes to stay. ‘Sparra’ Farrell has left his secret prison past behind, with a new fiancée and a new life. But he finds it’s a door that is never closed when his newly-released cell mate turns up with other ideas. Genre Drama Director Kasimir Burgess Writer Natasha Pincus Producers John Maynard, Mary Minas Cast Matt Nable, Daniel Henshall, Jacqueline McKenzie Sales The Yellow Affair Miira@yellowaffair.com T +46 761 993 166 production Genre Crime Thriller Director Kriv Stenders Writer James McFarland Producers Tania Chambers, Laurence Malkin, Share Stallings Cast Simon Pegg, Abbie Cornish, Sullivan Stapleton, David Wenham Sales Cargo Entertainment mark@cargoentertainment.com T +1 917 535 4833 Genre Comedy Director/Producer Wayne Hope Writer/Producer Robyn Butler Producer Louisa Kors Cast Robyn Butler, Portia de Rossi, Hamish Blake, Lucy Fry Sales Lightning Entertainment rsg@guardian-ent.com T +1 310 770 7472 Genre Drama Director Tony Ayres Writer Blake Ayshford Producers Michael McMahon, Trevor Blainey Cast Ryan Kwanten, Sullivan Stapleton, Rachel Taylor Sales Entertainment One cmickie@entonegroup.com T +1 416 931 8463 PRE-PRODUCTION 25 PAPER PLANES PARTISAN SUCKER BACKTRACK THE DRESSMAKER REST HOME Young Dylan, from a small outback town, dreams of competing in the World Paper Plane Championships in Japan. A confronting tale about Alexander who, raised to see the world through Gregori’s eyes, is starting to think for himself. Genre Drama Writer/Director Ariel Kleiman Writer Sarah Cyngler Producers Anna McLeish, Sarah Shaw Sales Protagonist Pictures dave@protagonistpictures.com T +44 7739 756031 Psychologist Peter Bowers’ life is thrown into turmoil when he discovers that his patients are the ghosts of people who all died in an accident 20 years previously. Afraid of losing his mind, Peter returns to his home town where he uncovers a terrifying truth which only he can put right. A spine-chilling supernatural thriller. A tale of love, revenge and haute couture. Genre Family Writer/Director/Producer Robert Connolly Writer Steve Worland Producers Maggie Miles, Liz Kearney Sales Arclight Films clay@arclightfilms.com T +1 818 426 6359 An 18-year-old Chinese Australian on the cusp of adulthood learns about life and lies from an ageing conman, and about love from his daughter. David and Mandy’s marriage crosses cultures and generations but can it survive Mandy crossing the line of infidelity? From Cannes Caméra d’Or-winning director Michael Rowe (Leap Year). PRE-PRODUCTION Genre Comedy/Drama Director Ben Chessell Writer Lawrence Leung Producers Robyn Kershaw, Jason Byrne Co-producer Jocelyn Quioc Sales Level K tine.klint@levelk.dk T +45 3048 3912 Genre Supernatural Thriller Writer/Director/Producer Michael Petroni Producers Jamie Hilton, Antonia Barnard Sales Bankside Films stephen@bankside-films.com T +44 795 760 5915 FINANCING Genre Comedy/Drama Writer/Director Jocelyn Moorhouse Producer Sue Maslin Cast Kate Winslet, Judy Davis Sales Embankment Films th@embankmentfilms.com Genre Drama Writer/Director Michael Rowe Producers Trish Lake, Serge Noël Co-producer Dan Lake Cast Melissa George, Roy Dupuis Sales Pyramide elagesse@pyramidefilms.com 27 Screen Australia at TIFF 2013 Ruth Harley – CEO ceo@screenaustralia.gov.au Martha Coleman – Head of Development martha.coleman@screenaustralia.gov.au Kathleen Drumm – Head of Marketing kathleen.drumm@screenaustralia.gov.au Sally Regan – Investment Manager sally.regan@screenaustralia.gov.au Doing business with Australia For the latest on co-productions and the 40% Producer Offset, see screenaustralia.gov.au Or download the app Supporting Australian filmmakers in the international marketplace www.screenaustralia.gov.au www.screenaustralia.gov.au
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