The Vertigo Productions and Bula’Bula Arts Aboriginal Corporation coproduction is presented by Screen Australia and Domenico Procacci and produced in association with the South Australian Film Corporation, Larrakia Nation Aboriginal Corporation and Adelaide Film Festival. Nils Erik Nielsen, Djigirr and de Heer produced.
Gulpilil, whose credits include Australia, Rabbit-Proof Fence and Crocodile Dundee, plays the protagonist who heads into the wild to live life the old way after his gun, spear and best friend’s jeep are confiscated.Ĭharlie’s Country also stars Peter Djigirr, Luke Ford and Gary Sweet. ‘EXCLUSIVE: Visit Films has come on board to handle world sales excluding Australia, New Zealand and Italy on the Un Certain Regard selection.Ĭharlie’s Country marks the fourth film by Rolf de Heer to premiere in official selection at Cannes after competition contenders The Quiet Room in 1996 and Dance Me To My Song in 1998 and UCR 2006 special jury prize winner entry Ten Canoes.ĭe Heer and David Gulpilil co-wrote Charlie’s Country, about an Aboriginal warrior torn between his community’s traditional way of life and his new modern existence. Screen Daily reports on our new title Charlie’s Country: FitzGerald is handled by ICM and Authentic. ‘Both of these films are from directors with unique visions and stories to tell and follow on the successful year that we have had with It Follows, Charlie’s Country and 10.000 KM.’ĭavis and Takal are represented by UTA. ‘We are constantly evolving our slate to meet the needs of the market and our own internal tastes,’ said Visit Films president Kampe. Takal’s first film, Green, debuted at SXSW in 2011 and won the SXSW Chicken & Egg Emergent Narrative Woman Director award and earned a Gotham Award nomination. The psychological thriller follows two struggling LA actresses who embark on a road trip to Big Sur to mend their damaged friendship.
Jason Weinberg of Untitled Entertainment and Maryellen Mulcachy of Framework Entertainment also serve as producers.Īlways Shine is currently in production from director Sophia Takal and stars Caitlin FitzGerald, Mackenzie Davis and Jane Adams. The latter two are currently in production on Sea Of Trees, while Chou is producing the Halle Berry thriller Kidnap.
We will be bringing our current slate, as well as two new titles, Snakehead and Always Shine.ĮXCLUSIVE: Ryan Kampe and his team have acquired rights to a pair of titles and will commence sales at AFM this week.Ĭrime thriller Snakehead stars Lucy Liu as a smuggled immigrant who becomes a human smuggler herself only to be targetted by rivals and the FBI.Įvan Jackson Leong directs his passion project from his own screenplay and most recently directed the documentary Linsanity.īrian Yang of 408 Films produces with Gregory Chou and E Brian Dobbins and Allen Fischer of Principato-Young Entertainment. We will be attending AFM this year with our own booth in Room 526 of the Loews Hotel. Our EFM slate this year includes Berlinale selections White Riot and Minyan, Sundance titles Feels Good Man, The Last Shift, Dinner in America, and Summer White, and TIFF selection Hearts and Bones!ġ3:10 Parliament Studio | Dinner in Americaġ5:30 Zoo Palast 1 | White Riot (Festival)