'Cargo'.
Netflix has acquired the worldwide rights to Yolanda Ramke and Ben Howling.s post-apocalyptic debut feature, Cargo, recently shot in South Australia. .
Cargo is based on Ramke and Howling.s 2013 Tropfest short.of the same name, which has since racked up over 12 million views on YouTube..
According to the initial report in.Screen Daily, the deal for the film.—.which stars Martin Freeman, Susie Porter, Anthony Hayes, Caren Pistorius, David Gulpilil and Simone Landers.—.was in the multi-million dollar range. Netflix is said to have come on board after seeing a three minute promo..
Umbrella will handle rights outside of the Netflix Svod window within Australia. .
As well as sharing directorial duties with Howling, Ramke also penned Cargo.s screenplay. The film is produced by Causeway Films. Kristina Ceyton (The Babadook) and Sam Jennings (The Pretend One), alongside Addictive Films. Russell Ackerman (Hellboy II) and John Schoenfelder.
Netflix has acquired the worldwide rights to Yolanda Ramke and Ben Howling.s post-apocalyptic debut feature, Cargo, recently shot in South Australia. .
Cargo is based on Ramke and Howling.s 2013 Tropfest short.of the same name, which has since racked up over 12 million views on YouTube..
According to the initial report in.Screen Daily, the deal for the film.—.which stars Martin Freeman, Susie Porter, Anthony Hayes, Caren Pistorius, David Gulpilil and Simone Landers.—.was in the multi-million dollar range. Netflix is said to have come on board after seeing a three minute promo..
Umbrella will handle rights outside of the Netflix Svod window within Australia. .
As well as sharing directorial duties with Howling, Ramke also penned Cargo.s screenplay. The film is produced by Causeway Films. Kristina Ceyton (The Babadook) and Sam Jennings (The Pretend One), alongside Addictive Films. Russell Ackerman (Hellboy II) and John Schoenfelder.
- 2/14/2017
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
Exclusive: Streaming platform in multi-million dollar deal for Cargo from The Babadook producers.
Netflix has taken world rights to Martin Freeman zombie movie Cargo, in what is understood to be a multi-million dollar deal.
The film, from the producers of The Babadook, will be the first Australian film to sit under Netflix’s Originals banner.
The SVoD giant, which declined to comment on the acquisition, swooped on the film after seeing a three-minute promo.
CAA, UTA and Bankside Films represented the filmmakers in the deal with Ian Bricke negotiating on behalf of Netflix.
Yolanda Ramke and Ben Howling’s debut, based on their short film which garnered 12 millions views online, charts the story of a father, played by The Hobbit and Sherlock star Freeman, who is stranded in rural Australia with only 48 hours to find a new home for his baby daughter, after being infected in the wake of a violent pandemic.
Freeman, who will...
Netflix has taken world rights to Martin Freeman zombie movie Cargo, in what is understood to be a multi-million dollar deal.
The film, from the producers of The Babadook, will be the first Australian film to sit under Netflix’s Originals banner.
The SVoD giant, which declined to comment on the acquisition, swooped on the film after seeing a three-minute promo.
CAA, UTA and Bankside Films represented the filmmakers in the deal with Ian Bricke negotiating on behalf of Netflix.
Yolanda Ramke and Ben Howling’s debut, based on their short film which garnered 12 millions views online, charts the story of a father, played by The Hobbit and Sherlock star Freeman, who is stranded in rural Australia with only 48 hours to find a new home for his baby daughter, after being infected in the wake of a violent pandemic.
Freeman, who will...
- 2/10/2017
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
The first production still has been released from Cargo, starring Sherlock.s Martin Freeman.
Currently shooting in South Australia, the film is based on Yolanda Ramke and Ben Howling.s 2013 Tropfest short. Ramke wrote the script, and tshe and Howling are making their feature directorial debuts.
Causeway Films producers Samantha Jennings (The Pretend One) and Kristina Ceyton (The Babadook) are working alongside Addictive Pictures. Russell Ackerman (Hellboy II) and John Schoenfelder, with Mark Patterson attached as South Australian producer.
Cargo follows an infected man stranded in rural Australia in the aftermath of a violent pandemic. He desperately seeks a new guardian for his infant child, and a means to protect her from his burgeoning zombification.
Salvation may lie with an isolated Aboriginal tribe, but to gain access he must first earn the allegiance of a young Indigenous girl on a tragic quest of her own.
Freeman stars alongside David Gulpilil (Charlie.s Country,...
Currently shooting in South Australia, the film is based on Yolanda Ramke and Ben Howling.s 2013 Tropfest short. Ramke wrote the script, and tshe and Howling are making their feature directorial debuts.
Causeway Films producers Samantha Jennings (The Pretend One) and Kristina Ceyton (The Babadook) are working alongside Addictive Pictures. Russell Ackerman (Hellboy II) and John Schoenfelder, with Mark Patterson attached as South Australian producer.
Cargo follows an infected man stranded in rural Australia in the aftermath of a violent pandemic. He desperately seeks a new guardian for his infant child, and a means to protect her from his burgeoning zombification.
Salvation may lie with an isolated Aboriginal tribe, but to gain access he must first earn the allegiance of a young Indigenous girl on a tragic quest of her own.
Freeman stars alongside David Gulpilil (Charlie.s Country,...
- 9/23/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Paul Cox's Force of Destiny will have its Australian premiere at the Melbourne International Film Festival in August. David Wenham stars as Robert, a renowned sculptor diagnosed with cancer of the liver. While reeling from this news he meets Maya (Shahana Goswami), an Indian marine biologist who comes from a different world, a different reality.
Robert.s passion for Maya intensifies as he confronts the agony and ecstasy of finding the love that has evaded him his entire life, just as his body is about to be taken from him. New hope comes when he.s placed on the transplant waiting list.
The love story is all the more poignant for the veteran filmmaker Cox because of the influence of his own experiences; falling in love, living with cancer, and a life-saving liver transplant.
The cast includes Jacqueline McKenzie, Hannah Fredericksen, Seema Biswas, Mohan Agashe and Terry Norris.
Cinema...
Robert.s passion for Maya intensifies as he confronts the agony and ecstasy of finding the love that has evaded him his entire life, just as his body is about to be taken from him. New hope comes when he.s placed on the transplant waiting list.
The love story is all the more poignant for the veteran filmmaker Cox because of the influence of his own experiences; falling in love, living with cancer, and a life-saving liver transplant.
The cast includes Jacqueline McKenzie, Hannah Fredericksen, Seema Biswas, Mohan Agashe and Terry Norris.
Cinema...
- 5/28/2015
- by Staff writer
- IF.com.au
Adelaide’s Rising Sun Pictures has appointed Mark Patterson as Head of Production and Development of their new production division, Rising Sun Entertainment.
Primarily a visual effects company, Rising Sun Pictures has worked most recently on Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Parts I & II) and Green Lantern.
The new production division will see the company aim to produce and develop films within the $7-50 million mark with a strong visual effects component, CEO Michael Taylor told Encore.
Patterson’s background as film producer (The Dragon Pearl, Kalaupapa Heaven), executive producer (The Remarkable Mr Kaye) and development executive with South Australian Film Corporation and FilmSouth will see him develop film projects for Rising Sun as either producer or co-producer.
Taylor said in a statement, “Mark has a lot of experience as a producer, he knows the market well, and he is well respected in the Australian film community and internationally.
Primarily a visual effects company, Rising Sun Pictures has worked most recently on Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Parts I & II) and Green Lantern.
The new production division will see the company aim to produce and develop films within the $7-50 million mark with a strong visual effects component, CEO Michael Taylor told Encore.
Patterson’s background as film producer (The Dragon Pearl, Kalaupapa Heaven), executive producer (The Remarkable Mr Kaye) and development executive with South Australian Film Corporation and FilmSouth will see him develop film projects for Rising Sun as either producer or co-producer.
Taylor said in a statement, “Mark has a lot of experience as a producer, he knows the market well, and he is well respected in the Australian film community and internationally.
- 7/20/2011
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
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