Helmed by acclaimed Producer / Director Robert Connolly and supported by a dedicated team of emerging and inspired practitioners, Arenamedia is an innovative Australian screen business that creates and markets Australian screen content for film and television. Arenamedia’s credits include the award-winning feature films THE BOYS, THE BANK, THREE DOLLARS, ROMULUS MY FATHER, BALIBO, THE TURNING and SPEAR. Its 2015 production, PAPER PLANES staring Ed Oxenbould and Sam Worthington, screened at the Toronto, Busan, London and Berlin Film Festivals and was one of the highest grossing Australian films that year. In 2017, Arenamedia released David Wenham’s ELLIPSIS and a new TV series THE WARRIORS, which brought together Australia’s leading Indigenous talent including Tony Briggs (THE SAPPHIRES) and Jon Bell (CLEVERMAN) for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. The company is currently in production with ACUTE MISFORTUNE, the directorial debut by actor Thomas M Wright, based on Erik Jensen's biography of Archibald Prize winner Adam Cullen, and in development with the adaptations of other iconic Australian books including Tim Winton’s BLUEBACK and Alison Lester’s MAGIC BEACH.
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330 Bridge Street
Port Melbourne, Victoria 3207, AU
166 Glebe Point Rd
Sydney, New South Wales 2037, AU
Coming to Australian cinemas 16 January.
This summer, take a trip with the ones you love. Here's a first look at Magic Beach from director Robert Connolly (Paper Planes), based on Alison Lester’s beloved classic children’s book. Featuring a stunning and imaginative mix of animation and live action, Magic Beach is a wondrous journey for families. Coming to cinemas around Australia on January 16.
Adam Elliot’s ‘Memoir of a Snail’ set to compete for this year’s CinefestOz $100k film prize!
SXSW selections 'Audrey' and 'The Moogai' will battle it out against feature animation 'Memoir of a Snail' and the WA-filmed 'Runt' for this year's $100,000 CinefestOZ film prize. https://hubs.li/Q02Fws7L0