Australian Films in Cinemas Now

 

November 2008

• GLASS: a portrait of Philip in twelve parts is now screening in Adelaide and open in Sydney and Melbourne on 13 November 2008.
  Director/producer/writer: Scott Hicks; producer: Susanne Preissler.
  See project website.
  
  
  
  
• Dying Breed released nationally on 6 November 2008.
  As at 10 November 2008 the film had taken $225,872 at the Australian box office.
  Producers / writers: Michael Boughen, Rodney Morris; director / writer: Jody Dwyer.
  See project website. Received Screen Australia funding.
  
  
  
• Men’s Group released nationally on 6 November 2008.
  Producer/writer: John L Simpson; director/writer: Michael Joy
  See project website.
  
  
  
  
  
• Newcastle released nationally on 6 November 2008.
  As at 10 November 2008 the film had taken $67,940 at the Australian box office.
  Producer: Naomi Wenck; director/writer: Dan Castle.
  See project website.
  Received Screen Australia funding.



• Rock n Roll Nerd is now screening in Brisbane and will release in other cities mid to late November 2008.
  Writer/director: Rhian Skirving; producer: Rhian Skirving, Lizzette Atkins.
  See the project website.
  
  
  



• Celebrity: Dominick Dunne (aka After the Party) released nationally in October 2008.
  As at 10 November 2008 the film had taken $10,388 at the Australian box office.
  Producer / director / writer: Kirsty De Garis, Tim Jolley.
  See the project website.
  Read the review of the film's New York premiere on Wednesday 5 November.
  
  
  
• Crooked Business released in October 2008.
  As at 10 November 2008 the film had taken $29,911 at the Australian box office. Exec producer: Jason Murakami; producer: Scott Corfield; director/writer: Chris Nyst
  See the project website.
  
  
  
• Son of a Lion released nationally on 21 August 2008.
  As at 10 November 2008 the film had taken $126,242 at the Australian box office.
  Producer Carolyn Johnson; director/writer Benjamin Gilmour.
  See the project website.
  Received Screen Australia funding.
  
  
• The Tender Hook released nationally on 18 September 2008.
  As at 10 November 2008 the film had taken $66,444 at the Australian box office. Executive producers: John Cairns, Bjorg Veland, Mike Klein; producers: Michelle Harrison, John Brousek; writer/director: Jonathan Ogilvie. See the project website.
  Received Screen Australia funding.
  
  
• The View from Greenhaven released in October 2008.
  Producer: Martin Brown; directors/writers: Simon MacRae, Kenn MacRae.
  See the project website.
  
  
  
  
  
• Whaledreamers released in October 2008.
  As at 3 November 2008 the film had taken $21,365 at the Australian box office.
  Producers: Kim Kindersley; Julian Lennon; director/writer: Kim Kindersley
  See the project website.

Upcoming Theatrical Releases

• Australia will release on 26 November 2008.
  Producers: Baz Luhrmann, Catherine Knapman, G Mac Brown: director: Baz Luhrmann; writers: Stuart Beattie, Baz Luhrmann, Ronald Harwood, Richard Flanagan