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Australian hit ready for international breakout
Sandy George for Screen Daily: The Australian drama Look Both Ways may become the country's long-awaited international breakout after taking $230,000 (A$300,000) on home soil in its first week from only 17 screens.
The film, which has its international premiere at Toronto, has been the number one film in every cinema in which it opened and was the seventh highest-grossing film in the week to August 24.
Dendy/Footprint Films has now widened the local release to 50 screens, including selected multiplexes, and international release will follow.
The film, handled internationally by Fortissimo, is in competition in the new directors' section of San Sebastian. It opened the Adelaide Film Festival, where it was voted most popular film, and won the FIPRESCI film critics' award for Asia Pacific film in Brisbane.
At the Australian box office, the only films that have bettered it were on between eight and 23 times more screens.
This helped writer/director Sarah Watt's debut record a screen average of $13,500 (A$17,773) well ahead of its Hollywood rivals.
'The film is life-affirming and speaks to people emotionally and directly,' says Dendy joint general manager Andrew Mackie.
'An honest and heart-felt film stands out in a sea of films that are similar and formulaic, with style over substance.'
The film screened at major chain Greater Union for the first time last night.
Film general manager Peter Cody does not always agree with the philosophy of distributors but did not have a problem not being in the opening wave given it is 'a small film without star power'.
Look Both Ways is getting particular attention because of the poor performance of local films at the box office in the past couple of years. So too is another local hit Oyster Farmer.
Despite being in the top 20 chart for the past eight weeks, it increased its gross in the last seven days. It is released by Dendy sister company Becker and Sherman Pictures, and will reach A$2 million shortly.
Look Both Ways is in competition in the new directors' section of San Sebastian. It opened the Adelaide Film Festival, where it was voted most popular film, and won the FIPRESCI film critics' award for Asia Pacific film in Brisbane.
Look Both Ways was produced by Bridget Ikin, who is now one of the executives making decisions on the Film Finance Corporation Australia's slate. Beyond is handling sales on Oyster Farmer.
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Sandy George for Screen Daily: The Australian drama Look Both Ways may become the country's long-awaited international breakout after taking $230,000 (A$300,000) on home soil in its first week from only 17 screens.
The film, which has its international premiere at Toronto, has been the number one film in every cinema in which it opened and was the seventh highest-grossing film in the week to August 24.
Dendy/Footprint Films has now widened the local release to 50 screens, including selected multiplexes, and international release will follow.
The film, handled internationally by Fortissimo, is in competition in the new directors' section of San Sebastian. It opened the Adelaide Film Festival, where it was voted most popular film, and won the FIPRESCI film critics' award for Asia Pacific film in Brisbane.
At the Australian box office, the only films that have bettered it were on between eight and 23 times more screens.
This helped writer/director Sarah Watt's debut record a screen average of $13,500 (A$17,773) well ahead of its Hollywood rivals.
'The film is life-affirming and speaks to people emotionally and directly,' says Dendy joint general manager Andrew Mackie.
'An honest and heart-felt film stands out in a sea of films that are similar and formulaic, with style over substance.'
The film screened at major chain Greater Union for the first time last night.
Film general manager Peter Cody does not always agree with the philosophy of distributors but did not have a problem not being in the opening wave given it is 'a small film without star power'.
Look Both Ways is getting particular attention because of the poor performance of local films at the box office in the past couple of years. So too is another local hit Oyster Farmer.
Despite being in the top 20 chart for the past eight weeks, it increased its gross in the last seven days. It is released by Dendy sister company Becker and Sherman Pictures, and will reach A$2 million shortly.
Look Both Ways is in competition in the new directors' section of San Sebastian. It opened the Adelaide Film Festival, where it was voted most popular film, and won the FIPRESCI film critics' award for Asia Pacific film in Brisbane.
Look Both Ways was produced by Bridget Ikin, who is now one of the executives making decisions on the Film Finance Corporation Australia's slate. Beyond is handling sales on Oyster Farmer.
www.screendaily.com
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