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Aussie ‘niche’ film Dead Europe to get modest release

10 May 2012 6:02 PM, PDT | Encore Magazine | See recent Encore Magazine news »

A new Australian film, announced on Wednesday in Competition at the Sydney Film Festival, will see a modest, art house release.

Liz Watts, producer for Dead Europe told Encore: “I think Dead Europe is a niche film. It’s not going to be a wide release,” adding that it would receive targeted marketing support.

Watts added: “It will have a 35-years and over audience. It will be a sophisticated release [but], we haven’t got a firm fix on the number of screens.”

“We’d be trying to use lots of methods for audiences to find out about the film. When marketing, the internet plays a huge role.”

Directed by Tony Krawitz, it was adapted by Louise Fox from a novel of the same name by Christos Tsiolkas, the author of The Slap. Watts said to capture that 35-plus audience, they’ll also be ‘unashamedly’ using Tsiolkas’ name, who worked closely with Fox on the adaptation. »

- Colin Delaney

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Five Aussie films to get world premieres at Sydney Film Festival

8 May 2012 8:44 PM, PDT | Encore Magazine | See recent Encore Magazine news »

Two Australian films will feature in competition at the Sydney Film Festival, while five local features will get their world premieres.

Dead Europe, directed by Tony Krawitz, and Lore directed by Cate Shortland will compete In Competition, which carries a $60,000 prize.

For both films the festival will be their world premiere, along with other local features Not Suitable For Children, Mabo and Being Venice.

Krawitz’s Dead Europe is written by Louise Fox, adapted from a Christos Tsiolkas novel of the same name. It is produced by Liz Watts of Porchlight Films and Oscar-winner Emile Sherman of See Saw Films. The film is about an Australian photographer who visits his ancestral homeland of Greece after his father’s death. It will be Dead Europe’s world premiere.

Also in competition is Lore, Cate Shortland’s first film since debut Somersault. Again produced by Liz Watts, the film is an adaptation »

- Colin Delaney

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