inproduction ProductionSurvey year-old son, Ricky Thomberry, risks all for a World Super-Middleweight championship. Ricky has a baby son the same age he was when one punch threw his dad into another world in one of the worst cases of brain damage the sport has seen. Fire and Ice tells the story of this good-looking, articulate, intelligent young man and his date with destiny, and asks - does history repeat itself?
he Raymond children are seeking to escape from Treasure Island in the old submarine. With their parents once more in the hands of their enemies, the children flee to the unknown Western side of the Island. They are joined by their friends, plus a more sinister companion. The children realize that this quest may also lead to ancient pirate treasure.
THE FORTUNE TELLER
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THE BUSINESS
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P: S o n j a A r m s t r o n g
Presale: ABC
ene Rivkin is The Fortune Teller. He is the definition of "making it". He represents all that is supposed to be good about being rich and famous and is not shy about displaying it. He gets richer and richer because he knows all about what's "going up" and what's "going down". He knows about shares. He can predict the future. His image is also a commodity he sells to punters who share his aspirations, who, like him, want to be at the top end of town.
Following a Board meeting held in December 1998, the FFC has entered into contract negotiations with the producers of the following projects:
THE BATTLESHIPS ( 4 X1 HOUR NON-ACCORD) RG A F ilm s P ty L td D: P eter B utt P: R ob M c A uley Ws: R ob M cA uley , P eter B utt Presales: AB C, C hannel 4
Feature Films HILDEGARDE (90 MINUTES) D avid H annay P roductions P ty L td D: Di D rew
Ps: D avid Han n a y , H eather Ogilvie W: G abrielle S ara P endergast Dist: S canbox I nternational , UIP, B uena V ista
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ildegarde is a duck, the much-loved pet of Christopher, Jeremy and Isabel. Grieving the untimely death of their father and struggling with the hardships caused by his loss, they continue to do all the things they did before his death. But it's just not the same. None are old enough to really understand and each expresses their loss differently. A light appears in their life, however, when they realize that Hildegarde is incubating a clutch of eggs and things seem almost like they were before. Until the children discover her missing.
Child rend Television Drama SEARCH FOR TREASURE ISLAND 2 (1 4 X 3 0 MINUTE EPISODES) G rundy T elevisio n P ty L td D-AP: H oward R ubie EP: A ndrew B rooke P: R oger M irams
Ws: D avid P h ilip s , K aren P etersen , R obert L oader Presales: S even N etwork , TVE, RTE, FA Dist: P earson T elevision I nternational , C oral E uropa , S tudio Hamburg F ernseh A llianz (FA)
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ot so long ago, Stephan Elliot wrote and directed The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. Four years and one flop later, he is making a movie Eye of the Beholder. Creatively, he is under enormous pressure to deliver a hit. He simply can't afford another flop. Enter Lizzy Gardiner, Academy Award winning costume designer and friend of Elliot's for more than 20 years, she's on the set to design the costumes. This time she's brought with her a new friend: a camera. Elliot has given her permission to document the whole process: the financial dealings, casting, preproduction, shooting and post production. Gardiner has unlimited access to the whole shebang.
W-D: L aura Z usters P: J udi M c C rossin Presale: S B S
T he Business travels with seven people as they follow their dreams of wealth and freedom through the seductive world of Network marketing. It is big business, ruled by companies like Amway, JewelWay, Neways and Mannatech. It is run by a part-time army of representatives who do the business at nights and on weekends, while holding down their regular jobs. The majority of people who do well at Network Marketing in Australia are Lebanese, Greek, Indian or Vietnamese.
efore the nuclear bomb, no weapon on earth had evoked so much fear, veneration and passion as the battleships. In destructive power, it has no equal. Spanning almost two centuries, the series examines the rapid revolution of firepower and battleship design. In four dramatic episodes. The Battleships brings to television the story of the most awesome war-machines ever built, and their pivotal role in global history.
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THE SYREN S SONG (52 MINUTE ACCORD) I ronlung P roductions P ty L td Ds: J an L ucas , Matthew L overing P: J an L ucas W: J ohn T rigg Presale: S B S
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rne Barnbrook is just ten years old and was born with the extremely rare condition phocamelia (literally meaning limbless). Arne's parents would do anything for her. But Arne also has two older siblings - and living with a Syren, whose call is so incessant, is not such an easy life. The Syren's Song explores the complexity of life for a family whose journey must centre around the existence of one m em ber-Am e-the only one who appears unaffected by her disability.
FLASHBACKS
B roken H ill Production: F ebruary /M arch , FOR 20 WEEKS
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D ocumentaries THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL
CHAMELEON II
F ilm A rt D oco P ty L td (M ovie of the W eek )
W-D: D aryl D ellora P: S ue Maslin Presale: ABC
Production company: WlLSHlRE COURT &
V illage R oadshow P roduction S ervices for UPN (P aramount )
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ith unprecedented access to the highest constitutional office in Australia, this film will chart, for the first time, a year in the life of the Governor-General of Australia. Not just any year, it is the twelve months leading up to the national referendum on the Republic of Australia.
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B ennett G ordon Writer: B ennett G ordon Production manager: B rian B urgess (QLD) NO OTHER DETAILS SUPPLIED
FUNNY BY GEORGE
Production companies: B eyond F ilms &
(55 MINUTE ACCORD)
Pre-production: F rom 15 F ebruary
M ushroom P ictures Production: M arch 1999, FOR seven w eeks
P early W hite P roductions
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D: D on P ercy P: J eremy K ewley W: J im M urphy Presale: ABC
Producers:MARTiN Fa b in yi , B ill B ennett ,
J ennifer B ennett
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eorge Wallace, larrikin comedian found success on stage, in movies, and on the wireless. Audiences of the '20s, '30s and '40s recognised in George the unvarnished Aussie, his humour mirroring the working class Australia of his time. Funny By George follows the life and career of George Wallace and analyses his importance to the culture of Australian comedy.
THE PECKING ORDER (27 MINUTE ACCORD) B uona N otte P roductions P ty L td W-Ds: K yla B rettle , G reg S piller P: C ristin a P ozzan Presale: ABC
(52 MINUTE ACCORD)
usiness Behind Bars is about one
B of the most powerful and
recession-proof industries today. As overcrowding intensifies in Australian prisons, governments are turning to the private sector to manage and own correctional facilities. This film takes an inside look at the private prison entrepreneurs who are paving a new future in the Australian correctional system and for the prisoners in their care. This documentary seeks to understand the different perspectives and approaches in providing the most effective correctional system in Australia and the United States.
he Pecking Order is an intimate portrait of two radical animal activists who have emerged against great odds from the matrimonial depths of suburban Melbourne. With few resources, great tenacity and a particularly daring approach, they take on the government and big business in the edible economy. Local heroes often dismissed as extremists, theirs is a storv of the undardog in an optimistic
Survey Features in Pre-Production
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C ast K ylie M inogue , Daryl Hannah
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witty teen horror movie revolving around a mysterious murder during the making of a student film in the Adelaide Hills. The story picks up twenty years later as a young film student attempts to complete the unfinished film.
Production company: V on Z erneck /
S ertner F ilms & V illage R oadshow P roduction S ervices Locations: H interland
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Director: N oel N osseck Executive Producers: F rank von Z erneck ,
R obert H. S ertner Supervising producer: R ick ARREDONDO Production manager: J ulie FORSTER (QLD)
S ynopsis
company: Slipstream Films
Features in Post-Production
Production: J une 1999
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Writer-director-co-producer: David G iles
C ast
W-D: D ominic B ourke P: M elanie C oombs Presale: SBS
rowing Old Disgracefully\s a biker documentary about a son's attempt to understand his father, four years after a family break-up, by riding with his Dad and gang: Ulysses.
B eyond E ntertainment
D iamondback tells the story of environmental havoc as a newly developed species of snake escapes following a truck crash. Thirty years later the snake population has reached epic proportions and must be controlled...but at what cost?
X lt jd u e t t c in
(52 MINUTE ACCORD) M e l -O -D rama P ictures
(G erm any ) Government funding: SAFC Other funding: M ushroom P ictu res ,
(M ovie of the W eek )
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Overseas investment: M BP F und
DIAMONDBACK
CHACHACHA D'AMOUR GROWING OLD DISGRACEFULLY
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Director:KlMBLE R endall
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BUSINESS BEHIND BARS
W-D: C athy S cott Ps: P at F isk e , C athy S cott Presale: SBS
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Director: C raig B axley Co-producers: B rian B urg ess ,
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F lashbacks looks at the lives of four
P aradigm P ictures
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Features in Production
(56 MINUTE ACCORD)
W-D: S tephen R amsey P: J ane R am sey Presale: ABC
Vietnam veterans suffering from Post Traumatic Stress, brought on by horrific experiences in combat. Last year Brian Finch found that his symptoms were relieved by going back to Vietnam and in Flashbacks, he accompanies three other veterans hoping that through the trip, they too will have the liberating experience. As they travel, we will flash back to their individual war stories, illustrated by unique home-movies, and explore the emotions they go through during the trip. The film will reveal insights into the nature of war and help us come to terms with this tumultuous period in our history.
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Director: J ohn W oo
R am sey F ilm s P ty L td
RHINESTONE COWBOY
D: L izzy Gardiner P: J ane S cott W: Matt F ord Presale: A B C
PARAMOUNT PICTURES
Locations: Fox S tudios , S ydney ,
(55 MINUTE ACCORD)
(55 MINUTE NON-ACCORD) G reat S cott P roductions
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE II Production company: C ruise W agner for
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BOB P ictures
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Following a Board meeting held in February 1999, the FFC has entered into contract negotiations with the producers of the following projects:
I n n e r s e n s e P r o d u c t io n s
H ugh Laurie ( pending confirmation )
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Production company:
romantic comedy set in "one of the most beautiful cities in the world Sydney", and culminating in funny, touching climax filmed at "Symphony Under the Stars", with more than 10,000 attendees as extras.
Pre-production: 18/10/98 - 30/11/98 Production: 1/12/98 - 18/12/98 Post-production: 21/12/98-1/6/99
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DirectorBiLL Mousouus Producer: B ill MOUSOUUS Scriptwriter: B ill M o u s o u u s Director of photography: CON FlLIPPIDlS Production designer: E llen M a c L en n a n
C I N E MA P A P E R S • JUNE 1999