Screen Australia Greenlights $70 Million Worth Of Production: ‘Life’ Included
LOVE how much news about Life we are getting lately, great to see things are moving along nicely for the film. Can never say enough how excited I am about this project. 2014 is going to be one brilliant Rob year.
From Inside Film: (Bolded parts my emphasis)
Screen Australia board’s first meeting since Graeme Mason was hired as CEO was eventful as the agency approved $11 million investment in four feature films, four adult dramas and one children’s series.
All told, that will trigger $70 million in production. The features include family film Oddball from the team who made Kenny, starring Shane Jacobson and directed by his brother Clayton; and See-Saw Films’ Life, which stars Dane DeHaan and Robert Pattinson.
Two theatrical documentaries were funded: Only the Dead, which explores the career of Australian war correspondent Michael Ware; and Sherpa: In the Shadow of the Mountain, which looks at the drama of a high altitude Everest expedition from the point of view of the Sherpas.
“This is a strong line-up of character-driven feature projects coming from an incredibly talented mix of filmmakers,†said Mason.
Scripted by Peter Ivan, Oddball centres on an eccentric chicken farmer who saves a colony of penguins by putting his sheepdog on their island. The producers are Richard Keddie, Steve Kearney and Sheila Hanahan Taylor; Roadshow will distribute.
Life is a German/Canadian/Australian co-production written by Luke Davies (Candy), the saga of a freelance photographer on assignment for Life Magazine and his friendship with actor James Dean, directed by Anton Corbijn (The American, Control). The producers are Emile Sherman, Iain Canning, Christina Piovesan, Benito Mueller and Wolfgang Mueller. Transmission is the distributor.
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Life is also now listed on IMDbPro as ‘Pre-production’
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Sue
“Life is a German/Canadian/Australian co-production…” Love reading that. Thanks for the update, Michelle.
Sare
Holy crap Life is going to be an Australian production??? Please tell me this is brand new information otherwise I have been living under a rock!!!
Downunder Rob 😀 😀 😀
Silvie
WOW I didn’t realize Australia was involved. @ I get what you mean. “Life” so good. 😀
Maria
@Silvie See Saw Films is part owned by an Australian – Emile Sherman (producer) and is based in Paddington, Sydney and Iain Canning in London. If you know about Emile’s family you know they are heavily involved in art (Sherman Galleries and also Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation). They are huge philanthropists. See Saw also has a sister co – Transmission Films. They are also the Aussie distributors for Mission:Blacklist.
Aussies LOVE Rob.
Maria
No @Sare not new. See Saw Films is part owned by an Aussie. Am pretty sure I mentioned that in my first post about Life.
Here’s my comment: “I just realised that See-Saw Films is involved – woot woot – Emile Sherman is an Aussie.”
Trish
Now we definitely have to make Rob an honorary citizen. He can come live at my place…
Roberta
These are great great news Michelle! Thx!
Roberta
And…. ladies, you are soooo lucky! You are going to see him quite a few times there… good for you!!!
Carmel
I had missed the information that Australia had any connection to Life too. I blame the distracting pretty pics posted here and my excitement about Rob playing Dennis Stock.
Now I have that through my shallow skull I am even more excited.
Sare
@Maria I make no guarantees when it comes to my memory lol. We look after him when he’s here 🙂
Jules
Wonderful news, thanks Michelle. Honorary Aussie indeedy 🙂