'Into The Shadows' - Now Available on DVD

May 24, 2010 17:03

INTO THE SHADOWS (Rated M, 90 minutes) journeys behind the big screen to meet the filmmakers, distributors and exhibitors who bring Australian films to us, the audience.

The cinema was once a place where Australian culture thrived: audiences were educated, entertained and inspired by Australian stories, characters and landscapes. But now, alarmingly, out of the $945.4 million spent at the Australian box-office in 2008, only $35.5 million (3.8%) was spent on Australian films. Australian films are clearly not connecting with the cinema-going audience. Why?

INTO THE SHADOWS begins by tracing the history of Australian cinema, from the initial production boom in 1910-12, declining steadily to the barren post-war years. The film investigates the regeneration of the domestic production industry in the 1960s, championed by a dedicated few.

Bruce Beresford, Anthony Buckley, Phillip Adams and Alan Finney recount what the atmosphere was like in the 1960s and 1970s, while distributors and exhibitors and the elite of the film industry including Bruce Beresford, Brendan Cowell, Phillip Adams and Rolf De Heer, reveal how important the independent art-house cinemas were in contributing to the re-birth of the industry.

The closure of many of these cinemas in recent years, exacerbates the difficulties that producers have in reaching cinema screens on a fair and equitable basis. But all is not lost. A new generation of Australian filmmakers have emerged and continue to push at the boundaries of the cinema trade, exploring new ways of connecting to the ever elusive audience.

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Contact: Ronin Films

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