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THE GREAT GATSBY

An adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's Long Island-set novel, where Midwesterner Nick Carraway is lured into the lavish world of his neighbour, Jay Gatsby. Soon enough, however, Carraway will see through the cracks of Gatsby's nouveau riche existence, where obsession, madness, and tragedy await.
thegreatgatsby.warnerbros.com

Released
30 May 2013

Director Baz Luhrmann
Writers Baz Luhrmann, Craig Pearce Producers Baz Luhrmann, Catherine Martin, Douglas Wick, Lucy Fisher, Catherine Knapman

DRIFT

It's 1972 and after escaping their brutal past, the Kelly brothers start a new life in a remote Australian coastal town. Now they must battle suspicious locals, killer waves and ruthless bikers as they struggle to start a business from their greatest passion - surfing.
www.driftthemovie.com

Released
2 May 2013

Directors Ben Nott, Morgan O'Neill
Writers Morgan O'Neill, Tim Duffy
Producers Tim Duffy, Myles Pollard, Michele Bennett

RETURN TO NIM'S ISLAND

When Nim and her father Jack learn that the Buccaneer Resort Company has purchased Nim's Island, Jack heads to the city to convince the powers-that-be that the island is worth preserving. Meanwhile Nim insists on staying behind to try another way to save the island.

Released
2 March 2013

Director Brendan Maher
Writers Ray Boseley
Producers Chris Brown, Tom Hoffie

BATHING FRANKY

A young man dealing with his troubled past, is captivated by the fanciful and surreal world of a wildly, irrepressible older man and his decrepit yet compelling mother.
www.bathingfranky.com

Released
18 April 2013
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Director Owen Elliott
Writer Michael Winchester
Producers Owen Elliott, Michael Winchester

UPCOMING THEATRICAL RELEASES

SATELLITE BOY

A film about a small boy, Pete, who tries to save his home from developers. It's a story about courage and friendship that reveals how powerful a dream can be... if you don't understand it's meant to be impossible. satelliteboymovie.com

Releasing
20 June 2013

Writer/Director Catriona McKenzie
Producers Julie Ryan, David Jowsey

100 BLOODY ACRES

100 Bloody Acres is the story of brothers Reg and Lindsay Morgan's struggling organic blood and bone fertiliser business. The use of dead car crash victims has been a huge boom to business, but it's been months since their last find and an important new customer is waiting on a delivery.

Releasing
1 August 2013

Writers/Directors Colin Cairnes, Cameron Cairnes
Producers Julie Ryan, Kate Croser

RED OBSESSION

With the GFC decimating its traditional Western markets, Bordeaux may have found its saviour and biggest customer ever - China, but as Bordeaux struggles to accommodate China's voracious appetite for its rare and expensive wines, will the China market be the bubble that never bursts or the biggest threat yet to Bordeaux's almost mythical status in the world of fine wine?

Releasing
15 August 2013

Writers/Directors David Roach, Warwick Ross
Producer Warwick Ross