Australian independent producer Aquarius Films is setting up timely female-led drama film “Most Admired Woman,” about a nurse who took a life-saving treatment to America during the early 20th century polio epidemic, and defied her critics.
The film is an adaptation of biography “Sister Kenny: The Woman Who Challenged the Doctors,” written by science writer Victor Cohn. Rising writing talent Becca Johnstone (“Bayou”) has adapted the book into a screenplay. A director has not yet been attached.
The movie is now being set up as an Aquarius Films and Decade Films production, to be produced by Angie Fielder (“Lion”) and Polly Staniford (“Berlin Syndrome”) for Aquarius Films and Ray Quint (“Bastard Boys”) and Andrew Handelsmann (“Circle of Lies”) for Decade Films. “Most Admired Woman” is being developed with assistance from regional film body Screen Nsw.
Said Aquarius about the film: “Scoffed at by the patriarchal medical fraternity, Elizabeth Kenny rails against her detractors,...
The film is an adaptation of biography “Sister Kenny: The Woman Who Challenged the Doctors,” written by science writer Victor Cohn. Rising writing talent Becca Johnstone (“Bayou”) has adapted the book into a screenplay. A director has not yet been attached.
The movie is now being set up as an Aquarius Films and Decade Films production, to be produced by Angie Fielder (“Lion”) and Polly Staniford (“Berlin Syndrome”) for Aquarius Films and Ray Quint (“Bastard Boys”) and Andrew Handelsmann (“Circle of Lies”) for Decade Films. “Most Admired Woman” is being developed with assistance from regional film body Screen Nsw.
Said Aquarius about the film: “Scoffed at by the patriarchal medical fraternity, Elizabeth Kenny rails against her detractors,...
- 2/26/2021
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
In a nice get for the Deauville Festival of American Film, James Cameron will be on hand at the Normandy event for the French premiere of his Deepsea Challenge 3D. The festival, which is celebrating four decades this year, is creating a special 40th anniversary award in his honor. The Walt Disney Company France is releasing the documentary in French theaters on September 17, a little over a month after DisruptiveLA puts it out Stateside on August 8. Directed by John Bruno, Andrew Wight and Ray Quint, the film chronicles Cameron’s solo voyage in a submersible to the deepest spot […]...
- 7/16/2014
- Deadline
When he's not talking about making sequels to Avatar, James Cameron can usually be found taking part in pretty exciting scientific expeditions. You may recall his journey to Mariana Trench covered on most media outlets two years ago; well National Geographic has released the first Deepsea Challenge 3D trailer for directors John Bruno, Andrew Wight, and Ray Quint's documentary about the whole ordeal. Here’s the official synopsis: Deepsea Challenge 3D follows the...
- 7/1/2014
- by Graham McMorrow
- JoBlo.com
Back in 2012, news outlets covered a special expedition by filmmaker James Cameron as he dove deep into the sea in his own Deepsea Challenger submersible on 13 dives into the New Britain Trench off Papua New Guinea and the Mariana Trench, where he explored the deepest part of the ocean. Much like his endeavors on film, this was a breakthrough event as Cameron became the first person to travel solo to this part of the planet with a little help from National Geographic (who showed off his dive in 2012), Rolex and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Now the documentary film Deepsea Challenge 3D, chronicling this real-life underwater adventure, is coming late this summer, and the first trailer has just arrived. Watch it! Here's the first trailer for the documentary Deepsea Challenge 3D, originally from Apple: Deepsea Challenge 3D is directed by John Bruno, Ray Quint and Andrew Wight, with the later...
- 7/1/2014
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
‘James Cameron’s Deepsea Challenge 3D’ is set to reveal the ocean’s greates depths in its theatrical release. Marketing and distribution company, DisruptiveLA, has acquired the Us distribution rights to the feature documentary, which will be released on August 8 across the U.S. The movie, which was directed by John Bruno, Ray Quint and Andrew Wight, tells the story of the ‘Avatar’ helmer’s journey to fulfill his boyhood dream of becoming an explorer. The documentary follows Cameron as he makes history by becoming the first person to travel solo to the deepest point on the planet. The film chronicles the highs, and literal lows, of Deepsea Challenge, the first extensive scientific [ Read More ]
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- 5/8/2014
- by Karen Benardello
- ShockYa
James Cameron is a man of many talents. The man best known for revolutionizing the way we look at cruise ships and sparking an everlasting debate about wooden door buoyancy and floating diplomacy, the man who crafted a $2.8b grossing film about space Pocahontas and planned a never-ending franchise to continue the story forever, is now taking a little time for himself. No, it’s not time spent changing the future of film by having all moviegoers watch films while sitting on his lap. According to the production, Disruptive La and National Geographic will be releasing a documentary that chronicles the journey Cameron takes to fulfill his boyhood dream, one that seems pretty common to all our childhoods: becoming an explorer. While most of us would chalk our six-year-old ambitions up to frivolous impracticality and unattainability at this point (not me though, I’m still going to be the President of the United States and also moonlight...
- 5/7/2014
- by Samantha Wilson
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Marketing and distribution company DisruptiveLA has picked up Us rights to James Cameron’s Deep Sea Challenge 3D directed by John Bruno, Andrew Wight and Ray Quint. The film will open in theatres on August 8.Distribution Round-UPGravitas Ventures has picked up Us rights from Gersh Agency to Charles-Olivier Michaud’s 4 Minute Mile starring Kelly Blatz, Richard Jenkins, Cam Gigandet and Kim Basinger ahead of its world premiere at the Seattle International Film Festival. The inner city drama’s pre-theatrical window is set for July 1 followed by theatrical on August 1.
Screen Media Films has acquired Us rights from Wme Global to Jesse Zwick’s recent Tribeca premiere and friendship drama About Alex starring Aubrey Plaza and will release day-and-date theatrically and on VOD on August 8.
Abramorama will handle the theatrical release of Jonathan Demme’s stage play adaptation A Master Builder. The film will be released at Film Forum in New York City on July 23 followed by nationwide...
Screen Media Films has acquired Us rights from Wme Global to Jesse Zwick’s recent Tribeca premiere and friendship drama About Alex starring Aubrey Plaza and will release day-and-date theatrically and on VOD on August 8.
Abramorama will handle the theatrical release of Jonathan Demme’s stage play adaptation A Master Builder. The film will be released at Film Forum in New York City on July 23 followed by nationwide...
- 5/6/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Marketing and distribution company DisruptiveLA has picked up Us rights to James Cameron’s Deep Sea Challenge 3D directed by John Bruno, Andrew Wight and Ray Quint. The film will open in theatres on August 8.
Gravitas Ventures has picked up Us rights from Gersh Agency to Charles-Olivier Michaud’s 4 Minute Mile starring Kelly Blatz, Richard Jenkins, Cam Gigandet and Kim Basinger ahead of its world premiere at the Seattle International Film Festival. The inner city drama’s pre-theatrical window is set for July 1 followed by theatrical on August 1.
Screen Media Films has acquired Us rights from Wme Global to Jesse Zwick’s recent Tribeca premiere and friendship drama About Alex starring Aubrey Plaza and will release day-and-date theatrically and on VOD on August 8.Abramorama will handle the theatrical release of Jonathan Demme’s stage play adaptation A Master Builder. The film will be released at Film Forum in New York City on July 23 followed by nationwide rollout...
Gravitas Ventures has picked up Us rights from Gersh Agency to Charles-Olivier Michaud’s 4 Minute Mile starring Kelly Blatz, Richard Jenkins, Cam Gigandet and Kim Basinger ahead of its world premiere at the Seattle International Film Festival. The inner city drama’s pre-theatrical window is set for July 1 followed by theatrical on August 1.
Screen Media Films has acquired Us rights from Wme Global to Jesse Zwick’s recent Tribeca premiere and friendship drama About Alex starring Aubrey Plaza and will release day-and-date theatrically and on VOD on August 8.Abramorama will handle the theatrical release of Jonathan Demme’s stage play adaptation A Master Builder. The film will be released at Film Forum in New York City on July 23 followed by nationwide rollout...
- 5/6/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Though he’s keeping pretty busy with the several Avatar sequels that are currently in production, James Cameron is taking a bit of a break from the world of blue people to bring us an underwater adventure in the form of James Cameron’s Deepsea Challenge 3D. The doc will have the director in a starring role, with John Bruno, Andrew Wright and Ray Quint sitting behind the camera.
The film will follow Cameron and his crew as they attempt to reach Challenger Deep, which is known as the deepest part of the ocean. Apparently, this was the first extensive expedition that attempted to reach Challenger Deep and included 13 dives. Along the way, 68 new species were identified and on March 26, 2012, the expedition culminated in Cameron’s solo dive, which took him 35,787 feet below the surface of the ocean.
It sounds like a pretty thrilling journey, and I’m actually quite...
The film will follow Cameron and his crew as they attempt to reach Challenger Deep, which is known as the deepest part of the ocean. Apparently, this was the first extensive expedition that attempted to reach Challenger Deep and included 13 dives. Along the way, 68 new species were identified and on March 26, 2012, the expedition culminated in Cameron’s solo dive, which took him 35,787 feet below the surface of the ocean.
It sounds like a pretty thrilling journey, and I’m actually quite...
- 5/6/2014
- by Matt Joseph
- We Got This Covered
DisruptiveLA has acquired U.S. distribution rights to the feature documentary James Cameron's Deepsea Challenge 3D, directed by John Bruno, Andrew Wight and Ray Quint. The film chronicles James Cameron's journey to fulfill his boyhood dream of becoming an explorer, offering a unique insight into the director's world as he makes that dream reality -- and makes history -- by becoming the first person to travel solo to the deepest point on the planet. It was financed in partnership with National Geographic and Rolex and with support from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Video: James Cameron on 3D From the Mariana Trench to 'Avatar' Opening
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- 5/6/2014
- by Tatiana Siegel
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Screen Australia has granted more than $276,000 in funding to support the development of 10 feature films, including projects by the co-writer of local smash The Sapphires and the team behind Wish You Were Here.
It is a small financial lifeline for the industry which is no longer receiving drama production investment from the national government agency after it spent its entire annual $42 million budget in just six months.
Among the new feature film projects to receive funding is comedy-drama The Grip, written by Tony Briggs (The Sapphires). It follows five young Australian businessmen who discover the secret to winning the pokies and develop Robin Hood-like reputations. David Field (The Combination) will direct.
Writer Felicity Price and director Kieran Darcy-Smith (Wish You Were Here) have also received funding to develop a new (as yet) untitled thriller. It follows social misfit Vincent, who holds a flame for 17-year-old Amber, but when his hopes are crushed he acts impulsively,...
It is a small financial lifeline for the industry which is no longer receiving drama production investment from the national government agency after it spent its entire annual $42 million budget in just six months.
Among the new feature film projects to receive funding is comedy-drama The Grip, written by Tony Briggs (The Sapphires). It follows five young Australian businessmen who discover the secret to winning the pokies and develop Robin Hood-like reputations. David Field (The Combination) will direct.
Writer Felicity Price and director Kieran Darcy-Smith (Wish You Were Here) have also received funding to develop a new (as yet) untitled thriller. It follows social misfit Vincent, who holds a flame for 17-year-old Amber, but when his hopes are crushed he acts impulsively,...
- 3/3/2013
- by Brendan Swift
- IF.com.au
Veronika Jenet accepts an If Award for her work on Snowtown.
Veronika Jenet began her film career in the same place as many others, at film school. Unlike many others, she wasn.t enrolled there.
.At the time, film school was not as regimented . the place was basically open 24 hours. I was hanging around solidly all year and I wasn.t a student. The teachers kind of looked at me strangely but hey, I was there; I was doing work,. she says. .I.m sure I wouldn.t be able to do that now..
The Australian Film, Television and Radio School (Aftrs) played a pivotal role in Jenet.s life. It.s where she met director Ray Quint, now her husband and business partner, and director Jane Campion, with whom she has collaborated on five feature films.
Quint and Campion were both final year students at the school when Jenet...
Veronika Jenet began her film career in the same place as many others, at film school. Unlike many others, she wasn.t enrolled there.
.At the time, film school was not as regimented . the place was basically open 24 hours. I was hanging around solidly all year and I wasn.t a student. The teachers kind of looked at me strangely but hey, I was there; I was doing work,. she says. .I.m sure I wouldn.t be able to do that now..
The Australian Film, Television and Radio School (Aftrs) played a pivotal role in Jenet.s life. It.s where she met director Ray Quint, now her husband and business partner, and director Jane Campion, with whom she has collaborated on five feature films.
Quint and Campion were both final year students at the school when Jenet...
- 1/21/2013
- by Anne Fullerton
- IF.com.au
Screen Nsw's feature film script workshop, Aurora, has selected five film projects for 2011. The five selected scripts include projects by Oscar-nominated editor Veronika.Jenet; the writer of Looking for Alibrandi, Melena Marchetta; television director Ray Quint; and Black Water producer Michael Robertson. This year.s advisors include the local talent of writer Andrew Bovell (Lantana) and producer Jocelyn Moorhouse (Muriel.s Wedding) while Us producer Anne Carey (The Savages) and British producer Olivia Stewart (Brassed Off) will join them. The program, which began in 2002, has previously led to a number of films being produced including last year's award-winning Animal Kingdom, as well as Little Fish.and Somersault. .The Nsw Government...
- 2/22/2011
- by Ruby Lennon
- IF.com.au
Screen Nsw has announced the 2011 participants for the script development workshop Aurora: Dust, Dog Eat Dog, On the Jellicoe Road, Falls Creek and One Hundred and Fifteen.
The selected filmmakers include a new project from Melena Marchetta (writer, Looking for Alibrandi), Michael Robertson (producer, Black Water/Road Train/The Reef) and the debut of editor Veronika Jenet as a producer.
The 2011 edition of Aurora includes a project from South Australia. The advisors will be Us producer Anne Carey (The American, Towelhead and The Savages); writer Andrew Bovell ( Lantana, Blessed, Head On and Edge of Darkness; producer/director/writer Jocelyn Moorhouse (How to Make an American Quilt, Peter Pan, A Thousand Acres, Proof and Muriel’s Wedding); and British producer Olivia Stewart (Brassed Off and Velvet Goldmine).
Former Aurora projects include Animal Kingdom, Somersault, Little Fish, Black Balloon, Prime Mover and Accidents Happen, and the upcoming Burning Man and Say Nothing.
The selected filmmakers include a new project from Melena Marchetta (writer, Looking for Alibrandi), Michael Robertson (producer, Black Water/Road Train/The Reef) and the debut of editor Veronika Jenet as a producer.
The 2011 edition of Aurora includes a project from South Australia. The advisors will be Us producer Anne Carey (The American, Towelhead and The Savages); writer Andrew Bovell ( Lantana, Blessed, Head On and Edge of Darkness; producer/director/writer Jocelyn Moorhouse (How to Make an American Quilt, Peter Pan, A Thousand Acres, Proof and Muriel’s Wedding); and British producer Olivia Stewart (Brassed Off and Velvet Goldmine).
Former Aurora projects include Animal Kingdom, Somersault, Little Fish, Black Balloon, Prime Mover and Accidents Happen, and the upcoming Burning Man and Say Nothing.
- 2/22/2011
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
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