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INDUSTRY№ 01
Australian films earned $340 million internationally in 2025 and most of it was one film
Remove the outlier and the international number drops to $48 million, which is closer to the structural truth.
ODETTE MALOUF22.01.2026
INDUSTRY№ 02
Australia brought two films to Cannes in 2025 and neither one apologised for being difficult
The Australian selection at Cannes was smaller than 2023 but the films were harder sells, and that is not a criticism.
ODETTE MALOUF22.05.2025
INDUSTRY№ 03
Memoir of a Snail's Oscar campaign cost more than the film and that is the system working as designed
The campaign budget for a $7 million claymation feature exceeded the production budget, and Screen Australia helped foot the bill.
ODETTE MALOUF18.02.2025
INDUSTRY№ 04
Australia sent three films to Cannes in 2023 and each one argued a different case
Warwick Thornton, the Philippou brothers, and Kitty Green all landed at the Croisette, and the three films could not have been more different.
ODETTE MALOUF24.05.2023
INDUSTRY№ 05
Australia sent four films to Toronto in 2022 and three of them sold
The Toronto market moved quickly for Of an Age and The Stranger, slower for Seriously Red, and not at all for the fourth.
ODETTE MALOUF26.09.2022
INDUSTRY№ 06
Australian production restarted at two speeds and the gap between them is widening
International productions are back at full capacity; local features are still waiting for insurance, cast availability, and the confidence to spend.
ODETTE MALOUF08.06.2021