NT screen industry on show
Screen Territory is taking the beauty of the Northern Territory (NT) to the world, and locals get a first look.
Two big productions, feature film Kangaroo and television series Top End Bub will hit screens this week with special Darwin screenings as part of Screen Territory’s NT on screen program.
The NT on screen program includes three screenings, one held last month in Alice Springs for Kangaroo; and 2 in Darwin for Kangaroo and Top End Bub as part of the Darwin International Film Festival (DIFF) program.
The red carpet Darwin preview of new Studiocanal feature Kangaroo on 17 September at Event Cinemas Palmerston will feature special guests including The Kangaroo Sanctuary’s Chris ‘Brolga’ Barns, producer/actor Trisha Morton-Thomas, actor Ernie Dingo and young star Lily Whiteley along with producer Rachel Clements and Studiocanal ANZ’s CEO Elizabeth Trotman. Kangaroo is in cinemas around the country on Thursday 18 September.
Friday 19 September will see an exclusive red-carpet screening of new Amazon Prime series Top End Bub at Deckchair Cinema. Star of the series Miranda Tapsell, writer Joshua Tyler, directors Shari Sebbens and Christiaan Van Vuuren, producers Rosemary Blight, NT’s Libby Collins, Rob Collins and Ben Grant, and Head of Australian Originals – Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios, Sarah Christie will also attend the screening. Top End Bub launches on Amazon on Friday 12 September.
NT on screen is a screen Territory initiative, that presents the films for free or at discounted cost, and is an opportunity to celebrate the cast, crew and local talent involved. Tickets are available on the DIFF website.
Tourism NT is supporting the launch of Kangaroo with a national campaign to tie into the movie and the launch internationally in Germany and the UK. See it across the big and small screens with a cinema launch of the ad campaign along with a Sydney city takeover of Westfield. And to keep the screens rolling Tourism NT is also sponsoring the launch of Top End Bub on Amazon – continuing the successful set jetting approach we started with ‘Territory’.
Screen Territory is also presenting the NT Screen Summit a free 2-day symposium on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 September it includes a series of masterclass workshops and attendance by industry heavyweights such as CEO of Screen Australia, the Head of Originals at Prime Video and MGM Amazon Studios, CEO of Beyond Productions, CEO of Studiocanal ANZ, CEO of Ausfilm and the Head of Unscripted Originals at Foxtel.
The NT Screen Summit provides unprecedented access for NT creatives to top decision-makers and commissioners across streaming services, production companies, distributors, funding agencies and story developers.
To find out more about Screen Territory, including the summit, go to the Screen Territory website.
