‘Kangaroo’ Set as First Feature for Cultivator Films, StudioCanal Australian Production Arm (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comPatrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief France-based multinational Studiocanal has launched Cultivator Films to facilitate local co-productions in Australia and will kick off with book-to-film adaptation “Kangaroo.” “Kangaroo” is scripted by Harry Cripps (“The Dry,” “Penguin Bloom”) and directed by Kate Woods (“The Lincoln Lawyer,” “The Umbrella Academy,” “The Good Lord Bird,” “Looking for Alibrandi”).
Eastern Arrernte emerging director Samantha Laughton is set as a director’s attachment. Slated to start production in Alice Springs in the first half of 2024, “Kangaroo” is a Northern Territory-inspired story based on Chris Barnes, aka ‘Brolga,’ who is the founder of the Kangaroo Sanctuary in Alice Springs.
Cultivator Films Australia is led by Studiocanal’s Australia and New Zealand CEO Elizabeth Trotman. “Kangaroo” will be co-produced by Alice Springs- based Brindle Films (“MaveriX,” “Finke: There and Back”) in partnership with Sydney-based Bunya Productions (“Mystery Road,” “Sweet Country,” “High Ground”).
The film is produced by: Rachel Clements, Trisha Morton-Thomas for Brindle Films and David Jowsey, Greer Simpkin for Bunya Productions with executive producers Anna Marsh, Ron Halpern, Trotman, Marcus Gillezeau, Louise Smith and Marian Macgowan.
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