Cinema & DVD Releases in Australia 2013
A compilation of theatrical releases, DVD Premieres and made for TV mini-series that make their debut in Australia in 2013.
All films have to debut in 2013 theatrically or at festivals in 2013 to be eligible to be on the list.
This is the 2nd edition of this list - my 2012 list can be found here
[link]http://www.imdb.com/list/2Cy34iUinYM/?publish=save[/link]
While you're at it check out the trailer for my short film:
[link]https://vimeo.com/67795188[/link]
All films have to debut in 2013 theatrically or at festivals in 2013 to be eligible to be on the list.
This is the 2nd edition of this list - my 2012 list can be found here
[link]http://www.imdb.com/list/2Cy34iUinYM/?publish=save[/link]
While you're at it check out the trailer for my short film:
[link]https://vimeo.com/67795188[/link]
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- DirectorDavid O. RussellStarsChristian BaleAmy AdamsBradley CooperA con man, Irving Rosenfeld, along with his seductive partner Sydney Prosser, is forced to work for a wild F.B.I. Agent, Richie DiMaso, who pushes them into a world of Jersey powerbrokers and the Mafia.97%/100%
Nominated for 7 Golden Globes 2014 including Best Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical
Nominated for 2 Screen Actor Guild Awards 2014 including Best Ensemble
New York Film Critics Circle Award Winner 2013: Best Picture, Screenplay, Supporting Actress
Australian Release Date: 12/12/2013
Production Cost: $50,000,000
Worldwide Box-Office: $90,654,660
Genre: Crime/Comedy/Romance/Thriller
source: boxofficemojo.com (12/12/2013) (updated 06/01/2014) - DirectorAlfonso CuarónStarsSandra BullockGeorge ClooneyEd HarrisDr Ryan Stone, an engineer on her first time on a space mission, and Matt Kowalski, an astronaut on his final expedition, have to survive in space after they are hit by debris while spacewalking.97%/100%
Nominated for 4 Golden Globes 2014 inc. Best Motion Picture - Drama
Screen Actor Award Nomination 2014: Best Actress
Venice Film Festival 2013 Winner: Future Film Festival Digital Award
Australian Release Date: 03/10/2013
Production Cost: $100,000,000
Worldwide Box-Office: $652,394,288
Genre: Action/Adventure/Drama
source: boxofficemojo.com (04/10/2013) (updated 27/12/2013) - DirectorRichard LinklaterStarsEthan HawkeJulie DelpySeamus Davey-FitzpatrickWe meet Jesse and Celine nine years on in Greece. Almost two decades have passed since their first meeting on that train bound for Vienna.93%/100%
Nominated for Golden Globe 2014 - Best Actress - Comedy/Musical
Nominated for 2 Independent Spirit Awards inc. Best Actress
Australian Release Date: 18/07/2013
Production Cost: TBA
Worldwide Box-Office: $11,077,906
Genre: Drama/Comedy
source: boxofficemojo.com (27/08/2013) - DirectorPablo BergerStarsMaribel VerdúEmilio GaviraDaniel Giménez CachoA twist on the Snow White fairy tale that is set in 1920s Seville and centered on a female bullfighter.92%/100%
Spanish Official Entry - 85th Academy Awards 2012 (Best Foreign Language Film)
Melbourne International Film Festival 2013 (MIFF13) Official Selection
Winner of 10 Goya Awards including Best Film
Australian Release Date: 25/10/2013
Production Cost: TBA
Worldwide Box-Office: $240,310
Genre: Fantasy/Drama/Adventure
source: boxofficemojo.com (30/12/2013) - DirectorHany Abu-AssadStarsAdam BakriLeem LubanyEyad HouraniA young Palestinian freedom fighter agrees to work as an informant after he's tricked into an admission of guilt by association in the wake of an Israeli soldier's killing.92%/100%
Palestinian Official Entry - 86th Academy Awards 2013 (Best Foreign Language Film, Shortlisted)
Cannes Film Festival Nomination: Un Certain Regard Award
Cannes Film Festival Winner: Un Certain Regard - Special Jury Prize
New York Film Festival 2013 Nomination: Best Film
Melbourne International Film Festival 2013 (MIFF13) Official Selection
Australian Release Date: TBA
Worldwide Box-Office: TBA
Production Cost: TBA
Genre: Thriller/Mystery/Drama/Romance/Action
source: imdb.com (16/08/2013) - DirectorLaurent BoileauJung HeninStarsMaxym AnciauxMahé ColletChristelle CornilComic-book artist Jung returns to Seoul for the first time since he was abandoned at the age of 5.91%/100%
Melbourne International Film Festival 2013 (MIFF) and Korean Film Festival in Australia 2013 (KOFFIA) Official Selection
Australian Release Date: TBA
Worldwide Box-Office: TBA
Genre: Animation/Documentary/Drama
source: imdb.com (07/09/2013) - DirectorTom TykwerLana WachowskiLilly WachowskiStarsTom HanksHalle BerryHugh GrantAn exploration of how the actions of individual lives impact one another in the past, present and future, as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero, and an act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution.91%/100%
Golden Globe Nomination 2013: Best Original Score
3 Satellite Award Nominations
12 German Film Award Nominations including Best Film
Australian Release Date: 28/02/2013
Production Cost: $100,000,000
Worldwide Box-Office: $130,286,097
Genre: Drama/Crime/Romance/Thriller/Mystery/Fantasy/Science Fiction
source: boxofficemojo.com (05/03/2013) (updated 20/04/2013) - DirectorPark Chan-wookStarsMia WasikowskaNicole KidmanMatthew GoodeAfter India's father dies, her Uncle Charlie, who she never knew existed, comes to live with her and her unstable mother. She comes to suspect this mysterious, charming man has ulterior motives and becomes increasingly infatuated with him.91%/100%
Melbourne International Film Festival 2013 (MIFF13) Official Selection
Australian Release Date: 29/08/2013
Production Cost: $12,000,000
Worldwide Box-Office: $12,066,345
source: boxofficemojo.com (12/07/2013) (updated 27/12/2013) - DirectorCãlin Peter NetzerStarsLuminita GheorghiuBogdan DumitracheNatasa RaabAfter the terrible news of a fatal car accident involving her son, a desperate mother will do anything in her power to set her child free.90%/100%
Romanian Official Entry - 86th Academy Awards 2013 (Best Foreign Language Film)
Berlin International Film Festival Winner: Golden Berlin Bear (2013)
European Film Award 2013 Nomination: Best Actress
Melbourne International Film Festival 2013 (MIFF13) Official Selection
Australian Release Date: TBA
Production Cost: TBA
Genre: Crime/Mystery/Drama
source: imdb.com (13/08/2013) - DirectorNicolas Winding RefnStarsRyan GoslingKristin Scott ThomasVithaya PansringarmJulian, a drug-smuggler thriving in Bangkok's criminal underworld, sees his life get even more complicated when his mother compels him to find and kill whoever is responsible for his brother's recent death.90%/100%
Cannes Film Festival Nomination 2013: Palme d'Or
Sydney International Film Festival Winner 2013: Official Competition Award
Australian Release Date: 19/07/2013
Production Cost: $4,800,000
Worldwide Box-Office: $10,337,387
Genre: Crime/Thriller/Mystery/Suspense/Drama
source: boxofficemojo.com (23/07/2013) (updated 27/12/2013) - DirectorMichael MayerStarsNicholas JacobMichael AloniJameel KhouryA drama centered on the love affair between two men on opposite sides of the Mid-East conflict: Palestinian student Nimer and Roy, an Israeli lawyer.90%/100%
Melbourne Queer Film Festival 2013 and AICE Israeli Film Festival 2013 Official Selection
Australian Release Date: DVD Premiere
Production Cost: TBA
Worldwide Box-Office: TBA
Genre: Drama/Crime/Thriller
source: imdb.com (17/09/2013) - DirectorSarah PolleyStarsMichael PolleyJohn BuchanMark PolleyA film that excavates layers of myth and memory to find the elusive truth at the core of a family of storytellers.90%/100%
Genie Award Winner: Best Documentary
New York Film Critics Circle Award Winner: Best Documentary
Melbourne International Film Festival 2013 (MIFF) Official Selection
Australian Release Date: TBA
Production Cost: TBA
Worldwide Box-Office: TBA
Genre: Documentary
source: boxofficemojo.com (20/08/2013) & imdb.com (20/08/2013) - DirectorKathryn BigelowStarsJessica ChastainJoel EdgertonChris PrattA chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after the September 2001 attacks, and his death at the hands of the Navy S.E.A.L.s Team 6 in May 2011.90%/100%
Oscar Winner for Best Sound Editing
4 Oscar Nominations inc. Best Picture
Golden Globe Winner: Best Motion Picture Actress - Drama
5 BAFTA Nominations inc. Best Picture
Screen Actor Guild Award Winner: Best Actress
Australian Release Date: 31/01/2013
Production Cost: $40,000,000
Worldwide Box-Office: $108,720,716
Genre: Mystery/Thriller/Action/Crime
source: boxofficemojo.com (27/04/2013) - DirectorWoody AllenStarsCate BlanchettAlec BaldwinPeter SarsgaardA New York socialite, deeply troubled and in denial, arrives in San Francisco to impose upon her sister. She looks like a million dollars but isn't bringing money, peace or love.89%/100%
Nominated for 2 Golden Globes inc. Best Actress - Drama
Screen Actor Guild Award Nomination: Best Actress
New York Film Critics Circle Award Winner: Best Actress
Australian Release Date: 12/09/2013
Production Cost: TBA
Worldwide Box-Office: $27,701,524
Genre: Drama/Comedy
source: boxofficemojo.com (17/09/2013) - DirectorCraig ZobelStarsAnn DowdDreama WalkerPat HealyA normal Friday service at a fast food restaurant becomes interrupted by a police officer who claims an employee stole from a customer, but something more sinister is going on.89%/100%
National Board of Review Winner: Best Supporting Actress
Independent Spirit Award Nomination: Best Supporting Actress
Australian Release Date: 17/01/2013
Production Cost: TBA
Worldwide Box-Office: $319,285
Genre: Drama/Mystery/Thriller
source: boxofficemojo.com (25/04/2013) - DirectorVishal BhardwajStarsPankaj KapurImran KhanAnushka SharmaHarry is an industrialist who loves his daughter Bijlee, and the bond they share with Harry's man friday, Matru. Bijlee's plan to wed the son of a politician, however, brings twists and turns in the lives of Matru, Bijlee and Mandola.89%/100%
Australian Release Date: 13/01/2013
Production Cost: $6,100,000
Worldwide Box-Office: TBA
Genre: Comedy/Romance/Drama/Thriller
source: wikipedia.com (30/03/2013) - DirectorAsghar FarhadiStarsBérénice BejoTahar RahimAli MosaffaAn Iranian man deserts his French wife and her two children to return to his homeland. Meanwhile, his wife starts up a new relationship, a reality her husband confronts upon his wife's request for a divorce.89%/100%
Iranian Official Entry - 86th Academy Awards 2013 (Best Foreign Language Film)
Cannes Film Festival Winner: Best Actress
Cannes Film Festival Nomination: Palme d'Or
Melbourne International Film Festival 2013 (MIFF) Official Selection
Australian Release Date: 06/02/2014
Production Cost: TBA
Worldwide Box-Office: $6,743,505
Genre: Drama/Mystery
source: imdb.com (20/08/2013) (updated 27/12/2013) - DirectorOlivier AssayasStarsClément MétayerAndré MarconLola CrétonIn the months after the heady weeks of May '68, a group of young Europeans search for a way to continue the revolution believed to be just beginning.89%/100%
Australian French Film Festival 2013 (AFFF13) Debut
Australian Release Date: 21/11/2013
Worldwide Box-Office: $73,306
Genre: Drama/Political/Romance
Venice Film Festival Winner: Best Screenplay
Venice Film Festival Nomination: Golden Lion
source: imdb.com (20/03/2013) (updated 10/06/2013) - DirectorHaifaa Al-MansourStarsWaad MohammedReem AbdullahAbdullrahman Al GohaniAn enterprising Saudi girl signs on for her school's Koran recitation competition as a way to raise the remaining funds she needs in order to buy the green bicycle that has captured her interest.89%/100%
Melbourne International Film Festival 2013 (MIFF) Official Selection
Saudi Arabian Official Entry - 86th Academy Awards 2013 (Best Foreign Language Film)
Australian Release Date: TBA
Worldwide Box-Office: $1,305,235
Production Cost: TBA
Genre: Drama
source: imdb.com (20/08/2013) (updated 27/12/2013) - DirectorDavid LoweryStarsRooney MaraCasey AffleckBen FosterThe tale of an outlaw who escapes from prison and sets out across the Texas hills to reunite with his wife and the daughter he has never met.79%/100%
Sundance Film Festival Winner: Best Cinematography
Sundance Film Festival Nomination: Dramatic
Melbourne International Film Festival 2013 (MIFF) Official Selection
Australian Release Date: TBA
Production Cost: TBA
Worldwide Box-Office: TBA
Genre: Western/Drama/Crime/Romance
source: imdb.com (26/08/2013) - DirectorZiad DoueiriStarsAli SulimanReymonde AmsellemEvgenia DodinaAn Palestinian surgeon living in Tel Aviv discovers a dark secret about his wife in the aftermath of a suicide bombing.88%/100%
Melbourne International Film Festival 2013 (MIFF13) Official Selection
Australian Release Date: TBA
Production Cost: TBA
Worldwide Box-Office: $1,720,325
Genre: Thriller/Mystery/Crime/Drama/Romance
source: boxofficemojo.com (30/12/2013) - DirectorKar-Wai WongStarsTony Leung Chiu-waiZiyi ZhangJin ZhangThe story of martial-arts master Ip Man, the man who trained Bruce Lee.88%/100%
Hong Kong Official Entry - 85th Academy Awards 2013 (Best Foreign Language Film, Shortlisted)
National Board of Review Winner: Top Foreign Language Films
Australian Release Date: TBA
Production Cost: TBA
Worldwide Box-Office: $64,076,736
Genre: Drama/Action
source: boxofficemojo.com (22/12/2013) - DirectorValérie DonzelliStarsValérie LemercierJérémie ElkaïmBéatrice de StaëlHand in Hand is about a French lady who stay under a spell with a boy, a very young boy, both search for answers to the question but nothings seems logic, just magic.88%/100%
Melbourne International Film Festival 2013 (MIFF) Official Selection
Australian Release Date: TBA
Production Cost: TBA
Worldwide Box-Office: TBA
Genre: Comedy/Romance/Drama
source: imdb.com (21/08/2013) - DirectorRoger MichellStarsLindsay DuncanJim BroadbentJeff GoldblumA British couple return to Paris many years after their honeymoon there in an attempt to rejuvenate their marriage.88%/100%
British Film Festival 2013 Official Selection
New York Film Festival 2013 Nomination: Best Film
Nominated for 6 British Independent Film Awards
Australian Release Date: 20/02/2014
Worldwide Box-Office: TBA
Production Cost: TBA
Genre: Comedy/Drama
Source: boxofficemojo.com (06/12/2013) - DirectorJeff NicholsStarsMatthew McConaugheyTye SheridanJacob LoflandTwo young boys encounter a fugitive and form a pact to help him evade the vigilantes that are on his trail and to reunite him with his true love.88%/100%
Cannes Film Festival Nomination: Palme d'Or (2012)
Australian Release Date: 13/06/2013
Production Cost: $10,000,000
Worldwide Box-Office: $19,517,000
Genre: Mystery/Adventure/Drama/Crime/Romance
source: boxofficemojo.com (25/06/2013)