NEWS
THE FEATURE THAT KICK STARTED OUR CAREERS, BATTLE GROUND, NOW PLAYING ON NETFLIX
From humble beginnings, our little WW1 picture, Forbidden Ground, aka Battle Ground, took us to heights we never could have imagined!
From a late night chat, three emerging filmmakers decided to ignore the naysayers and make the film we were told couldn't be done. Well, here it is friends. This is the film that launched our careers!! It was mud, sweat and tears, and we wouldn't change a moment. From the creative minds of Denai Gracie, Johan Earl and Adrian Powers, Battle Ground is the story three British Soldiers, trapped between enemy lines, and their own, desperately trying to get back to allied ground.
Thanks for Lionsgate, Grindstone, eOne, and all our other supporters worldwide from helping us share this story with audiences far and near. Also available to watch on Amazon Prime.
ONE PRODUCER. TWO FEATURES. THREE MONTHS. WHAT A WAY TO KICK OFF 2024!
What an incredible start to the year, having two features in the can, and we're only four months into the year!! Producing both these gems has been such a pleasure. Two incredible teams of amazingly talented film family friends coming together, and doing what we all love.
Horror Break A Leg, and Comedy Thriller Snatchers, both shot in my home town of Canberra. Stay tuned for updates on film release dates and festival official selection announcements.
STRAIGHT ON TIL MOURNING OFFICIAL SELECTION FOR BEST FILM AT SONY CATCHLIGHT FILM FESTIVAL 2023.
An amazing evening celebrating our short film Straight On Til Mourning at the Sony Catchlight Film Festival. Nominated for Best Film, we were thrilled to have made the top 5 in the category. A special thanks to the entire cast and crew for helping create a powerhouse feat of storytelling.
Produced by Denai Gracie and Janelle McMenamin. Written and Directed by Kaitlyn Boye.
SHORT FILM STRAIGHT ON TIL MOURNING WINS BEST MID-LENGTH FILM AT SYDNEY WOMEN'S INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2023
Absolutely thrilled to share that our powerhouse short film Straight On Til Mourning has won Best Mid-Length Film at the SWIFF 2023. Produced by Denai Gracie and Janelle McMenamin, and written and directed by the insanely talented Kaitlyn Boye, and supported by an incredible cast and crew, it was such a special acknowledgement of everyone's hard work.
Thankyou to SWIFF for hosting a great night, and congratulations to the whole team.
EXO226 CONTINUES FESTIVAL RUN ON A HIGH - WRITER / DIRECTOR DENAI GRACIE NAMED THE RECIPIENT OF THE 2023 EMERGING TALENT AWARD AT CSFF
EXO226 continues to add to its festival award tally, winning Best VFX and Highly Commended at Global Shorts, was a finalist for Best Film at Montevideo Fantastico Film Festival, and awarded Best Production Design at CSFF 2023.
Writer / Director Denai Gracie has just been named the recipient of the Emerging Talent Award 2023 at CSFF. Congrats to the entire cast and crew for the ongoing festival success of EXO226.
EXO226 OFFICIAL SELECTION SYDNEY SCI FI FILM FESTIVAL, CANBERRA SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, GLOBAL SHORTS 2023 & MORE!
Thrilled to finally be able to announce that EXO226 has been officially selected to screen at the Sydney Sci-Fi Film Festival, Canberra Short Film Festival, Global Shorts, and more. the proof of concept short was written, directed and produced by Denai Gracie, alongside producer Dan Sanguineti and John DeMargheriti in collaboration with AIE Canberra. It's now in feature development.
FRAGMENTS WINS BEST WEB SERIES AND BEST SCREENPLAY AT CSFF 2022
Fragments picked up Best Web Series and Best Screenplay at Canberra Short Film Festival 2022. The episode titled She was directed by Denai Gracie, produced by Dan Sanuineti and written by Maura Pierlot. The series was officially released online March 2023.
OFFICIAL SELECTION SITGES, SXSW, SCREAMFEST, SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL & THE LIST GOES ON! SISSY CLEANS UP ON FESTIVAL CIRCUIT & RELEASES ON SHUDDER 2022
Arcadia & DEMS Entertainment's feature film Sissy, is smashing the festival circuit. "Wildly Entertaining" Hollywood Reporter. "Gross and darkly funny" The AU Review. "A breath of fresh air" FilmInk. 97% on Rotten Tomatoes. The film had its world premiere at SXSW, and will be released as a Shudder Original Halloween 2022.
AT THE PHOENIX NOMINATED FOR BEST WEBSERIES AT THE GOLD COAST FILM FESTIVAL 2022
Comedy web series At The Phoenix has made official selection at the Gold Coast Film Festival, and is in contention for best web series. The series features episodes directed by Denai Gracie, Joshua Koske, Christian Doran and Dan Sanguinetti, among others. Season two is now in the works, following the success of the series' online release.
DEADHOUSE DARK NOW STREAMING ON SHUDDER
Deadhouse Dark is now streaming on Shudder. Six Stories. Six Directors. The horror thriller anthology features a series of shorts written and directed by Australia's most promising emerging talents; Denai Gracie, Rachele Wiggins, Enzo Tedeschi, Rosie Lourde, Megan Riakos and Joshua Long.
DEADHOUSE DARK WILL BE A SHUDDER ORIGINAL SERIES PREMIERING APRIL 29th 2021
It has been a long time in the making, but I'm ecstatic to share the news that anthology series Deadhouse Dark is now a SHUDDER ORIGINAL SERIES, premiering on April 29 in US, CA, UK, AUS & NZ, As part of their Halfway To Halloween promotion.
DEADHOUSE DARK SELECTED FOR HOLLYSHORTS AND MARSEILLE WEB FEST
Following its world premiere at Canneseries, Deadhouse Dark has been selected for the Oscar accredited Hollyshorts Film Festival and will be screening online via the virtual festival on November 12th, 2020, as part of the Series For The Web.
DEADHOUSE DARK CANNESERIES 2020 ONLY AUSTRALIAN CONTENDER
With its trailer launching today, Deadhouse Dark - written and directed by some of Australia's finest; Enzo Tedeschi, Rachele Wiggins, Denai Gracie, Megan Riakos, Rosie Lourde and Joshua Long, will represent the nation at Canneseries 2020. It is the only Australian entry to make official selection this year.
SHIFT SHINES AT TORONTO AFTER DARK FILM FESTIVAL
Short film Shift, killed it at Toronto After Dark Film Festival!! The short, which is also a proof of concept for a series adaptation, is a love project. So thrilled at audience response to the project, which I produced alongside producer extraordinaire Rachele Wiggins, and long time co-collaborator Johan Earl.