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Antidote Films (Australia)

March 16, 2024

Antidote Films is a Brisbane-based independent film distributor, formerly known as Gil Scrine Films, specialising in arthouse films and social documentaries. Established in 1973 as a vehicle for distributing the documentaries of Gil Scrine, today the company is the Australian distributor for award winning films from all over the world.

Antidote Films Australia
Company typePrivate
IndustryMotion pictures, Documentary
FoundedBrisbane, Australia (2010)
HeadquartersBrisbane, Australia
Key people
Gil Scrine
Websiteantidotefilms.com.au

History edit

Faced with limited distribution options for his political documentary The Bad Society (1973) profiling the late Jim Cairns, producer Gil Scrine decided to distribute the film himself. He created Gil Scrine Films as the commercial entity to represent the film. The company continued to serve as theatrical representation for Scrine’s documentaries over the next decade; Home On The Range (1982), Buried Alive: The Story of East Timor (1989), Strangers In Paradise (1989), and A Thousand Miles From Care (1991).

In 1992 the Canadian producers of Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media – an independent documentary in which noted sociologist and political dissident Noam Chomsky highlighted the deployment of propaganda by the corporations and the government of America – approached Gil Scrine Films for permission to use footage from Buried Alive. Being a small budget documentary the filmmakers were unable to pay royalties for the footage, instead striking a deal granting Gil Scrine Films exclusive Australian distribution rights for Manufacturing Consent.

The film was a success both at the box office and on home video and marked a turning point for Gil Scrine Films. The company shifted focus to acquiring the rights to local and overseas productions that had been overlooked by the mainstream distributors. No longer serving only to distribute Scrine’s own locally made documentaries, the company became a successful distribution company in the Australian market.

Since then the company has adapted to changing technologies and an unpredictable market, including the 2005 closure of two independent cinemas in Sydney that threatened the niche film market. Institutions of alternative and arthouse cinema, The Valhalla in Glebe remains empty while The Chauvel cinema in Paddington was given a lifeline and has managed to stay afloat.[1] While the struggles of the exhibitors “changed the landscape dramatically”,[1] Gil Scrine Films has managed to remain a relevant player in the Australian film industry.

While particularly focused on social action and politically motivated documentaries such as McLibel (1998), The Corporation (2003), and A Crude Awakening (2006), the company also represents provocative fiction titles including Dinner Rush (2000), Head On (2004), and Sophie Scholl: Final Days (2005). The directive of the company remains to allow audiences access to films that are “too small or difficult or simply lost in the mad rush for the ‘new’.”[2]

In 2010 Gil Scrine Films formally became known as Antidote Films, ending out the year as a recipient of Screen Australia’s Innovative Distribution program[3] with their proposal for VOD platform for education and library called Beamafilm.

Film distribution edit

Antidote Films distributes a range of documentaries and feature films including:

References edit

  1. ^ a b Molitorisz, Sacha (12 October 2005). "Digital technology will help alternative filmmakers". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
  2. ^ Scrine, Gil. "About us". Gil Scrine Films. Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
  3. ^ Buchan, Victoria (8 November 2010). . Screen Australia. Archived from the original on 9 February 2011. Retrieved 20 December 2011.

External links edit

  • Antidote Films website
  • Antidote Films at IMDb  

March 16, 2024
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Antidote Films is a Brisbane based independent film distributor formerly known as Gil Scrine Films specialising in arthouse films and social documentaries Established in 1973 as a vehicle for distributing the documentaries of Gil Scrine today the company is the Australian distributor for award winning films from all over the world Antidote Films AustraliaCompany typePrivateIndustryMotion pictures DocumentaryFoundedBrisbane Australia 2010 HeadquartersBrisbane AustraliaKey peopleGil ScrineWebsiteantidotefilms com au Contents 1 History 2 Film distribution 3 References 4 External linksHistory editFaced with limited distribution options for his political documentary The Bad Society 1973 profiling the late Jim Cairns producer Gil Scrine decided to distribute the film himself He created Gil Scrine Films as the commercial entity to represent the film The company continued to serve as theatrical representation for Scrine s documentaries over the next decade Home On The Range 1982 Buried Alive The Story of East Timor 1989 Strangers In Paradise 1989 and A Thousand Miles From Care 1991 In 1992 the Canadian producers of Manufacturing Consent Noam Chomsky and the Media an independent documentary in which noted sociologist and political dissident Noam Chomsky highlighted the deployment of propaganda by the corporations and the government of America approached Gil Scrine Films for permission to use footage from Buried Alive Being a small budget documentary the filmmakers were unable to pay royalties for the footage instead striking a deal granting Gil Scrine Films exclusive Australian distribution rights for Manufacturing Consent The film was a success both at the box office and on home video and marked a turning point for Gil Scrine Films The company shifted focus to acquiring the rights to local and overseas productions that had been overlooked by the mainstream distributors No longer serving only to distribute Scrine s own locally made documentaries the company became a successful distribution company in the Australian market Since then the company has adapted to changing technologies and an unpredictable market including the 2005 closure of two independent cinemas in Sydney that threatened the niche film market Institutions of alternative and arthouse cinema The Valhalla in Glebe remains empty while The Chauvel cinema in Paddington was given a lifeline and has managed to stay afloat 1 While the struggles of the exhibitors changed the landscape dramatically 1 Gil Scrine Films has managed to remain a relevant player in the Australian film industry While particularly focused on social action and politically motivated documentaries such as McLibel 1998 The Corporation 2003 and A Crude Awakening 2006 the company also represents provocative fiction titles including Dinner Rush 2000 Head On 2004 and Sophie Scholl Final Days 2005 The directive of the company remains to allow audiences access to films that are too small or difficult or simply lost in the mad rush for the new 2 In 2010 Gil Scrine Films formally became known as Antidote Films ending out the year as a recipient of Screen Australia s Innovative Distribution program 3 with their proposal for VOD platform for education and library called Beamafilm Film distribution editAntidote Films distributes a range of documentaries and feature films including A Crude Awakening The Oil Crash A Good Man A Hero s Journey Art amp Copy Bhutto The Boy who Plays on the Buddhas of Bamiyan Budrus Careless Love Coniston Erasing David Divided We Fall Drowned Out Four of a Kind Genius Within The Inner Life of Glenn Gould Girl Clock Guerrilla The Taking of Patty Hearst Guilty Pleasures Head On Hope The House Keeper In Search of Beethoven In Search of Mozart Last Days Here Last Train Home Life and Debt Life In Movement Love at The Twilight Motel Make Hummus Not War Manufacturing Consent Noam Chomsky and the Media McLibel Morris A Life with Bells On Music of the Brain Pandora s Promise Position Among the Stars Prosecutor The Real Dirt on Farmer John RiP A Remix Manifesto Scared Sacred Son of a Lion Sophie Scholl The Final Days Strange Birds in Paradise Tabloid The Burning Season The Choir The Corporation The Cove The Light The Miracle of Bern The Matilda Candidate The Most Dangerous Man in America The Snowman 1982 film The Take The Triangle Wars The Weather Underground The Whale The Widower The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill Then The Wind Changed This Ain t No Mouse Music This Way of Life Unmade In China Up the Yangtze Waco The Rules of Engagement Wagner amp Me We Feed the World Whatever Happened to Brenda Hean Yes Madam SirReferences edit a b Molitorisz Sacha 12 October 2005 Digital technology will help alternative filmmakers The Sydney Morning Herald Retrieved 20 December 2011 Scrine Gil About us Gil Scrine Films Archived from the original on 30 December 2012 Retrieved 20 December 2011 Buchan Victoria 8 November 2010 Screen Australia announces Innovative Distribution funding Screen Australia Archived from the original on 9 February 2011 Retrieved 20 December 2011 External links editAntidote Films website Antidote Films at IMDb nbsp Screen Australia New Directions Stage 2 Review Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Antidote Films Australia amp oldid 1186370038, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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