Principal Photography For Beautiful Kate Begins

Beautiful Kate

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Principal Photography For Beautiful Kate Begins

For Immediate Release - Friday 13 June 2008:

New Town Films and Doll are delighted to announce that the filming of their Australian feature, Beautiful Kate, will commence shooting in the Flinders Ranges this Monday 16 June.

The feature film, a directorial debut for Rachel Ward (The Big House, Martha's New Coat), is a powerful mystery based on a novel by American writer Newton Thornburg. Adapted to the screen by Rachel Ward, Beautiful Kate stars Ben Mendelsohn (Mullet, Cosi), Rachel Griffiths (Muriel's Wedding, television's Six Feet Under and Brothers and Sisters), Bryan Brown (Australia, Dirty Deeds, Along Came Polly), Maeve Dermody (Black Water), and introduces Sophie Lowe as Kate.

Produced by Leah Churchill-Brown (Suburban Mayhem) and Bryan Brown (Dirty Deeds), Beautiful Kate will shoot for 4 weeks in the Flinders Ranges, followed by 3 weeks in Adelaide.

In Beautiful Kate, Ned Kendall (Ben Mendelsohn) returns to his isolated family home at the request of his sister Sally (Rachel Griffiths) to say goodbye to his dying father (Bryan Brown), but memories of his beautiful twin sister (Sophie Lowe) awaken long buried secrets from the past.

Beautiful Kate was developed with the assistance of the New South Wales Film & Television Office (NSWFTO) and is funded by the Film Finance Corporation, PMP Showtime, NSWFTO, the South Australian Film Corporation and New Town Films. Roadshow Films will distribute the film in Australia/NZ, with worldwide sales handled by The Works International.

For further information please contact Fiona Nix at NIXCo
T 02 9380 4933
F 02 9380 4944
E [email protected]

SOURCE: NIXCo