Umbrella acquires Sweat it Out for ANZ distribution.
SCREEN HUB
Announcing our feature documentary SWEAT IT OUT! Directed by Mark Hartley (NOT QUITE HOLLYWOOD), the film charts the rise and fall of the iconic and entirely unique Australian music scene, affectionately dubbed ‘Oz Rock’. Proudly live and loud, the film captures a movement that spawned countless Aussie bands and artists, some of whom went on to conquer the world, and in the process create unforgettable music and performances.
We are thrilled to have Umbrella Ent on board, working with them to bring the film to cinemas across ANZ in 2025. Sweat it Out! is a Cathartic Pictures and City Films Worldwide production.
What’s been happening in our world…
Red River Fever selected for Ontario Creates International Financing Forum.
SCREEN DAILY
We are thrilled to announce Red River Fever was selected for this key co-financing event at TIFF and co-opted into the Ontario x Australia co-production day.
We look forward to building co-production relationships with Canada and beyond and to moving our survival thriller/horror Red River Fever closer to production in 2025. While we may not feature in the official press release, you can follow the link to find us on the list of selected projects.
September 19, 2023
Splitsville selected for AIDC 2024’s Doc.Lab.Interact.
AIDC PROGRAM
We’re excited to announce that Splitsville is one of the four fascinating projects selected to participate in AIDC 2024’s Doc.Lab.Interact interactive nonfiction storytelling lab, presented by VicScreen.
Hosted by leading Australian interactive artists Ben Joseph Andrews and Emma Roberts, Doc.Lab.Interact is a practical workshop designed to teach nonfiction creators how to take their documentary project and turn it into an interactive or immersive work wrapped in an appealing pitch package.
February 20, 2024
Bromley: Light After Dark up for $100,000 CinefestOZ prize.
IF MAGAZINE
CinefestOZ has unveiled the finalists for this year’s $100,000 film prize, with Sean McDonald’s Bromley: Light After Dark, Matt Vesely’s Monolith, Noora Niasari’s Shayda and Mark Leonard Winter’s The Rooster vying for the award.
CinefestOZ CEO Cassandra Jordan said the films all featured explorations of “personal identity through unique, clever and compelling storytelling and filmmaking, which made them the standouts from this year’s submissions for film prize”.
July 13, 2023
Cathy Rodda & Lisa Duff board Indian Australian dowry abuse thriller ‘Honour’.
VARIETY
Cathartic producer Cathy Rodda is teaming up with leading producer Lisa Duff (“Last Cab to Darwin”) for Anupam Sharma’s English and Hindi-language “Honour” as the film project heads for Film Bazaar (Nov. 20-24, 2022) in Goa, India.
November 1, 2022
‘Honour’ selected for Film Bazaar co-pro market.
IF MAGAZINE
Cathartics producer Cathy Rodda and Lisa Duff have joined Anupam Sharma’s feature Honour, with the social thriller to be presented at India’s Film Bazaar, the largest South Asian film market, later this month. Cathy Rodda will produce the project, with Duff as an executive producer alongside Sharam.
November 2, 2022
Girl at the Window shooting in Melbourne.
IF MAGAZINE
Cathartic Pictures is working with producer Tony Ginnane and director Mark Hartley on thriller feature The Girl at the Window which stars Radha Mitchell, Ella Newton and Vince Colosimo. Cathartic is providing the services of Cathy Rodda as Line Producer, Maz Komba as Producer Placement, and Naomi Ball for social media.
September 3, 2021
Cathy Rodda reboots Cathartic Pictures.
IF MAGAZINE
Cathy Rodda has relaunched her shingle Cathartic Pictures, with a range of dramas and docs in development.
The move comes after four years a production investment manager at Film Victoria – a role Rodda regards as a “sabbatical”.
“I needed a break from the trenches of feature producing, and now I’m back, with deeper knowledge of industry, business, storytelling and formats other than features,” Rodda tells IF of her decision to reboot the company, which previously produced Bullets for the Dead.
November 19, 2020
