Aussie pay-per-view service calls for rights holders to submit local film content

April 18, 2016 5:14

Ozflix The group behind Australian pay-per-view service, Ozflix, has put a call out asking rights holders of local films to help them build a library containing every Australian film ever made.

“Our goal is to have every Aussie movie, ever made available on the service,” said Sandi Miller head of production and acquisitions. “But to do that we need to find them all.

“We have found over 2,000, but for some, their rightful owners have faded into history,” she said, noting that Ozflix will split rental proceeds 50/50 between the rights owners and Ozflix.

Ozflix said it had a team of researchers on board to try to locate titles and rights holders but added the company also wanted to hear from anyone who has the rights to an Australian-produced feature film, so it can be licensed to the Ozflix platform.

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Nic Christensen

Nic Christensen worked for Mumbrella from 2013 to 2016, in roles including deputy editor and media & technology editor. He is former media writer for The Australian and has also worked as a reporter for The Daily Telegraph and senior producer for Radio 2GB.

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