‘Vienna Boys Choir’ Finds Harmony With Australian Development Deal

Studiocanal Australia has signed a co-development deal with local producer Goalpost Pictures, for period film project “Vienna Boys Choir.”The film documents the quirky but real events that began in 1939 when the famous choir toured the U.S.

and Pacific region, and became trapped in Australia for the duration of the Second World War.

All but one of the choristers chose to stay in Australia after the war ended.The screenplay is written by Keith Thompson, who previously wrote historical music drama “The Sapphires.” Playing at Cannes, the film was a significant hit and earned Thompson two Australian Writers Guild Awards.Finance for the project comes from national funding body Screen Australia and from Studiocanal’s Cultivator Fund.

Studiocanal and Goalpost launched a co-development deal in 2016.“This is an incredible and enduring story about resilience and hope in the face of some of the turbulent events of the last century

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