private industry motion pictures documentary founded brisbane australia 2010 headquarters brisbane australia key people gil scrine website antidotefilms.com.au 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 . contents 1 history 2 film distribution 3 references 4 external links 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 a crude awakening the oil crash a good man a hero s journey art & 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 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 & me we feed the world whatever happened to brenda hean yes madam sir references edit a b molitorisz sacha 2005 10 12 . digital technology will help alternative filmmakers . the sydney morning herald . retrieved 2011 12 20 . scrine gil . about us . gil scrine films . retrieved 2011 12 20 . buchan victoria 2010 11 08 . screen australia announces innovative distribution funding . screen australia . retrieved 2011 12 20 . external links 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