Screen NSW is holding a monthly webinar series to help demystify market partners and support mid-level creatives and producers to feel more confident to create and pitch projects.
Joining us at 1pm on Friday 26 September 2025 is Troy Lum, distributor and producer behind Kismet Movies and Brouhaha Entertainment. We’ll be discussing Kismet’s upcoming content slate across feature drama and documentary films, off the back of recent releases Together and Dangerous Animals, to understand what Kismet is looking for, crossovers into Brouhaha, Kismet’s approach to projects, including international acquisitions, and hear some insights around the local theatrical market.
Troy will be in conversation with Screen NSW Investment Manager Amelia Rowe, followed by an audience Q&A.
Troy Lum
Lum’s film career started at Dendy Films in 1998 where he acquired and released some of the biggest independent movies in history including The Blair Witch Project and Amelie.
At the age of 27, Troy launched Hopscotch Films, which became Australia’s leading independent distributor of films including titles such as Pan’s Labyrinth, Fahrenheit 911, The Sapphires, Now You See Me, Spotlight and La La Land. Lum’s film acquisitions have been nominated for over 100 Academy Awards and grossed over $1 billion at the global box office.
His new distribution outfit Kismet Movies has quickly established itself as a major player locally and internationally. Its releases were nominated for 22 Oscars at the recent Academy Awards including Best Film for Sean Baker’s Anora.
As a producer, Lum’s credits include Disney production Saving Mr. Banks and Russell Crowe’s directorial debut The Water Diviner.
In 2021 Lum launched a new production shingle Brouhaha Entertainment. Completed projects include Lee, starring Kate Winslet as war correspondent Lee Miller; multi-award-winning Netflix series Boy Swallows Universe; New Zealand epic The Convert directed by Lee Tamahori and Dangerous Animals recently selected in Cannes’ Director’s Fortnight.
In 2019, Troy was inducted into The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
