| Paper Planes | |
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| Directed by | Robert Connolly |
| Written by | Robert Connolly Steve Worland |
| Produced by | Robert Connolly Liz Kearney Maggie Miles |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Tristan Milani |
| Edited by | Nick Meyers |
| Music by | Nigel Westlake |
Production companies | Arenamedia Screen Australia |
| Distributed by | Roadshow Films |
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| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Box office | AU$9.61 million[1] |
Paper Planes is a 2015 Australian 3D children's drama film directed by Robert Connolly, which he co-wrote with Steve Worland and co-produced with Liz Kearney and Maggie Miles. The film stars Sam Worthington, David Wenham, Deborah Mailman, and Ed Oxenbould. The film tells a story about Dylan, a young boy who lives in Australia, who finds out that he has a talent for making paper planes and dreams of competing in the World Paper Plane Championships in Japan.[2]
It opened in Australian cinemas on 15 January 2015 on 253 screens by Roadshow Films. It grossed A$9.61 million at the Australian box office by the end of its run. The story is loosely inspired by an episode of Australian Story called "Fly With Me",[3] and was the centre of a second episode, "The Meaning of Life". Paper Planes was released on DVD and Blu-ray on 24 June 2015 by Roadshow Entertainment.
- ^ "Paper Planes". boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- ^ "Paper Planes - Penguin Books Australia". penguin.com.au. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ^ "Australian Story :: Paper Planes". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 27 January 2015.