Some American critics are ambivalent about The Railway Man, full of admiration for the performances but less than whole-hearted about the film's overall impact.
Screenwriter and playwright Stephen Sewell makes his directing debut on Embedded, an erotic thriller which he promises will be hard-hitting and controversial.
David Michod's The Rover and Rolf de Heer's Charlie's Country will have their world premieres at the Cannes Film Festival.
The most popular film or TV title bought online in Australia last year was also the most widely pirated: season three of Game of Thrones.
Writer-director Sarah Spillane's debut film Around the Block will test the viability of a short window between theatrical and home entertainment release.
Australia hasn't had a film selected for official competition at the Cannes Film Festival or the Un Certain Regard sidebar since 2011 and in the Directors' Fortnight section since 2009.
An online education program that encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander teenagers to be cybersafe has won an international award.
Veteran News Corp executive David Hill has been named chairman of National Geographic Channels Group and David Lyle is departing as the US CEO.