Ivan Sen's Goldstone, the festival's opening night film, will also feature in the official competition. Other Aussie premieres include Abe Forsythe's Cronulla black comedy Down Under, Craig Boreham's queer drama Teenage Kicks, playwright Stephen Sewell's
Captain America: Civil War rang up more than $6 million over the weekend, dropping fifty-seven percent in its second week to bring its cume to $23.3 million.
With a theatrically released feature under their belt, Ireland and the film's screenwriter-star Damian Hill are pitching their next feature to Screen Australia.
Disney's Captain America: Civil War debuted on 283 screens last week, grossing a whopping $13.8 million over the weekend to leave studio stablemate The Jungle Book in the dust.
Actors turned filmmakers Ireland and Hill met doing a play with storied character actor John Brumpton (Romper Stomper, The Hunter).
The Australian Directors Guild awards will be handed out in Melbourne next Friday, and Anderson is feeling bullish about the work under the spotlight.
The Australian Screen Industry Group has formally asked both sides of politics to come up with a screen policy, ADG executive director Kingston Anderson has told IF.
Beyersdorf is an actress (Blue Heelers, Crownies) turned director, whose 2014 short Gayby was made as a Masters project at the Sydney College of the Arts before touring to festivals at home and abroad.