Australia is among the most represented countries outside of the US in the initial line-up for this year's SXSW Film and TV Festival, with Natalie Bailey’s 'Audrey', Jon Bell's 'The Moogai', and Jack Clark and Jim Weir's 'Birdeater' among the films selected.
Catherine Scott's Backtrack Boys, which examines a youth program run by rule-breaking jackaroo Bernie Shakeshaft on the outskirts of Armidale NSW, was voted the top feature documentary at the Melbourne International Film Festival.
Matchbox Pictures' 'Bad Behaviour' will have its international premiere at the 2023 Berlinale Series, after being selected as one of eight global titles for the event.
Brietta Hague's 'Baltasar' was awarded Best Australian Short Film at the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) Shorts Awards yesterday evening, while Jordan Giusti, director of 'Reptile', took home the Award For Emerging Australian Filmmaker.
The 26th annual Flickerfest closed last night with an awards ceremony at Bondi Pavilion, celebrating both international and Australian films.
A French comedy following an oddball duo on an unconventional road trip and an Australian documentary about four refugees that compete in the World Wine Blind Tasting Championships have topped the audience awards at this year's Sydney Film Festival.
Larissa Behrendt's 'You Can Go Now' and Sari Braithwaite's 'Because We Have Each Other' are both set to screen at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival next month.
CinefestOZ Albany will host the WA premiere of Kiah Roache-Turner's new horror 'Sting' and the regional premiere of Jordon Prince-Wright’s 'Before Dawn' as part of this year's program.