Shannon Murphy’s debut feature 'Babyteeth', a bittersweet comedy starring Ben Mendelsohn, Essie Davis, Eliza Scanlen and Toby Wallace, has been acclaimed by critics after its world premiere in official competition at the Venice International Film Festival.
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John Sheedy’s feature debut 'H is for Happiness', an adaptation of Barry Jonsberg’s young adult novel My Life as an Alphabet, has won this year's $100,000 CinefestOZ Film Prize.
This year's Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) opener - director Daniel Gordon's The Australian Dream - has proved an audience favourite, winning the Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature.
Sophia Forrest, Alex Williams and Travis Jeffery — all graduates of the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts - will be the ambassadors for this year's CinefestOZ Film Festival.
The first two episodes of Blackfella Films’ ABC political drama 'Black Bitch' will have their world premiere in the Primetime program at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Gregor Jordan's 'Dirt Music' will have its world premiere in the Special Presentations section of the Toronto International Film Festival.
Daniel Gordon’s 'The Australian Dream' and Ben Lawrence’s 'Hearts and Bones' will have their international premieres at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Marta Dusseldorp, Glenn Gainor, Alex Dimitriades and Ben Young will join chair Rachel Ward on the jury which will determine the winner of this year's $100,000 CinefestOz Film Prize.