Actor Kelton Pell is the first Western Australian to receive the Screen Legend accolade from CinefestOZ in the event's 12-year history.
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AACTA will screen a selection of the projects shortlisted for the awards for best short film, best short animation, best short documentary and best online series as part of Shorts+Web Fest, a free event to be held in Sydney late August.
Shannon Murphy's debut feature 'Babyteeth', a bittersweet comedy starring Ben Mendelsohn, Essie Davis, Eliza Scanlen and Toby Wallace, will have its world premiere in official competition at the Venice International Film Festival.
The Australian Cinematographers Society, the Australian Writers' Guild and the Australian Screen Editors Guild are among the recipients of the South Australian Film Corporation’s (SAFC) new audience and industry development grants.
Justin Kurzel's 'True History of the Kelly Gang' and Unjoo Moon's 'I Am Woman' will have their world premieres at the Toronto International Film Festival, which runs from September 5-15.
The 2019 Melbourne International Film Festival is being touted as the largest yet, with some 259 features, 123 shorts and 16 VR experiences, including Quentin Tarantino's 'Once Upon a Time... In Hollywood'.
Owen Trevor's 'GO!', John Sheedy's 'H is for Happiness', Ben Lawrence's 'Hearts and Bones', Mirrah Foulkes' 'Judy & Punch' and Paul Ireland's 'Measure for Measure' will compete for Australia’s biggest film prize.
Alan Lindsay's 'The Naked Wanderer', a romantic comedy starring Angus McLaren, Natasha Liu Bordizzo, Megan Hajjar and John Cleese, will have its world premiere at CinefestOZ.