Bittersweet comedy 'Babyteeth' has swept this year's AACTA Awards, picking up seven prizes at Monday's ceremony including Best Film and Best Direction for debut filmmaker Shannon Murphy.
Shannon Murphy's 'Babyteeth', Leigh Whannell's 'The Invisible Man' and Daniel Gordon's Adam Goodes documentary 'The Australian Dream' may all end up in contention at this year's BAFTA Awards.
Russell Crowe last week urged his 2.73 million Twitter followers to see 'Backtrack Boys' in Australian cinemas, lauding Catherine Scott’s feature documentary as really special and a great story.
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.
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 story of a young Aboriginal dancer as he struggles with acceptance of his culture outside of the theatre, and a real-life insight into the claustrophobic worlds of three young men who fell down the ‘blackpill’ rabbit hole have taken top honours at this year's Sony Catchlight Film Festival.
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.