The initial reactions to Amiel Courtin-Wilson and Michael Cody's Cambodian-set romantic drama Ruin after the world premiere at the Venice Film Festival are decidedly mixed.
Every year, the Venice Biennale College program offers a handful of talented emerging filmmakers from around the world an intensive training course in micro-budget filmmaking.
The Amiel Courtin-Wilson film will screen at the oldest film festival
Jennifer Kent's The Babadook and Russell Crowe's The Water Diviner tied for best film at the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) awards in Sydney.
Hail was released in cinemas on October 25
Thomas M. Wright's crime thriller 'The Stranger' has proven popular with the Film Critics Circle of Australia, winning five gongs at the organisation's awards in Sydney.
Warwick Thornton’s 'Sweet Country' is among the best Australian films to ever grace the Venice Film Festival, according to one of the festival's consultants.