Sarah Spillane will direct True Spirit, a feature about teenager Jessica Watson's solo around-the-world sailing adventure.
The list of Australian films released in US cinemas so far this year is short and, on the surface, unimpressive.
Writer-director Sarah Spillane's debut film Around the Block will test the viability of a short window between theatrical and home entertainment release.
The rhetorical question addressed by a panel at the Australian Directors Guild conference in Sydney on Thursday was: Do We Really Need Directors?
Around the Block looks like being a catalyst for the careers of first-time writer/director Sarah Spillane and co-star Hunter Page-Lochard.
Before the world premiere of Sarah Spillane's Around the Block at the Toronto International Film Festival, producer Brian Rosen predicted its young lead, Hunter Page-Lochard, will become Australia's premier indigenous filmmaker in the next 10 years.
A story of love, revenge, and triumph, an Aboriginal boy is torn between his unexpected love of acting and the disintegration of his family.
Six Australian films will screen at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) next month following the overnight announcement that Around the Block and Canopy have been selected.