A newly formed indie filmmakers co-operative will meet monthly in Sydney and plans to expand to a Melbourne chapter.
Director Benjamin Gilmour's 'Jirga' took home the inaugural AACTA Award for Best Indie Film - designed to honour films made under $2 million - at the AACTA Industry Luncheon in Sydney yesterday.
The US distributor which released Tanna, Australia's first nominee for the best foreign language film Oscar, has acquired Benjamin Gilmour's Jirga.
Benjamin Gilmour’s Afghanistan-set drama 'Jirga' will carry Australia’s hopes of being nominated for this year’s Best Foreign Language Film Oscar.
Benjamin Gilmour’s Afghanistan-set drama posted solid figures at three key art house locations last weekend, the start of an old-fashioned platform release.
Former Australian soldier, Mike Wheeler, returns to Afghanistan, seeking redemption from the family of a civilian man he killed during the war.
'Jirga', writer-director Benjamin Gilmour’s tale of an Australian soldier who returns to Afghanistan to seek amends with the family of a civilian he killed in battle, will make its world premiere in official competition at the Sydney Film Festival.
Unruly goats, wayward boom mics and sudden weight gains were some of the challenges that had to be overcome during the edit and post production process of Son of a Lion, the film's editor Alison Croft told SPAA Fringe delegates last week.