Tilda Cobham-Hervey’s directorial debut ‘A Field Guide to Being a 12-Year-Old Girl’ has been awarded the Crystal Bear for Best Short Film by the Youth Jury in the Generation KPlus section of the Berlin International Film Festival.
Another four Australian projects have joined the line-up at the Berlin International Film Festival: feature documentary 'She Who Must Be Loved', 2015 film 'Tanna' and two shorts, 'Blackbird' and 'The Mermaids, Or Aiden in Wonderland'.
An air hostess escaping a cult, an Afghan refugee saving his family, an Australian father escaping a dead-end job and a bureaucrat trying to contain a national scandal each struggle – to the limits of their sanity – with an immigration system that is itself struggling.
Sydney Film Festival joins Cannes, Venice, Berlin, Toronto and Sundance in featuring programming in We Are One: A Global Festival, a 10 day free digital film festival produced by Tribeca Film Festival organiser, Tribeca Enterprises.
Newly-appointed Screen Australia head of First Nations Angela Bates is taking an 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it' approach to the role, insisting her focus is on furthering the strides made by her predecessors.
Sara Kern's debut feature 'Moja Vesna' will make its world premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival, screening in the youth-focused Generation program.
After premiering at Adelaide Film Festival in October, Soda Jerk's 'Hello Dankness' will make its international premiere in the Berlinale's Panorama section.
Danny and Michael Philippou's debut feature 'Talk to Me' is shaping up to have quite the international festival run, due to make its European premiere at the Berlin Film Festival in February. Also announced for the festival is short 'Marungka Tjalatjunu (Dipped in Black)', created by Yankunytjatjara artist Derik Lynch and artist Matthew Thorne.