Claire Randall's 'Wolfe' has won the Crystal Bear for Best Short Film in the Generation 14Plus program of the Berlin International Film Festival.
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.
“[Sen's] brilliant. And I like that he’s brilliant without having to wear a shirt that says ‘I’m brilliant’... He just does his thing. And I don’t think he really cares what other people’s opinions are of him or how he goes about it. That’s really admirable.” - Simon Baker.
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.
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.