Legendary Indigenous actor David Dalaithngu, known for his roles in 'Walkabout', 'Storm Boy', and 'Ten Canoes', has died aged 68.
Australia hasn't had a film selected for official competition at the Cannes Film Festival or the Un Certain Regard sidebar since 2011 and in the Directors' Fortnight section since 2009.
Charlie's Country, 52 Tuesdays and Maya the Bee Movie have all been nominated for awards at the 8th Asia Pacific Screen Awards, it was announced today.
Charlie's Country was named best film and Rolf de Heer best director at the 2014 Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards presented on Tuesday night.
David Gulpilil gives a bravura performance in Rolf de Heer's powerful new drama according to the first reviews of Charlie's Country, which had its world premiere in Un Certain Regard in Cannes.
Rolf de Heer's Charlie's Country has been selected as the Australian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards.
Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan's 196-minute epic Winter Sleep won the Palme d'Or for best film at the Cannes Film Festival.
Rolf de Heer’s Charlie’s Country got glowing reviews from most Australian film critics, not least for David Gulpilil’s performance for which he was named best actor at the Certain Regard sidebar in Cannes.