Benjamin Gilmour’s Afghanistan-set drama Jirga has won the $100,000 best film prize, Australia's richest, at CinfestOZ, surprising the writer-director.
Putuparri and the Rainmakers has won Australia's richest film prize.
Experienced board advisor and corporate lawyer Emma Scotney has been announced as the newest board member of CinefestOz.
Emma Booth has been named an official patron of CinefestOZ, joining other patrons David Wenham, Kelton Pell, Myles Pollard and Barry House.
CinefestOZ film festival has introduced program of Indigenous film and culture as part of this year's festival.
CinefestOZ will be the first Australian film festival to host screenings for live cinema audiences since the easing of restrictions following the COVID-19 pandemic.
When Callan Durlik wrote the character of a media mogul in his romantic comedy The Naked Wanderer, he thought of John Cleese but doubted the Fawlty Towers star would be gettable.
Hugo Weaving named this year's CinefestOZ 2015 Screen Legend.