Bruce Beresford is attached to direct a US drama about a dying man who arranges for an African-American cook to prepare meals for his girlfriend and her daughter when he passes.
Filmmakers have until 6 June 2014 to enter the inaugural CinéfestOZ Film Prize, a $100,000 award open to Australian feature films that meet eligibility criteria.
Western Australia will be home to Australia's richest film prize next year with CinefestOZ offering a new $100,000 prize for an Australian feature film as part of its 2014 program.
Screen Australia today announced funding for film festivals and special events across the country, representing $2.7million in support for Australian screen culture over the next three years.
'Satellite Boy' to be presented to students as part of the Cine-snaps, CinefestOZ Program for Schools
CinefestOZ provides a great opportunity for young students to try their hand at filmmaking.
The festival attracted over 10,000 attendances across 62 sessions
Australian actress Emma Booth will walk the red carpet at the CinefestOZ film festival's opening night on Wednesday, 22 August.