Over the weekend CinefestOZ announced Jasper Jones, Spin Out, Girl Asleep and The Death and Life of Otto Bloom as the finalists for its $100,000 film prize.
Putuparri and the Rainmakers has won Australia's richest film prize.
Academy Award nominated screenwriter Jan Sardi will be among a host of industry representatives who will attend next week’s CinéfestOZ Film Festival in the South West of Western Australia as a guest of ScreenWest.
CinefestOZ film festival has introduced program of Indigenous film and culture as part of this year's festival.
Hugo Weaving named this year's CinefestOZ 2015 Screen Legend.
Five Aussie films will vie for the $100,000 CinefestOZ Film Prize, with two of the entries to have their Australian premiere at the Festival in August.
Entries are now open for the CinéfestOZ Film Prize for a feature length Australian film which will be awarded during the festival, 26 – 30 August, in the Margaret River region.