Each of Jane Campion's nine features, a selection of her shorts and a documentary about her life and career will screen at Sydney Film Festival in June as part of a retrospective, Her Way.
Russell Crowe's The Water Diviner is in the running for nine awards from the Film Critics Circle of Australia.
The pop singer will open the show with a performance of her hit song “Fireworkâ€.
The documentary, directed by Sally Aitken and executive produced by Jen Peedom, features the likes of Gillian Armstrong, Eric Bana, Bryan Brown, Russell Crowe, Judy Davis, Nicole Kidman, George Miller, Sam Neill, Geoffrey Rush, Fred Schepisi, War
Critic David Stratton has curated a program of 10 "essential films" directed by Australian female filmmakers for the Sydney Film Festival and the National Film and Sound Archive (NFSA).
All ten films - Mean Streets (1973), Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore (1974), Taxi Driver (1976), New York, New York (1977), Raging Bull (1980), The King Of Comedy (1982), Goodfellas (1990), The Age of Innocence (1993), Casino (1995), The Aviator (2004)
IF asks the former ABC and SBS movie host about his fellow Venice Film Festival jurors and reactions to the documentary 'David Stratton: A Cinematic Life'.
The autobiography from film critic David Stratton was officially launched at the Chauvel Cinema in Sydney last night by Australian novelist and playwright Tom Keneally.