Essie Davis and Leah Purcell will battle it out in the best performance by an actress category at next month's Asia Pacific Screen Awards, while 'Nitram' lead Caleb Landry Jones and Australian/Afghan film 'When Pomegranates Howl' are also among the nominees.
In Gaysorn Thavat's debut feature 'The Justice of Bunny King' Essie Davis plays the titular role, a woman whose children are taken into foster care.
The global perspective of Australian filmmakers will be on show at next month's Revelation Perth International Film Festival, which carries the theme of Distant but Connected.
Essie Davis has been cast in the titular role in New Zealand film 'The Justice of Bunny King'.