The finalists for the CinefestOZ Short Film competition have been announced ahead of the festival later this month, with 17 titles competing across eight categories.
Four female-driven stories on wide-ranging subjects make up the contribution of Rush Films to this year's CinefestOZ program.
Komixx Entertainment is producing a pilot for a new young adult drama based on the experiences of Aboriginal elder Aden Eades, the uncle of filmmaker, actress and radio personality Karla Hart.
Kodie Bedford, Debbie Carmody, Jub Clerc, Kelli Cross, Karla Hart, Chantelle Murray, Ngaire Pigram and Mitch Torres are the eight writer-directors who will helm 'RED', the feature anthology from Pink Pepper, Ramu Productions and Brown Sugar Apple Grunt, which will explore the theme of missing Indigenous women.