Ukraine is Not a Brothel, Australian director Kitty Green's debut documentary on the country's topless feminist movement Femen, caused a stir at its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival.
The 61st Sydney Film Festival today announced 32 films to be featured in this year's event (June 4-15) in advance of the full program launch on May 7.
Kitty Green’s debut feature documentary Ukraine is not a Brothel will make its Australian premiere at the Sydney Film Festival this month after making headlines in Venice last year.
Kitty Green's The Face of Ukraine: Casting Oksana Baiu has won the jury award for best non-fiction short at the Sundance Film Festival.
The Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC) has opened applications for its ACCESS early career program, with 'Casting JonBenet' and 'Ukraine is not a Brothel' director Kitty Green to be among the mentors.
The Australian presence at the Berlin International Film Festival has been bolstered with the selection of the shorts Elders, Grevillea and The Flame in the Generation program and Girl and Body in
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In a further sign of consolidation among independent distributors, Rialto Distribution has closed its Sydney office while continuing to book films into Australian cinemas via its Auckland headquarters.
Kriv Stenders' feature documentary on motor racing legend Peter Brock, 'Brock: Over the Top' will start to roll out in cinemas on Thursday before its Premium VOD release on July 3.