Justin Kurzel's 'Nitram' has started 2022 with further industry recognition, leading the way in the Film Critics Circle of Australia Award nominations.
With the Sydney market emerging from lockdown, the national box office got a 72 per cent boost last weekend, despite the absence of major new releases.
IF speaks to Dendy Icon group CEO Sharon Strickland, Hayden Orpheum Picture Palace general manager Alex Temesvari, and Palace Cinemas head of marketing Alex Moir about how they have navigated the past few months and what the road ahead looks like.
Director Justin Kurzel's 'Nitram' depicts the events leading up to one of the darkest chapters in Australian history, in an attempt to understand why and how this atrocity occurred.
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.
Justin Kurzel's 'Nitram' has added another award to its festival run, crowned the winner of the $100,000 CinefestOZ film prize on Saturday evening.
Stephen Johnson’s 'High Ground' topped the Film Critics Circle of Australia awards on Monday, winning all five of its nominated categories, including Best Film.
Justin Kurzel's 'Nitram' will premiere in competition at the Cannes Film Festival in July, the first Australian film to do so in a decade.