In documentary 'Rachel's Farm', actor and director Rachel Ward sets out to regenerate her northern NSW beef farm, with the help of experts and neighbours.
Writer-director Rachel Ward's comedy/drama 'Palm Beach' will begin shooting in Sydney from next week, with Richard E. Grant joining the cast.
Australian directors Gillian Armstrong, Rowan Woods, Greg McLean, Peter Andrikidis and Rachel Ward has been announced as speakers at the Australian Directors Guild (ADG) Conference in September.
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).
Two Aussie films, Mirrah Foulkes' 'Judy & Punch' and Ben Lawrence's 'Hearts and Bones', will be among the 12 features in official competition at this year’s Sydney Film Festival (SFF).
Rachel Ward’s most recent role? Farmhand. After ecological despair following the Black Summer fires, the director rolled up her sleeves to learn about regenerative agriculture, as tracked in documentary 'Rachel’s Farm'. Ward and producer Bettina Dalton talk to IF.
Owen Trevor's 'GO!', John Sheedy's 'H is for Happiness', Ben Lawrence's 'Hearts and Bones', Mirrah Foulkes' 'Judy & Punch' and Paul Ireland's 'Measure for Measure' will compete for Australia’s biggest film prize.