Some 34 feature films will compete for nominations for this year's AACTA Awards, and the longlist covers diverse range of titles, from box office earners like 'Top End Wedding' and 'Storm Boy', through to the critically lauded 'The Nightingale' and micro budget indies like 'Suburban Wildlife'.
Sophia Forrest, Alex Williams and Travis Jeffery — all graduates of the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts - will be the ambassadors for this year's CinefestOZ Film Festival.
The Australian films and feature documentaries released in cinemas this year including holdovers collectively have grossed $39.7 million.
As a little girl, Michelle Payne (Teresa Palmer) dreams of the impossible: winning the Melbourne Cup — horse-racing's toughest two-mile race.
The Australian films and feature docs released in cinemas last year, including minor contributions from holdovers, generated more than $40.2 million.
Transmission Films' 'Ride Like A Girl', the directorial debut from Rachel Griffiths, has surpassed expectations, topping the Australian box office on its opening weekend.
Watching the 2015 Melbourne Cup, Rachel Griffiths didn’t initially know there was a female jockey in the race.
Is Todd Phillips’ 'Joker' an enthralling masterpiece or a disturbing and deeply derivative incitement to commit violence? The comic book inspired movie has polarised the critics but audiences in Australia and around the world have voted with their feet.