Maryanne Redpath, Director of the Generation section and official delegate for the Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) will visit Australia this month to view new Australian feature films for consideration for the 2014 festival.
Australian films have continued their strong performance at the Berlin Film Festival thanks to The Rocket, Satellite Boy and The Amber Amulet.
Screen Australia and the WA government have announced plans to invest in Drift, while the national agency has also backed indigenous feature Satellite Boy
Catriona McKenzie's Satellite Boy has won the best feature drama prize at the imagineNATIVE Film Media Arts Festival in Toronto.
Zombies stalked Australian cinemas last weekend as World War Z topped the chart, raking in a juicy $6 million plus about $80,000 in previews.
Satellite Boy follows Pete, a 12 year-old Aboriginal boy who lives with his elderly grandfather, Old Jagamarra, played by David Gulpilil
'Satellite Boy' to be presented to students as part of the Cine-snaps, CinefestOZ Program for Schools
The two Australian features have been selected for Berlin's Generation program