John Sheedy's 'Tarneit' has beaten a field of 35 global shorts to become the fourth Australian winner of the Iris Prize.
Sue Thomson's 'Under Cover' follows the plight of ten women as they find themselves too old to be employed, struck down with illness, unable to get back into the workforce, and dealing with the aftermath of difficult breakups and divorce.
Denson Baker was named Australian cinematographer of the year for his work on TVNZ/BBC mini-series 'The Luminaries' at the national Australian Cinematographers Society (ACS) Awards in Canberra this evening.
"When you’ve got a child screaming at your
legs not wanting to be let go as you drop them off to a carer, you need to know why you’re leaving them. For me, that is doing my creative work."
John Sheedy’s ‘Mrs McCutcheon’ and Claire Randall’s ‘Wolfe’ are headed to International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, where they will compete in the children and youth competition.