Bittersweet comedy 'Babyteeth' has swept this year's AACTA Awards, picking up seven prizes at Monday's ceremony including Best Film and Best Direction for debut filmmaker Shannon Murphy.
Alternate content releases 'Koko: A Red Dog Story', 'Standing Up for Sunny' and 'A Boy Called Sailboat' premiered in Australian cinemas last weekend, together with the conventionally-released 'Kairos'.
"Don't adapt and change cultural differences: some projects lose their originality because they are designed for world platforms or global deals."
'Standing up for Sunny' follows an isolated guy with cerebral palsy who is railroaded into helping an unassertive comedienne, and finds love and acceptance through standup comedy.
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).