Young Australian actor Nicholas Hamilton flies to the US on Sunday in preparation for his very first Sundance Film Festival.
Film is definitely 'taking place' here at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival
Mary and Max, the animated feature by the Oscar-winning team of writer/director Adam Elliot and producer Melanie Coombs has been selected to open the 2009 Sundance Film Festival.
The 2009 Sundance Film Festival will feature six Australian screen productions including four shorts and an installation piece. The festival opens January 15 with the previously announced Australian feature, Mary and Max.
Australian artist Lynette Wallworth is an exciting addition to the list of Australian filmmakers whose work will be featured at the Sundance Film Festival this week.
Mary and Max will screen alongside five Australian shorts at the 59th Berlin International Film Festival in February.
Adam Elliot's long-awaited debut feature Mary and Max has screened and the first reviews are in, with critics describing it as a high-end claymation drama with strong doses of humor and quirkiness.
Julius Avery's short film Jerrycan was awarded an Honourable Mention at this year's Sundance Film Festival.