Shantae Barnes-Cowan leads the cast of Jub Clerc's debut feature 'Sweet As', about to wrap a five week shoot in Port Hedland, Western Australia.
The world premiere of Goran Stolevski's anticipated sophomore feature, 'Of An Age', will open this year's Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF).
CinefestOZ has unveiled the four finalists for this year's film competition, with Gracie Otto's 'Seriously Red', Matt Nable's 'Transfusion', Jub Clerc's 'Sweet As', and Goran Stolevski's 'Of An Age' to compete for the $100,000 prize.
Actor, writer, producer, and director Richard Roxburgh will chair the jury for this year's CinefestOZ, which this year includes 270 film screenings and events.
Jub Clerc's debut feature 'Sweet As' and Benjamin Millepied's Sydney-shot 'Carmen', produced by Goalpost Pictures, are heading to the Toronto International Film Festival.
'Sweet As', the debut feature from Nyul Nyul/Yawuru filmmaker Jub Clerc, is dubbed "The Breakfast Club meets the outback".
Actress Emma Booth, producer Melissa Kelly, industry all-rounder Meyne Wyatt, international guest Adam Piron, and producer and writer Tony Ayres will join Richard Roxburgh on this year's CinefestOZ jury to determine the winner of the $100,000 film prize.
'Neptune Frost', directed by Anisia Uzeyman and Saul Williams, is the winner of the Melbourne International Film Festival's inaugural Bright Horizons Award, while Jub Clerc won the Blackmagic Design Australian Innovation Award.