Warwick Thornton’s period Western 'Sweet Country' took out the Special Jury Prize at Venice Film Festival over the weekend.
Steven McGregor and David Tranter's 'Sweet Country' was named best feature film original screenplay while Yolanda Ramke's 'Cargo' was deemed best feature film adaptation at the Australian Writers’ Guild’s annual AWGIE Awards on Thursday night.
Director Warwick Thornton decided to make his latest documentary 'We Don't Need A Map' following backlash he received when he compared the Southern Cross to a swastika.
“There are some directors, when they come knocking, you essentially go, 'I will play a horse in your movie.’ It doesn’t matter if it’s a small role.”
Warwick Thornton's 'Sweet Country' proved the people's choice at this year's Adelaide Film Festival, with audiences voting it Best Fiction Feature.
As the Australian feature films and feature docs released in cinemas this year have surpassed the calendar 2017 total, exhibitors generally are happy with the diversity of product and the number of titles that have resonated with mainstream audiences.
The remarkable run of critical acclaim for 'Sweet Country' continues.
Filmmaker Warwick Thornton was mentally and physically exhausted last year so he decided to spend a couple of months in isolation on a remote beach on the north-west coast of Western Australia.