In her second year of programming the Sydney Film Festival, Clare Stewart is seeing a redefinition of what it means to be Australian, with yesterday�s festival launch revealing a broad range of local films in the program.
The new short film from Sydney director Platon Theodoris, focusing on and starring the Muslim youth of Western Sydney suburb Lakemba, has been selected to screen at the London Film Festival in October.
After screening at the recent film festivals in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, Australian feature drama Men's Group will premiere at the prestigious Sydney Theatre on September 18 to launch its theatrical season.
Vincent Ward's new feature Rain Of The Children has been selected for two competitions: at the Hawaii Film Festival and the Chicago Film Festival.
Sydney Film Festival has announced that Rolf de Heer will take the helm as Jury President for the Sydney Film Festival's Official Competition in June 2009.
The second directorial effort by Matthew Newton, Three Blind Mice, has picked up the FIPRESCI International Critics Prize at the London Film Festival.
Significant changes have been made to the 2009 Sydney Film Festival's Australian Short Film Competition
Haunting makes strong debut, Beautiful Kate, Subdivision, change release dates, and Sydney Film Festival cuts back.