Michael Rowe’s Early Winter, Simon Stone’s The Daughter and Bentley Dean and Martin Butler’s Tanna will be launched internationally at the 72nd Venice International Film Festival in September.
Two Australian-produced films with very different takes on romance have won prizes at the Venice Film Festival and the parallel Venice Days.
Jen Peedom’s Sherpa has won the prize for best documentary at the 59th BFI London Film Festival.
The film premiered at Venice last year and is about to bow Stateside via Lightyear Entertainment, which nabbed the rights in February.
21 years after 'Braveheart' won the top gong, Mel Gibson has been welcomed back into the Academy fold, with 'Hacksaw Ridge' nominated for six Oscars: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (Andrew Garfield), Best Editing (Kiwi John Gilbert), Best Sound E
AACTA has named Martin Butler and Bentley Dean as this year’s recipients of the Byron Kennedy Award, which celebrates innovation and “outstanding creative enterprise” in the screen industry.
Benjamin Gilmour’s Afghanistan-set drama 'Jirga' will carry Australia’s hopes of being nominated for this year’s Best Foreign Language Film Oscar.
The US distributor which released Tanna, Australia's first nominee for the best foreign language film Oscar, has acquired Benjamin Gilmour's Jirga.