Curious has snapped up five titles at the Cannes film festival/market including A Touch of Sin, an expose of rampant corruption and exploitation in mainland China.
Festival accolades have translated to a significant commercial deal for first-time director Kim Mordaunt's Laos-set feature The Rocket, which will be released in US cinemas nationwide in the northern autumn.
Australian feature The Rocket has triumphed at the TriBeca Film Festival in New York, winning Best Narrative Feature, Audience Awards and Best Actor.
Australian films have continued their strong performance at the Berlin Film Festival thanks to The Rocket, Satellite Boy and The Amber Amulet.
A boy who is believed to bring bad luck leads his family and a couple of ragged misfits through Laos to find a new home.
The two Australian features have been selected for Berlin's Generation program
The state agency has invested in The Rocket, Rake, Mabo, Redfern Now, Sundowner, Dripping in Chocolate, Make Hummus not War, First Footprints