Toni Collette's directorial debut, an animated series based on 'The Sapphires' and a Shakespeare-inspired anthology are among the 42 projects to recently share in $1.4 million of development funding from Screen Australia.
Sydney Film Festival today announced the 10 shorts to compete in the Dendy Awards for Australian Short Films, including Jon Bell's SXSW-winner 'The Moogai' and Nash Edgerton's follow-up to 'Bear' and 'Spider' - 'Shark', starring himself and Rose Byrne.
Thomas M Wright's crime thriller 'The Stranger' was added to the Australian contingent for next month's Cannes Film Festival on Thursday, alongside Baz Luhrmann's 'Elvis' and George Miller's 'Three Thousand Years of Longing'.
Melbourne International Film Festival returns to metro cinemas with a bumper program, and 70th anniversary celebrations that include a major retrospective and cinematic homages to the festival from Ivan Sen, Justin Kurzel and Soda Jerk.
Thomas M Wright’s Cannes Un Certain Regard selection 'The Stranger' will premiere globally on Netflix in October following a theatrical release in Australia.
Following on from its respective world and Australia premieres at the Cannes Film Festival and the Melbourne International Film Festival, writer-director Thomas M. Wright's 'The Stranger' will premiere on Netflix October 19 following a two week theatrical release.
'Blaze', 'How To Please A Woman', 'Sissy' and 'Sweet As' will contend for the best original feature prize at this year’s AWGIE Awards, while 'Mrs Harris Goes to Paris', 'The Stranger' and 'The Drover's Wife The Legend of Molly Johnson' are up for the adapted gong. 'The Newsreader' leads in television with two nominations alongside 'Total Control', 'Firebite', 'Bump' and 'Heartbreak High'.
Thomas M Wright details the challenges involved with the production of his sophomore film, 'The Stranger'.