Thomas M. Wright cheerfully acknowledges he is far better known in the US and the UK than in his native Australia.
The Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) has unveiled the first 30 films on its line-up ahead of the full program launch in July.
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Cate Blanchett continues to remain a frontrunner for the best actress Oscar after bagging the award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama at the 71st annual Golden Globe Awards, held yesterday in Beverly Hills.
Charlotte Nicdao is starring alongside d Oscar winner F. Murray Abraham, Rob McElhenney, Imani Hakim, David Hornsby, Danny Pudi and Jessie Ennis in a comedy series commissioned by Apple
French actress Emmanuelle Beart has been cast alongside Harrison Gilbertson and Rachael Blake in Australian S&M film My Mistress.
The second series begins four years after the first, with Elisabeth Moss' Detective Robin Griffin now working in Sydney.
After co-directing Top of the Lake with Jane Campion, Garth Davis looks set to direct his first feature, Shantaram, for Warner Bros.