Gracie Otto has again charmed audiences at SXSW, receiving praise for her musical comedy 'Seriously Red' following the film's premiere in the Narrative Feature Competition.
Short films 'Two Sands' and 'In Australia' have snared the lion's share of nominations for the WA Screen Culture Awards, recognised across both the innovation and outstanding achievement award categories.
Sydney Film Festival has announced the films to compete for the Documentary Australia Foundation (DAF) Award for Australian Documentary, with a 12-strong line-up to mark the prize's 12th anniversary.
In putting together this year's Melbourne International Film Festival, director Al Cossar was "hoping for the best and planning for utter chaos".
Four female-driven stories on wide-ranging subjects make up the contribution of Rush Films to this year's CinefestOZ program.
Directed by Gracie Otto and produced by Cody Greenwood, 'Under the Volcano' charts the rise and fall of AIR Studios Montserrat, the recording studio at the centre of the pop universe in the 1980s.
Voting for this year's AACTA Awards will look a little different, with the organisation to broaden the voting powers of general members and stagger voting rounds by category throughout the year.
Leah Purcell's 'The Drover’s Wife The Legend of Molly Johnson' and Gracie Otto's documentary 'Under the Volcano' will lead the Australian contingent at next month's South By South West (SXSW) Film Festival.