Roderick MacKay's debut feature 'The Furnace' has been hailed as a compelling, ambitious and meticulously researched exploration of a little-known slice of Australian history following the world premiere at the Venice International Film Festival.
Shannon Murphy's debut feature 'Babyteeth', a bittersweet comedy starring Ben Mendelsohn, Essie Davis, Eliza Scanlen and Toby Wallace, will have its world premiere in official competition at the Venice International Film Festival.
Four Australian feature films selected to screen at the 70th Venice International Film Festival
Sydney Film Festival joins Cannes, Venice, Berlin, Toronto and Sundance in featuring programming in We Are One: A Global Festival, a 10 day free digital film festival produced by Tribeca Film Festival organiser, Tribeca Enterprises.
Toby Wallace's turn as a small-time drug dealer in Shannon Murphy's debut feature 'Babyteeth' has won him the Venice Film Festival's Marcello Mastroianni award for best young actor.
Bat Eyes and Boot are vying for the $500,000 top prize and a chance to develop a project with director Ridley Scott and actor Michael Fassbender
The outcry over Jennifer Kent’s 'The Nightingale' as the only female-directed film among the 21 in official competition at the Venice International Film Festival has not swayed the festival’s director.
Warwick Thornton’s 'Sweet Country' is among the best Australian films to ever grace the Venice Film Festival, according to one of the festival's consultants.