Rolf de Heer’s 'The Survival of Kindness' introduces Mwajemi Hussein in the lead role of BlackWoman, who is abandoned in a cage in the middle of the desert.
A trio of Australian titles — two from ABC and one from SBS — will contend the 61st Rose d'Or Awards this month, having been selected from more than 750 international entries.
Australian titles have featured heavily in the shortlist for the 61st annual Rose d’Or Awards, with 15 locally made programs up for consideration.
The Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC) has revealed the nominees for next month's awards, while announcing screen journalist David Tiley as the winner of the Stanley Hawes Award for 2022.
High-profile talent on both sides of camera punctuate the four feature films, three television dramas, and one virtual reality project that will share in more than $6.5 million of production funding from Screen Australia.
From 'Walkabout', 'Storm Boy', 'Crocodile Dundee' and 'Rabbit Proof Fence', to 'Australia', 'The Proposition' and 'Charlie's Country', the work of David Gulpilil forms a throughline in Australian modern cinema. Knowing that his career has touched Australians across generations, distributor ABCG Films wanted to ensure documentary 'My Name Is Gulpilil' was accessible and could reach audiences across the country.
Integral to the telling of so many screen stories, David Gulpilil, now nearing the end of his life, generously shares his own story in 'My Name is Gulpilil'.