Justin Kurzel’s Snowtown has been selected for Cannes Critics’ Week, where it will compete for the Critics’ Week Grand Prize as well as the prestigious Camera d’Or. The Aussie film depicts the Snowtown murders orchestrated by John Bunting, and stars Daniel Henshall and Lucas Pittaway. Kurzel is eligible for the Camera d’Or, awarded only to […]
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Aussie drama Animal Kingdom kills at Sundance
January 29, 2010 
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source: traileraddict.com Samson and Delilah was so 2009. It looks like the next big Australian export will be David Michôd’s crime drama Animal Kingdom, which is getting some rave reviews at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. The film stars James Frecheville as a 17-year-old who must navigate survival amongst a criminal family. It co-stars Guy […]
Continue readingSamson and Delilah makes Oscar shortlist
January 21, 2010 0 Comments
source: incontention.com Warwick Thornton‘s AFI-award winning film Samson and Delilah has inched closer to an Academy Award nomination, having made it onto the shortlist of films eligible for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar. We reported back in September 2009 that the film would be Australia’s official entry into the Best Foreign Language Film category. […]
Continue readingSamson and Delilah sweeps AFI awards
December 14, 2009 0 Comments
source: afi.org The winners of the 2009 Australian Film Institute Awards were announced Saturday night, with favourite Samson and Delilah sweeping the major awards. The acting prizes were shared amongst some of Australia’s favourite actors. Samson and Delilah won seven awards in total, including Best Film, Director, Original Screenplay, Cinematography, Sound as well as the […]
Continue readingSamson and Delilah Oscar ad!
December 10, 2009 0 Comments
source: awardsdaily.com The Samson and Delilah Oscar campaign is in full swing, with the following advertisement appearing in a recent issue of Variety in the U.S. As reported previously, Samson and Delilah will be Australia’s official entry into the Best Foreign Language Film category at the upcoming Academy Awards. It joins Mary and Max as […]
Continue readingBalibo, Samson and Delilah lead AFI nominations
October 28, 2009 3 Comments
source: afi.org.au A great year in local cinema has being capped by the announcement of the 2009 Australian Film Institute Award nominees. Let us know in the comments what flicks you tip for victory! Robert Connelly‘s Balibo, which told the story of the 1975 murder of six Australian journalists killed in East Timor led the […]
Continue readingMao’s Last Dancer breaks box office record
October 7, 2009 0 Comments
source: urbancinefile.com Bruce Beresford‘s latest film Mao’s Last Dancer has broken box office records in Australia since its release last week. The picture claimed an impressive $514,458 on its opening day; the biggest single day gross for an Australian film in 2009. The grosses increased to $3.32 million over the weekend, positioning it to become […]
Continue readingSamson and Delilah enters the Oscar race
September 29, 2009 0 Comments
source: screenaustralia.gov Sleeper-hit Samson and Delilah will be Australia’s official entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the 82nd Annual Academy Awards. Each country is only allowed to submit one film for consideration in this category and Australia has decided to submit Samson and Delilah. The film must be primarily defined by a predominantly non-English […]
Continue readingAnd the Cannes winners are…
May 25, 2009 0 Comments
source: guardian.co.uk Austrian director and frequent Palme D’or bridesmaid Michael Haneke claimed the top prize at this year’s Cannes Film Festival for his black-and-white World War One film The White Ribbon. Michael Haneke, director of Palme D’or winner The White Ribbon. Australian director Warwick Thornton claimed the prestigious Camera D’or for his debut feature Samson […]
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