The film industry in Australia is continuing to produce many high quality feature and documentary films. These films reflect, question and challenge how we see ourselves, while simultaneously offering the world a glimpse of contemporary Australia. Their quality showcases Australia as a vibrant, diverse, creative, talented and highly competitive player in every aspect of film production.
Australian actors such as Nicole Kidman, Geoffrey Rush, Cate Blanchett, Russell Crowe, Naomi Watts, Heath Ledger, Toni Collette and Eric Bana have amassed a body of work that has won critical acclaim and commercial success around the world. Australia’s directors, producers, costume designers, writers, cinematographers and animators are attracting growing international attention and many overseas film producers come to Australia to take advantage of the world-class studio facilities, highly-skilled local technical crews and the stunning diversity of the landscape.
The selection of films featured in this year’s Festival provides audiences with the opportunity to sample an interesting and broad cross section of recent Australian cinema.
