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NewsWarwick Thornton drama ‘The New Boy’, starring Cate Blanchett, wraps production in Australia
Blanchett is among producers on the feature, which has been backed by Fremantle and Screen Australia’s First Nations department.
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NewsSamson And Delilah wins top AWGIE award
Samson And Delilah, written and directed by Warwick Thornton, won the major AWGIE (Australian Writers Guild) Award and the category for original features on Friday night (Aug 28) in Sydney.
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Reviews‘The New Boy’: Cannes Review
Cate Blanchett stars in this spiritual drama about an Indigenous Australian boy’s encounter with Christianity
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NewsScreen Australia backs Thornton, Ayres projects
Screen Australia is to invest in five new feature films, three of which are from the proven directors Warwick Thornton (Samson And Delilah), Tony Ayres (The Home Song Stories) and Kriv Stenders (Red Dog).
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NewsVenice and Toronto hit 'Sweet Country' scores UK deal (exclusive)
Thunderbird preps early 2018 release for Warwick Thornton drama.
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Indigenous film-makers line up To Hell And Back, Samson and Delilah
Australia 's indigenous film-makers are telling their own stories with two features being prepared. Richard Frankland's road movie To Hell and Back finished its six-week shoot in Western Australia last week. Financed by Film Finance Corporation Australia and the local state agency ScreenWest, it has been dubbed the Australian version ...
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FeaturesFour Australian films to tempt festival directors in 2023
Sundance 2023 marks a strong start for Australian filmmakers.
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Reviews'Sweet Country': Venice Review
A ravishing film from Warwick Thornton helps illustrate Australia’s racial divide
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NewsSamson & Delilah continues winning streak at AFI Awards
Warwick Thornton’s Samson & Delilah has proved its critical prowess once again, this time at Australia’s most prestigious awards ceremony, the Australian Film Institute (AFI) Awards, held Dec 12 in Melbourne.
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NewsSamson & Delilah sweeps Australia’s IF Awards
Samson & Delilah, which dramatically illustrates what it can be like to be black, Australian, and living in the desert, took home six of the ten Inside Film Awards given out tonight to features.
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