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A Parachute Falling in Siberia
Short film
Director:
Ian Meadows
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A sense of disconnect, reflected in the parallel narratives of two cosmonauts returning to earth, haunts this story of a couple facing their last moments together.
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Bad Language
Short film
Director:
Viron Papadopoulos
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Bill makes an unusual bet with the fractious regulars at his uncle's suburban Kafenois (a men's club, café and gambling den all in one) and words fly in more than one language.
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Cane Toads: The Conquest
Documentary
Director:
Mark Lewis
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Mark Lewis traces the devastating migration of these amphibian invaders.
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Caught Inside
Feature film/animation
Director:
Adam Blaiklock
Starring:
Ben Oxenbould, Daisy Betts, Sam Lyndon, Simon Lyndon, Peter Phelps, Leeanna Walsman and Harry Cook
NominatedActor:
Ben Oxenbould
Nominated Actress:
Daisy Betts
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When a tight-knit group of surfers venture to a secluded island paradise on the 'surfari' of their lives, they make the mistake of bringing the one thing that can tear them apart. A beautiful young woman.
As tensions boil over and friendships fall to the side, a monster emerges from within the most revered and feared amongst them. A monster who will turn the dream vacation into a nightmare fight for survival.
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Complicity
Short film
Director:
Nicholas Hope
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An erotically charged marriage. A beautiful house. A solid income. Sometimes, living a lie is the easiest option.
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Deeper Than Yesterday
Short film
Director:
Ariel Kleiman
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The crewmen in the claustrophobic world of a submerged submarine are confounded by a miracle at sea. Their reaction to it will determine if they are decent men or savages.
Selected for Critics' Week at Cannes this year, this original drama focuses on a group of submariners who've been underwater for three months and whose humanity is beginning to fracture.
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Drive
Documentary
Director:
Bronwyn Purvis, Telen Rodwell
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Drive examines the relationship between men and their cars - and the impact of their love of speed on family and community.
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Eye
Documentary
Director:
Andy Canny, Donna McCrum
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Bindi Cole travels from her Melbourne home to the far north of Australia to document the beautiful transgender 'Sistergirls' of the Tiwi Islands.
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Glenn Owen Dodds
Short film
Director:
Frazer Bailey
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G.O.D spells Glenn Owen Dodds and this deity isn't quite what we've been led to believe.
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How to Lose Weight in 60 Seconds
Short animation
Director:
Dave Carter
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Don't miss this very valuable advice from a little red creature.
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Indonesia Calling: Joris Ivens in Australia
Documentary
Director:
John Hughes
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“Our documentary history shouldn’t be forgotten.” – filmmaker John Hughes. In 1946 celebrated Dutch documentarian Joris Ivens defied his government and released a radical film supporting Indonesian independence. This feature documentary revisits Australia’s early relationship to its northern neighbour, and the impact of this small film on emerging Australian film culture.
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Little Sparrows
Feature film/animation
Director:
Yu-Hsiu Camille Chen
Starring:
Nicola Bartlett, James Hagan, Nina Deasley
NominatedActor:
James Hagan
Nominated Actress:
Nicola Bartlett
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This nuanced, heartrending independent feature traces the emotional lives of three sisters whose mother is dying of cancer.
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Mind
Documentary
Director:
Emma Crimmings
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An exploration of the nature of identity: from an early age, award-winning writer Tom Cho thought he was different and knew he didn't match his mother's expectations of a good daughter.
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New Beijing: Reinventing a City
Documentary
Director:
Georgia Wallace-Crabbe
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A fascinating record of the changing face of Beijing - the demolition of the old and the construction of the new.
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Pop
Short film
Director:
Tobias Andersson
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When a young boy reluctantly joins his father on a rabbit hunt deep in the Snowy Mountains, their relationship is put to the test
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Red Hill
Feature film/animation
Director:
Patrick Hughes
Starring:
Ryan Kwanten, Steve Bisley, Tommy Lewis, Claire van der Bloom
NominatedActor:
Ryan Kwanten
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A young city cop moves to the country with his pregnant wife for some peace and quiet only to be thwarted on his first day when an escaped convict goes on a rampage.
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South Solitary
Feature film/animation
Director:
Shirley Barrett
Starring:
Miranda Otto, Barry Otto and Marton Csokas
NominatedActor:
Marton Csokas
Nominated Actress:
Miranda Otto
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Meredith arrives on a remote island with her cantankerous Uncle who is charged with improving the performance of its resident lighthouse keepers.
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Strange Birds in Paradise
Documentary
Director:
Charlie Hill-Smith
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Director Charlie Hill-Smith embarks on a journey through the culture and complex history of West Papua, jamming with exiled musicians in musicologist Dave Bridie's Melbourne studio.
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Suburbia
Short film
Director:
Antonio Oreña-Barlin
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Based on true events, an unsettling tale from the urban sprawl starring Don Hany as a man trying to make sense of what he's heard and seen
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The Adjustable Cosmos
Short animation
Director:
Adam Duncan
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A fantastical adventure played out in a jewelled cosmos housed inside a great crystal sphere.
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The Kiss
Short film
Director:
Ashlee Page
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On a hot summer's night, two girls, fueled by hormones and alcohol, take a leap that will change their lives.
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The Lost Thing
Short animation
Director:
Shaun Tan, Andrew Ruhemann
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In a world of rivets and drabness, a boy befriends a fantastical red creature that appears to be totatally lost: based on writer-director Tan's prize-winning children's book.
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The Loved Ones
Feature film/animation
Director:
Sean Byrne
Starring:
Xavier Samuel, Robin McLeavy, John Brumpton
NominatedActor:
Xavier Samuel
Nominated Actress:
Robin McLeavy
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Brent (Xavier Samuel) has never recovered from the night of the car crash that killed his father; the crash that he was responsible for. His only solace is his loving girlfriend Holly (Victoria Thaine).
But there’s another girl who yearns to comfort Brent, the quietest girl in school Lola (Robin McLeavy), and when he turns down her invitation to the prom he enters a nightmare beyond imagining.
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The Snowman
Documentary
Director:
Juliet Lamont
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A poignant story about the filmmaker's search for the truth behind her father's mental collapse.
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The Tree
Feature film/animation
Director:
Julie Berucelli
Starring:
Charlotte Gainsbourg, Marton Csokas, Morgana Davies
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After the sudden death of her father, 8-year-old Simone shares a secret with her mother Dawn She's convinced her father whispers to her through the leaves of her favourite tree and he's come back to protect them.
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The Waiting City
Feature film/animation
Director:
Claire McCarthy
Starring:
Radha Mitchell, Joel Edgerton, Isabel Lucas
NominatedActor:
Joel Edgerton
Nominated Actress:
Radha Mitchell
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Fiona and Ben arrive in India expecting to end the long wait for their adopted child Lakshmi only to encounter bureaucratic hitches that further delay the much anticipated union.
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Three Boys Dreaming
Documentary
Director:
Michael Cordell
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In 2005, Australia's best young indigenous AFL players attended a Melbourne talent camp. Michael Cordell follows three boys over three years, as they struggle to keep their dreams alive.
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Wasted on the Young
Feature film/animation
Director:
Ben C. Lucas
Starring:
Adelaide Clemens, Alex Russell, Oliver Ackland
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Set in an elite high school where social hierarchies are rigorously enforced, Zack is the ruler of cool and his half brother Darren is a geek-boy misfit tenuously connect to the clique through his position on the swim team.
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