CinefestOZ

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CinefestOZ
CineFestOzFilmFestivalLogo.png
LocationSouth West region,
Western Australia
Founded2008; 14 years ago (2008)
Websitecinefestoz.com Edit this at Wikidata

CinefestOZ is an annual film festival that takes place over five days in the South West region of Western Australia. IndigifestOZ is a section of the festival devoted to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander filmmakers. The CinefestOZ Film Prize of A$100,000 is the richest film prize in the country.

History[]

The CinefestOZ film festival was founded in 2008 by David Barton and Helen Shervington, "as a cultural celebration of the French bicentenary of Antipodean exploration of the South West corner of Western Australia". The opening film at the inaugural festival was the highly-acclaimed Australian film Black Balloon.[1]

The festival has staged IndigifestOZ since 2015, which provides a showcase for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander filmmakers.[1]

Description[]

The events are staged in Busselton, the Margaret River wine region,[2] Bunbury,[3] Dunsborough,[4] and Augusta.[5] The festival showcases Australian and French films, and awards the CinefestOZ Film Prize of $100,000AUD, to feature films and documentaries first screened in Western Australia.[5] The CinefestOZ prize is the largest cash film prize in Australia, and one of the largest in the world.[4][6]

Recent activities[]

The 2021 festival was the 14th edition, taking place from 25 to 29 August 2021.[7] The feature documentary film Under the Volcano, produced by WA producer [3] and directed by Gracie Otto, had its Australian premiere at the festival,[8] while , a film about a Nigerian refugee struggling to integrate into Australian society by Australian filmmaker , had its world premiere.[9][10]

The Australian drama film Nitram, based on the 1996 Port Arthur massacre, won the 2021 Film Prize.[6][11]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Festival History". CinefestOZ Film Festival (in Bosnian). Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  2. ^ "The Festival". CinefestOZ Film Festival. 25 October 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  3. ^ a b "CinefestOZ 2021 kicks off to sold out crowds". CinefestOZ Film Festival. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Geographe French Australian Festivals Incorporated: CinefestOZ". Screen Australia. 23 April 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  5. ^ a b Keating, Rebecca (26 August 2021). "Every reason you need to go to CinefestOZ Film Festival in magical Margaret River". Urban List. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  6. ^ a b "'Nitram' Claims First Prize At in-Person CinefestOZ Festival". Variety. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Program". CinefestOZ Film Festival. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  8. ^ "Under the Volcano". Rush. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  9. ^ "Genna Chanelle Hayes Film Akoni to Have World Premiere at CinefestOZ, Augusta". The Curb. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  10. ^ Keast, Jackie (25 August 2021). "Genna Chanelle Hayes' 'Akoni' is an indie labour of love". IF Magazine. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  11. ^ O'Shea, Ben (28 August 2021). "Martin Bryant film Nitram wins $100,000 CinefestOZ prize as WA premiere screens in Busselton". PerthNow. Retrieved 2 September 2021.

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