News.com.au (Free subscription) | 05/26/2008
A FRENCH film about an inspired teacher in a tough urban school has won the Palme d'Or top prize at Cannes, the first homegrown movie in 21 years to claim the coveted award.
News.com.au (Free subscription) | 05/25/2008
A YOUNG Australian director has won the second highest award in Cannes for short films with his portrayal of restless teenagers in rural Victoria.
Filmmaker Magazine: Blog (Free subscription) | 05/25/2008
Indiewire has the winners of the 2008 Cannes Film Festival, and there are surprises all around. First, the Stateside scuttlebutt that Soderbergh's Che would be awarded the Palme d'Or was wrong. Benicio del Toro won the Best Actor award for the film, but the festival's top honor went to Laurent Cantet's Entre Les Murs ("The Class"), the latest from the director of Human Resources and Vers le Sud
WorkAtHome (Free subscription) | 05/17/2008
When Australian filmmaker Julius Avery learnt his short movie Jerrycan was picked to compete at Cannes, he walked into his backyard and started yelling.
Net News Publisher (Free subscription) | 04/28/2008
My Rabit Hoppy, written and directed by Anthony Lucas, and Jerrycan, written and directed by Julius Avery, will screen in the Shorts Competition as part of the Official Selection at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival. My Rabit Hoppy tells the story of a school project about a pet rabbit that goes horribly wrong. It is the [...]
