CinefestOZ sets the program with Richard Roxburgh as the Jury Head

CinefestOZ, the boutique West Australian film festival, has announced its 2022 programme with 270 films screenings and other events.

In its 15th edition, the six day destination film festival will be held from Aug. 23-28, 2022 across 35 locations in Western Australia’s South West, famous as a top wine producing region.

Richard Roxburgh, a veteran actor ( “Moulin Rouge,” “Elvis”As chair of the Jury, ) was chosen to be the winner of the A$100,000. (or $65,000) prize for best Australian feature movie or feature-length documentary.

Competing for the prize is director Gracie Otto’s feature film debut “Seriously Red” (which screened at SXSW earlier this year) which stars the film’s writer Krew Boylan as a Dolly Parton impersonator. Rose Byrne, Bobby Cannavale and Bobby Cannavale are also featured in the film.

Also included in the competition is: The world premier of “Transfusion,”Matt Nable makes his directorial debut as an actor (“The Dry,” “The Twelve”) and stars Sam Worthington (“Avatar”) as a man who attempts to connect to his young son after a devastating loss; “Sweet As,” the feature film debut of writer-director Jub Clerc set in Western Australia’s Pilbara region; and “Of An Age” by Macedonian born, Australia-based writer-director Goran Stolevski’s (“Won’t Be Alone”). The film, which also appears in the Melbourne festival, is set in the summer of 1999 where an intense romance blossoms between a young Serbian ballroom dancer and his dance partner’s older brother.

“An extraordinary program talks to a diversity of audiences – from laugh-out-loud comedies and compelling dramas, to thought-provoking documentaries about current social and environmental issues, stories that showcase our First Nations people and films that tap into popular culture and music,”Margaret Buswell, CinefestOZ Chair.

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