The 17th annual CinefestOZ Film Festival promises to thrill and delight film enthusiasts again this August and September, with many movie premiers and film-prize finalists set to be screened at venues throughout the Margaret River Region.
The festival’s jam-packed nine-day program for 2024 showcases everything there is to love about Australian film and some of the region’s best food and wine through a series of glittering red-carpet events and unique in-conversation dining experiences with the filmmakers. Early Bird tickets are now available, with the full program launching on 17 July.
At the heart of the festival is the coveted CinefestOZ Film Prize which recognises excellence in Australian film and bestows Australia’s largest film prize ($100,000AUD) and the 2024 finalists feature four dramatically different Australian films.
In this year’s running is hilarious new family comedy Runt, written by Craig Silvey, directed by John Sheedy and starring Celeste Barber, Jai Courtney and Jack Thompson; animated drama Memoir of a Snail, by Oscar-winning director Adam Elliot and featuring the voices of Sarah Snook, Eric Bana and Jackie Weaver; dark comedy Audrey, by director Natalie Bailey with actors Jackie van Beek and Jeremy Lindsay Taylor; and the thought-provoking, Indigenous horror The Moogai by director Jon Bell and starring Shari Sebbens and Meyne Wyatt.
