Indigenous horror film The Moogai wins the $100,000 CinefestOZ Prize, beating WA's Runt

“The Moogai,” a nightmarish horror film written, directed and produced by First Nations filmmakers, has won the $100,000 grand prize at CinefestOZ, the most valuable award of its kind in Australia. The debut of veteran Indigenous screenwriter Jon Bell (“Cleverman”) is based on his short film of the same name and stars Shari Sebbens (“The … Read more

CinefestOZ 2024: “Muriel’s Wedding” star Rachel Griffiths visits Busselton as jury chair at the film festival

Oscar-nominated Rachel Griffiths will forever be remembered for her role in Australian classic Muriel's Wedding, and now she can add CinefestOZ jury chairmanship to her resume. The West Australian today announced that the Golden Globe-winning star of the acclaimed TV comedy Six Feet Under will visit south-west Western Australia this month for the annual film … Read more