🚀Adelaide Film Festival Showcases South Australian Filmmakers at Cannes

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This weekend at the 77th Festival de Cannes in France, a showcase of five South Australian films put the region's filmmakers in the forefront. The Adelaide Film Festival has sent a delegation of ten South Australian filmmakers, including three First Nations filmmakers, to the Festival de Cannes Marché du Film, with the assistance of the Malinauskas Government. At the Adelaide Film Festival Goes to Cannes event, five nearly finished South Australian film projects were showcased to a group of sales agents, investors, programmers, and other market delegates. These fascinating South Australian projects were highlighted by the Adelaide Film Festival's Cannes showcase:

• Lesbian Space Princess: Directed by Emma Hough Hobbs and Leela Varghese, this boundary-breaking animated adventure features sassy humour, a kickass heroine, and a whole lot of girl power. 

• Kangaroo Island: Director Timothy Piper’s captivating family drama is set against the stunning backdrop of Kangaroo Island. 

• With or Without You: Prepare to be touched by this heartwarming story of a mother-daughter bond, directed by Kelly Schilling. 

• The Iron Winter: Director Kasimir Burgess’s powerful documentary of friendship during a deadly Mongolian winter will stay with you long after the credits roll.

• Mockbuster: A thought-provoking exploration of the world of cinema designed to make you laugh, directed by Anthony Frith.

Minister for Arts Andrea Michaels said It is an incredibly exciting and a potentially life changing experience for these 10 South Australian filmmakers to have the opportunity to showcase their films at Festival de Cannes. 

 The event was an incredible opportunity for our local filmmakers to connect with key industry figures and shone an international spotlight on our state’s thriving film scene at the world’s largest film market. Filmmakers participated in a curated roundtable program as well as a series of networking opportunities to assist them to make industry connections that could lead to international distribution deals and screenings at film festivals globally.   

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Adelaide Film Festival Chief Executive Mat Kesting said Supporting the filmmaking community is a key part of Adelaide Film Festival’s strategy and helping to connect South Australian filmmakers to the global market via Adelaide Film Festival’s networks is a way of fast tracking our stories to the world. 

These five works will also be in competition for the inaugural Goes to Cannes Award to be handed out on 20 May, with the recipient set to receive a minimum guarantee of €10,000 (AUD $16,300) towards their project. The AFF x Cannes initiative is funded by the State Government, with the South Australian Film Corporation funding the participation of First Nations South Australian filmmakers.

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