News — Australian Film

THE NIGHTINGALE WINS BEST FILM ROLF DE HEER HONOURED WITH CAREER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD 2019 FCCA AWARDS FOR AUSTRALIAN FILM   Help us continue to cover more Asian and Martial Art films by making a donation to Neo Film Blog below. The Nightingale, producers Kristina Ceyton, Steve Hutensky, Jennifer Kent, Bruna Papandrea, was announced as Best Film by Film Critics Circle of Australia in their annual Awards for Australian Film, presented on Monday night. The film’s star Aisling Franciosi was awarded the Best Actress Award.   David Michôd was presented with the Universal Pictures Award for Best Director for The King, while Joel Edgerton picked up the Best Actor Supporting Role Award. Together, Michôd...

Boy Erased (2018) - USA / Australia Reviewed by Andrew Chan (Film Critics Circle of Australia) Help us continue to cover more Asian and Martial Art films by making a donation to Neo Film Blog below.   What impressed me the most in “Boy Erased” is the fact that Director Joel Edgerton manages to banishes the cruelty of  “conversion therapy” and whilst also providing an extremely human story about coming to terms of ones’s sexuality.  The film poses tough questions on following faith blindly and the controversy around “conversion therapy” on the LGBT community and society in general. We get outstanding performances by...