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Adelaide Film Fest Picks Five Works in Progress for Cannes’ Showcase, With Giant, Drafthouse’s ‘Mockbuster’ Making the Cut (EXCLUSIVE)


Five Australian projects will be pitched at the Marché du Film Adelaide Film Festival Goes to Cannes showcase.

The five works in progress range from queer adult anime, comedic doc, and traditional non-fiction to family dramas, helmed mostly by newcomers, and reflect the dynamic filmmaking community of Southern Australia, set to tempt potential co-financiers in Cannes. “It’s a “comedic, behind-the-scenes documentary making of a B-grade smash, that is both an unashamed celebration of trash cinema and a forensic look at the collision between art and commerce,” says Cameron about the project, due for completion late 2024. Marta Dusseldorp (“Bay of Fires”) and Melina Vidler (“Elvis”) star as a mother and daughter who set off on an unexpected road trip with a stranger from another land (Albert Mwangi), that turns into a journey of love, humour and redemption.

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