Four CinefestOZ finalists named

Ladies in Black, Jirga, 1% and The Merger have been selected as the four finalists at this year’s CinefestOZ and will go into the running to win Australia’s greatest film prize.

The announcement coincides with the release of CinefestOZ early bird tickets, which go on sale today, with the full film and event program and ticket sales opening on July 26 at cinefestoz.com

This year will be the 11th CinefestOZ Film Festival, with $100,000 to be awarded to the producer of one of the four Australian feature film finalists.

The prize was established to reward excellence in Australian filmmaking.

It is awarded by a five-member industry jury, this year chaired by award-winning Australian screen, television and stage actress Sigrid Thornton.

Each of the four finalists will be screened during CinefestOZ, along with an exciting program of other new Australian and French features, short films, documentaries, industry workshops and related events.

The festival program will present more than 150 film-related events, attracting large audiences over five days.