From The Babadook director Jennifer Kent’s new thriller to Willem Dafoe as Vincent Van Gogh, here are 10 must-sees on this year’s programFor a long time, the question of which film festivals in Australia were the most important and prestigious could be answered simply: the big ones in Melbourne or Sydney.
In recent years, however, under the tenure of Amanda Duthie, the Adelaide film festival has more than held its own – making the gong for Australia’s best film festival very much a three-way race.Adelaide’s 2018 program is the most exciting of any festival this year for Australian content.
A whopping 44% of the films are Australian, with 22 created in South Australia.
From the new film by the director of The Babadook to a bizarre underwater live art performance, here are 10 events to attend at the festival, which runs from 10 until 21 October.
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