Look Both Ways to Screen at Cannes Film Festival

FFC congratulates Look Both Ways on Cannes screening

The highly acclaimed film Look Both Ways has been invited to a special screening as part of 45th International Critics Week at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.

Brian Rosen, CEO of the Film Finance Corporation of Australia today congratulated the team who created this film, which has already received awards and accolades from film festivals and audiences around the world.

'Look Both Ways is an Australian film we can all be proud of, producer Bridget Ikin and director/writer Sarah Watt have created a film that resonates with audiences all around the world. This special screening as part of Critics' Week is the culmination of the recognition the film has already received from festivals, critics and audiences,' said Brian Rosen today.

Look Both Ways was supported by the FFC through marketplace investment, prior to the changes in the funding models in July 2004 other investors were the SAFC, Adelaide Film Festival, SBSi and Film Victoria.

Look Both Ways has been invited to screen as the FIPRESCI (International Federation of Film Critics) Revelation of the Year, a special screening for a film which has won a FIPRESCI award in recent times.

Other awards received by Look Both Ways are:

* Discovery Award: Toronto Film Festival, 2005
* FIPRESCI Award, Brisbane film Festival, 2005
* 4 AFI Awards, 2005: Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor (Tony Hayes)
* 5 Film Critics Circle awards, 2005: Best Film, Director, Actor (William McInnes), Screenplay, Editing
* 3 IF Awards, 2005: Best Director, Screenplay, Editing
* Most Popular Film: Adelaide Film Festival, 2005; Brisbane Film Festival, 2005; Australian Film Festival, London 2006
* Best Screenplay: Mar del Plata Film Festival, 2006Best Actress (Justine Clarke): Mar del Plata Film Festival, 2006
* Critics Award: Rotterdam Film Festival 2006
* Critics Award: NatFilm Festival (Denmark) 2006