Justin Kurzel is one of Australia’s finest contemporary filmmakers. His VCA graduate short film was selected for Cannes as was his debut feature, Snowtown where it won a “Special Mention”. His subsequent film, Macbeth screened in Competition at Cannes and was the Closing Night Film. Subsequent features include Assassin’s Creed and his adaptation of Peter Carey’s True History Of The Kelly. In 2021, Nitram his psychological study of mass murderer Martin Bryant screened in Cannes Competition and won Best Actor, and won all 8 AACTA Awards later that year. His most recent feature, The Order starring Jude Law and Nicholas Hoult debuted at the Venice Film Festival in 2024. Last year saw his direct the adaptation of Richard Flanagan’s The Narrow Road To The Deep North for TV starring Jacob Alordi and Ciaran Hinds was Emmy-nominated.