- Toronto International Film Festival- Discovery Program 2018
Nominated for the Grolsch People’s Choice Awards - Adelaide Film Festival 2018
Nominated University of SA Feature Fiction Competition - Hawaii International Film Festival 2018- Pacific Showcase
Nominated for a NETPAC Award for Best Asian Pacific Film - Gold Coast Film Festival 2019
Winner of the PKF Best Australian Independent Film Award- Peer Award - 59th Zlin Children’s Film Festival, Czech Republic 2019
- Sydney Film Festival 2019
- Vision Splendid Film Festival, Winton 2019
- Melbourne International Film
Nominated for the Age Critics Award - Cine Fest OZ Film Festival 2019
- Darwin International Film Festival 2019
- Brisbane International Film Festival 2019
- Heart of Gold Film Festival 2019
- MICHEL Kinder und Jugend Filmfest Hamburg 2019
Nominated for Michel Award for Best Children’s Film - 43rd São Paulo International Film Festival 2019, Brazil
- Cine Magic Belfast International Film & TV Festival for Young People 2019
- CASA Asian Film Festival Barcelona 2019
- North Western Film Festival 2019, Inverell NSW
- 37. Ale Kino International Film Festival for Young Audiences 2019, Poznan, Poland
- Cine Junior Film Festival 2020, Paris, France
- Festival Sinema Australian Indonesia 2020, Jakarta & Lombok, Indonesia
- The Melbourne Women in Film Festival 2020, Australia
COMMENTS:
The film is so beautifully made – deceptively simple and yet with so many resonant layers of
meaning. The photography is beautiful, and the script is spare, making every word
meaningful. Rhae-Kye Waites as Gem is amazing – I’ve not been able to get her performance
out of my mind.
-Jane Schoettle, International Programmer, Toronto International Film Festival
Emu Runner is an incredibly special and multi-layered film. At its surface, it is a
heartwarming and gentle family film with the infectiously charming new young talent in
Rhae-Kye Waites, while providing an insightful commentary on contemporary Australia and
the disconnect between the hearts of community and the impassionate mechanics of
bureaucracy.
-Amanda Duthie, 2018 Adelaide Film Festival CEO and Artistic Director