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Berlin 2017 – True Blue, Emo, Mayonnaise and Casting JonBenet

The Berlinale's peculiar affair with Australian cinema continues in 2017, with a single film on the main program but honour in the young people's festival.

16 Jan 2017 12:00

David Tiley

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Image: still from the original short film for Emo the Musical, which opened at Berlin in 2014.

Kitty Green’s documentary Casting JonBenet is going from Sundance to the Berlin Film Festival to grace the Panorama program. This is great news but it is the sole Australian appearance in the conventional adult festival, barring late additions. National ownership is shared with the US as it was produced by Green with James Schamus and Scott Macaulay.

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David Tiley

David Tiley was the Editor of Screenhub from 2005 until he became Content Lead for Film in 2021 with a special interest in policy. He is a writer in screen media with a long career in educational programs, documentary, and government funding, with a side order in script editing. He values curiosity, humour and objectivity in support of Australian visions and the art of storytelling.