Source: Variety

Australia looks to have a notable year on the Croisette with the possible inclusions of not only Hillcoat and Dominik, but also Cate Shortland and Rolf de Heer. Shortland’s “Lore,” a drama set in Germany toward the end of WWII, has already been …

Source: Indie Wire

It’s been far too long between drinks for Australian helmer Cate Shortland but her long-awaited sophomore effort, the ambitious German-language post-WWII drama “Lore,” is now gearing up for its unveiling with Music Box Films acquiring the North …

Source: imdb

It’s been a couple of weeks since the French magazine Premiere posted “Cannes 2012: Le buzzomètre,” a list of over 30 films, each of which were assigned a numerical probability of its making the lineup at Cannes this year. Speculation has only grown hotter, of course, with an official announcement slated for April 19; Critics’ Week and the Directors’ Fortnight will follow on April 23 and 24, respectively. “Paris is rife with rumors about who will make it,” reports Fabien Lemercier at Cineuropa. “Several films by ‘big fish’ have not been seen yet, and many who have already shown their film are eagerly awaiting news.”

Source: Film Business Asia

US distributor Music Box Films has pre-bought Australian director Cate Shortland’s upcoming WWII drama Lore (pictured). The film, which is sold internationally by France’s Memento Films, is the story of a girl, who is the daughter of …

Source: Twitch

One supposedly amazing Australian classic I’ve never seen is Somersault, Cate Shortland’s Cannes-baiting debut that helped launch Abbie Cornish and Sam Worthington’s careers. Shortland’s second feature, Lore, looks much more interesting, with a far classier and inspirational female lead to boot.

Coming a whole eight years after Shortland’s 2004 debut, Lore already has the all the hallmarks of another Berlin/Cannes darling. Based on the Booker Prize nominee novel The Dark Room by Rachel Seiffert and filmed in Germany, Lore is set in 1945, just as the German resistance has broken down. As the Allied forces sweep across the Motherland five children embark on a journey which will challenge every notion we have of family, love and friendship. Some beautiful images from the film have been published across the nets…