Australian Academy announces feature films in competition, Best Feature Length Documentary nominees

AACTA 2017

The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) today announced the nominees for Best Feature Length Documentary as well as the feature films in competition for this year’s AACTA Awards – Australia’s highest screen accolade.

Best Feature Length Documentary: CASTING JONBENÉTDAVID STRATTON: A CINEMATIC LIFEDEEP WATER: THE REAL STORYWHITELEY and ZACH’S CEREMONY. It’s encouraging to see that a record-breaking 35 films were longlisted for competition this year, speaking to the proliferation of local films on the scene.

The full list of feature films in competition are: 

 
HOUNDS OF LOVE
JASPER JONES
JUNGLE
KILLING GROUND
THE LEGEND OF BEN HALL
THE LEGO® BATMAN MOVIE
LION
ONE LESS GOD
THE OSIRIS CHILD: SCIENCE FICTION VOLUME ONE
RED DOG: TRUE BLUE
RIP TIDE
SKIN DEEP
THE SPACE BETWEEN
THAT’S NOT ME
THREE SUMMERS
WHAT IF IT WORKS?
ZELOS