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WA film The Furnace wins applause at Venice Film Festival – PerthNow
There might have been more empty rows than audience members at the Venice Film Festival on Friday, but that didn’t stop critics raving about The Furnace, a gritty new WA-made film.

There might have been more empty rows than audience members at the COVID-19 version of the Venice Film Festival on Friday night, but that didnt stop the critics raving about The Furnace, a gritty WA-made film about the States colonial history.
Perth director Roderick MacKay secured travel permission from the Federal Government to attend the festival, then endured two weeks of COVID quarantine in Venice, but it was all worth it to be on the red carpet for the world premiere of his film.
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