The first feature film produced by the newly created South Australian Film Corporation (SAFC), the critically acclaimed Sunday Too Far Away heralded an auspicious start for the screen industry in South Australia and indeed the nation. Starring legendary Australian actor Jack Thompson, the box office hit about the struggles of itinerant sheep shearers in the Outback in the 1950s spearheaded what came to be known as the “Australian New Wave” of cinema and established the SAFC as a nationally acknowledged model for emulation by other states. Winner – Australian Film Institute (AFI) Award for Best Film Winner – Australian Film Institute (AFI) Award for Best Actor (Jack Thompson) Winner – Australian Film Institute (AFI) Award for Best Supporting Actor (Reg Lye) Winner – Australian Writers’ Guild AWGIE Award for Feature Film Winner – Taormina International Film Festival Golden Charybdis Award Selected for Cannes Film Festival Director’s Fortnight