The premieres of Jennifer Kent's The Nightingale at the Venice International Film Festival

Jennifer Kent's second feature film, The Nightingale that she wrote and directed, has its world premiere in competition at the prestigious film festival, known as a launching pad for the Oscars.

"It's a dream come true for me." Since my childhood, I've always wanted to tell stories and be placed in this kind of company with these filmmakers who are now my colleagues is indescribable, " said Kent The Courier-Mail The jury of the year's competition is directed by Guillermo del Toro, whose film The Shape of Water won the festival last year and won the Oscar for Best Film

The Babadook is the only director among the 21 films announced as part of this year's competition and the # 1 39, one of eight women among the 60 films selected as part of the official selection of the festival.

The Nightingale will be competing against First Man by Damien Chazelle, the director The Land which again made team with Ryan Gosling, as well as films by Alfonso Cuaron and Coen Brothers.

"I feel very disappointed for the female thread" I wish the film to be a triumph in their favor, "said Kent.

" I hope this film will make a difference in how the women are seen in the cinema.This is not a film of chick.It speaks of the feminine and the abuse of the feminine. "

The Nightingale founded in 1825 in Tasmania, follows a young detainee (Aisling Franciosi of the Game of Thrones) to avenge the British officer ( The star of Hunger Games Sam Claflin) which she witnessed killed her family. She uses the services of an aboriginal tracker named Billy (Baykali Ganambarr).

The film, shot in Tasmania in early 2017, was produced jointly by Causeway Films and Bruna Papandrea (19459004) Big Little Lies ). Stories.

Kent, a NIDA graduate, was a resounding success with her first feature film, The Babadook which premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival and was critically acclaimed

. Since that time, Kent has denied a number of lucrative leadership roles, including a meeting with Warner Bros on the direction Wonder Woman to continue writing The Nightingale .

His Selection Comes After Warwick Thornton's acclaimed film Sweet Country which takes place in Alice Springs, won the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival last year.