Awards

Winner of over 25 national / international awards

1988 In Competition
Cannes Film Festival

1988 Grand Prix
Fanta Film Festival

1988 Grand Prix
Munich International Festival of Fantasy Films

1988 Grand Prix
Sitges Fantasy Festival

1989 Grand Prix
Oporto International Film Festival

1989 Best Film and Best Director
Australian Film Institute Awards

A total of 6 awards won

1989 Best Film and Best Director
New Zealand Listener Awards

A total of 11 awards won

Festivals

1988

Cannes International Film Festival
Fanta Film Festival, Rome
Sitges Film Festival, Spain
International Festival of Fantasy Films Munich

1989

Oporto International Film Festival, Portugal