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Lyrebird in Lithuania: Finalist award at WIIFF
The Message of the Lyrebird was awarded in the top 10 films at the 8th Annual Wolves Independent International Film Festival, Utena – Lithuania.

Award-winning film showing in Kangaroo Valley (Kangaroo Valley Voice)
Kangaroo Valley will now join in the amazement and learnings of The Message of the Lyrebird with funds raised from the event going directly to Upper Kangaroo Valley Landcare Group.

Lyrebird wins Best Documentary at 2022 Indie Cinema Awards
Some beautiful news coming out of Helsinki, Finland for Lyrebird, which has won Best Documentary Film at the 2022 annual Indie Cinema Awards.

Lyrebird lays its message around the planet!
Recent selections on the festival circuit during August means Lyrebird has crossed into Canada, the Middle East, Eastern Europe and Scandinavia. Here’s the round-up!

Lyrebird wins 1st Place at ABS Film Festival
The Message of the Lyrebird has won 1st Place [Commercial Film] for the 37th Animal Behavior Society (ABS) Film Festival.

FUNCi Lyrebird weekend!
The ‘Secrets of the Lyrebird’ weekend (July 16&17) kicked-off on Saturday afternoon at Sun Cinema in Bairnsdale with a screening of The Message of the Lyrebird, where the film “fit the bill”, John Ireland, President [aka ‘the FUNCmeister’] of FUNCi, declared.

‘Lyrebird’ dances with the Stars!
The Message of the Lyrebird has been chosen as an “Official Selection” to the 12th annual Catalina Film Festival – California.

Full house in ‘Husky’
On Thursday 23rd June, 170 nature lovers attended the evening screening of The Message of the Lyrebird, packing out the Huskisson Pictures auditorium; a quaint movie theatre in the picturesque seaside town of Huskisson, New South Wales.

A cool bird film in California: SFFFF2022
Lyrebird was included in the Best Feature Documentary category and was up against 12 other exceptional and thought-provoking stories.

Secrets of the Lyrebird – FREE EVENT!
An entire weekend has been devoted to the lyrebird thanks to Friends of Upper Nicholson Catchment Inc. (FUNCi)

‘Lyrebird’ selected at 2022 Animal Behavior Society Film Festival
The judging committee, headquartered at Humboldt State University California, have made their final selection decisions for the festival which features outstanding films that portray important concepts in animal behavior in the context of research, education and conservation.

Charted by Birds: ‘Lyrebird’ in Budapest
Balangara Films celebrates the European premiere of The Message of the Lyrebird in honour of Hungarian born political refugee, Laszlo Erdos and his surviving wife, Jennifer Erdos for their pioneering work of Australian nature films.

Healesville: Lyrebird screening wrap
“The screening of Lyrebird was a triumph,” said Steve Meacher, event coordinator for the Great Forest National Park. “The film was absolutely captivating and packed with glorious images and information.”

6 films to watch at the 2022 Green Film Festival of San Francisco (SF Chronicle)
85 features showing at the San Francisco Green Film Fest and the SF Chronicle has chosen 'Lyrebird' as 1 of 6 to watch.

The Green Film Festival of San Francisco is finally here (Broke Ass Stuart)
A lyrebird, for the uninitiated, is an Australian forest songbird whose singing ability is sophisticated enough to imitate the sound of a chainsaw cutting down a tree…

Australian Inspirational Film Fest hand-picks bird movie for 2022 line-up
Inspiration is set to take centre stage on the internet at the end of April, with the Australian Inspirational Film Festival (AIFF) announcing its 2022 program.

‘Lyrebird’ Best Feature Documentary at Indie Cinema Awards
Balangara Films is glad to announce that The Message of the Lyrebird has received the Best Feature Documentary Award at the Indie Cinema Awards 2022!

Lakes Entrance screening wrap (Lakes Post)
The Message of the Lyrebird had a successful screening in Lakes Entrance last Sunday afternoon…

Lyrebird screening a huge success! (GECO News)
Thanks everyone who made it out to The Message of the Lyrebird film screening in Lakes Entrance. We raised just over $1,000 for GECO!

Lyrebird Doc wins at legendary Luis Buñuel Awards
The creature co-existence film The Message of the Lyrebird has won the award for Film on Nature/Environment/Wildlife at the Luis Buñuel Memorial Awards (LBMA).