The "Australian Visions: A Festival of Acclaimed Australian Films" will be held from March six to 17 and is jointly organised by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Australian Film Commission.

The festival opens with screening of the critically acclaimed 'Jindabyne' (2006), directed by noted filmmaker Ray Lawrence, at the Siri Fort Auditorium in the national capital.

Based on a short story by Raymond Carver's 'So Much Water so Close to Home', the film is a powerful exploration of insensitivity depicted through a story of a murder and marriage.

'Jindabyne' is just the third movie of the 50-year-old director, known for his one take shots and use of natural light for filming, in his over two-decade-old film career. His first film 'Bliss' was made in 1985 and it took another 16 years for him to produce his second work 'Lantana'.

Nine films will be screened in Delhi during the four-day festival.

The screening in Hyderabad will begin on March eight and end two days later while the films will be shown in Bangalore from March 14 to 17.