Welcome to Toni Collette Online, an unofficial information resource on the Australian act-ress and singer, best known from "Muriel's Wedding", "The Sixth Sense" and "Little Miss Sunshine". This site offers all essential info on her life and career with a comprehensive archive of press articles, news, images and video clips. Enjoy your stay!

UPDATES ARCHIVE | FEBRUARY 2008 "THE BLACK BALLOON" WINS AT BERLIN FILM FESTIVAL Posted: 2008-02-19 Two Australian films have won awards at the Berlin International Film Festival. The Black Balloon, a coming of age story starring Toni Collette and model Gemma Ward, won an award for best feature length film. And Nana, a six-minute film by indigenous filmmaker Warwick Thornton about a girl admiring her grandmother, won an award for best short film. The Berlin International Film Festival, also called the Berlinale, was founded in 1958 and is considered one of the world's leading film festivals. HEY, HEY, IT'S ESTHER BLUEBURGER WEBSITE AND STILLS Posted: 2008-02-19 The website for Toni's March releasing comedy "Hey, Hey, It's Esther Blueburger" has been launched at www.estherblueburger.com and features lots of information on the film, cast bios, a gallery and much more. Two pictures have been added to the Image Library, and judging from the second picture, Toni's character is having quite an interesting job ;-) CHEERS FOR FAMILY FILM Posted: 2008-02-14 Australian cinema had its first moment of glory at the Berlin Film Festival on Friday night when Black Balloon, a film about a family coping with an autistic child, opened the section for teenagers. The largely young audience, after watching the film in English without subtitles, clapped enthusiastically throughout the credits and cheered when the director, Elissa Down, came on stage to answer questions. "The Black Balloon" was selected from about 800 films to open Generation 14plus, the section aimed at young people between 14 and 18. The story centres on Tom, a high-school student trying to fit into a new school, played by Home And Away's Rhys Wakefield. Down said the film was inspired by her own experience; she has two autistic brothers. "Growing up was quite strange at times: embarrassing but also funny and full of love. I thought this could be an interesting story to tell other people, to be both entertained and walk in someone else's shoes for 97 minutes." Full article can be read at the Sydney Morning Herald.