Shirley Barrett ( born 1961 ) is an Australian film director , screenwriter and novelist . Her first film '' Love Serenade '' won the Caméra d'Or at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival . She has written and directed two other feature films '' Walk the Talk '' ( 2000 ) and '' South Solitary '' ( 2010 ) . Barrett 's script for '' South Solitary '' was awarded multiple prizes , including the Queensland Premier ’s Prize and the West Australian Premier ’s Prize . Her first novel '' Rush Oh ! '' ( 2016 ) was shortlisted for the 2016 Indie Awards for Debut Fiction and the 2016 Nita May Dobbie Award , and long-listed for the 2016 Baileys Womens Prize for Fiction . Her second novel '' The Bus on Thursday '' was released in 2018
1996 Cannes Film Festival
1996 Cannes Film Festival
Shirley Barrett