Debut Australian director's film selected for Cannes

A feature film based loosely on the stories of missing British tourist Peter Falconio and backpacker murderer Ivan Milat is the latest Australian film to be selected for the Cannes International Film Festival.

Wolf Creek, the feature film debut of writer-director Greg McLean, is one of only 20 films to screen in the prestigious Directors' Fortnight division of the festival, which runs from May 11 to 22.