The Sydney Underground Film Festival has today announced that it will kick off its 2010 festival with the Australian premiere of director Oliver Stone's latest film South of the Border, with a screening presented by Time Out Sydney.

The three-times Oscar award winning director has recently come under fire for statements made concerning his political views on both issues in South America as well as statements regarding the holocaust that were expressed in an interview with London's Sunday Times. Mr Stone was forced to issue a statement overnight explaining these comments and apologising for offence caused.