Japanese films have taken top honours at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards on the Gold Coast, with Wim Wenders' 'Perfect Days' and Ryusuke Hamaguchi's 'Evil Does Not Exist' awarded Best Film and the Jury Grand Prize respectively.
Citizen Jane Casting director Natalie Jane Harvie has had her work recognised across four TVCs to lead the nominations for this month's Casting Guild of Australia Awards.
While winning a Screen Music Award for 'The Portable Door' is no doubt an honour for composer Benjamin Speed, it is unlikely to top the other spoils the project has brought him - that is, his marriage and kids.
'20 Days in Mariupol' director Mstyslav Chernov and composer Nainita Desai of 'The Deepest Breath' and '14 Peaks: Nothing is Impossible' are the first international speakers confirmed for March's Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC).
Michael Yezerski was a double winner last night's Screen Music Awards, while Benjamin Speed took out Feature Film Score of the Year for 'The Portable Door'.
David Vincent Smith's debut feature 'He Ain't Heavy' may have yet to officially premiere, but it is still the most nominated title for this year's WA Screen Culture Awards.
AACTA, with the support of Nicole Kidman, is set to establish the Brian Walsh Award for Emerging Talent.
First-time narrative feature directors Noora Niasari and Gracie Otto will vie against Warwick Thornton, Jeffrey Walker and Colin and Cameron Cairnes for the top prize at the Australian Directors' Guild Awards next month.