Birdman has topped the list of the 4th AACTA International Award nominees with a total of seven nominations across six of the seven categories.
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Aussie director Armand de Saint-Salvy has a one in ten chance of pocketing $1 million USD - as well as picking up a contract with Universal Pictures - after being listed as a finalist in Doritos' annual Crash the Super Bowl contest.
More than two years after Circle of Lies had its North American premiere in Canada on iTunes and cable systems, the producers are still battling to stem the illegal downloading of the teen drama.
Former actor Frank Hansen has crossed into the talent management industry after identifying what he believes is a niche in the market.
Geoffrey Rush, Lachy Hulme, Adam Zwar, Marta Dusseldorp and Kat Stewart are just some of the names in an impressive line-up of presenters at this year's Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards.
Director of Screen Tasmania, Karena Slaninka, has announced she will be stepping down from her position.
The upcoming launches of IPTV services will accelerate the decline in free-to-air viewing and revenues and curb the growth of pay-TV in the next five years.
"It's a great Australian story of an immigrant who came here with nothing and started something," says Josh Pomeranz, Managing Director of Spectrum Films.