Mia Wasikowska was named star of the year and Jack Thompson received the lifetime achievement award at the Australian International Movie Convention on the Gold Coast on Thursday night.
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Australians are allocating less of their rising discretionary spending to going to cinemas- but 3 million baby boomers ought to guarantee a bright future for the industry if there enough films to appeal to their demographic.
The winners of the News Corp Australia Box Office Awards were announced at a luncheon held at the Australian International Movie Convention today.
Keynote speaker, Senator the Honourable George Brandis QC, spoke to delegates and media at the opening session of the Australian International Movie Conference this morning.
Co-financing with US production companies and selling Australian formats internationally will be among the key topics on the agenda at SPAA's Screen Forever conference.
The finalists for the Screen Producers Australia Awards have been announced.
Actors Dan Ewing and Lisa Gormley have signed with US talent management company Silver Lining Entertainment.
Network Ten will telecast the third annual Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards as a 90-minute show at 8.30 pm on Thursday January 30.