Asia Pacific Screen Awards has commissioned one of Australia's most highly regarded glass artists, Queenslander Joanna Bone, to create the awards to be presented to winners at the second annual Asia Pacific Screen Awards ceremony.
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Former FFC exec Brian Rosen will chair a committee set up by the Northern Territory Film Office to engage with members in dialogue and exploration of the development of NT's screen industry.
Visitors to Melbourne's Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) will have a world exclusive opportunity to step onto the set of Baz Luhrmann's soon-to-be-released feature film Australia.
Grubstreet Media has delivered the last of four documentaries to CNN International in advance of the Asia Pacific Screen Awards to be held on Australia's Gold Coast on November 11th 2008.
Sydney Film Festival has announced that Rolf de Heer will take the helm as Jury President for the Sydney Film Festival's Official Competition in June 2009.
The Western Australian documentary CASE 442 and Jarlmandangah: Our Dream, Our Reality has won awards at the 2008 International Cherokee Film Festival.
Broome continues to establish itself as a first-rate location in the Australian film industry with two major productions currently under way, one of which will star Oscar winner Geoffrey Rush.
Arts Minister Marion Scrymgour congratulated CAAMA Productions for its AFI nomination for Double Trouble announced yesterday.