A record $30 million dollars has been collected by Screenrights during the 07/08 financial year, including the first income collected from the use of material copied by federal and state government departments.
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Malcolm McDonald - director of the Screen Australia Making History documentary Mawson - Life and Death in Antarctica was awarded the Best Director Award at the Jules Verne Adventure Film Festival held in Los Angeles over the weekend.
SBS police drama East West 101 has received six Australian Film Industry award nominations with the broadcaster scoring seven nominations in total including Best Light Entertainment program for RocKwiz.
Possible Worlds - Sydney's 3rd Canadian Film Festival - presents a selection of the best new features and documentaries made north of Hollywood, many of which will screen in Australia for the very first time.
The Screen Australia National Interest Program, Captain Cook - Obsession and Discovery, has been awarded the prestigious Audio-Visual History Prize at the 2008 NSW Premier's History Awards.
The Japanese Film Festival returns in Sydney and with an additional venue in Melbourne at ACMI Cinemas, the Australian Centre for the Moving Image in late November and December.
Film Victoria's CEO Sandra Sdraulig has proudly announced that the organisation is a finalist in the 2008 WorkSafe Awards, thanks to its industry-first online Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) Management System.
Crossover Australia 2009 has confirmed its two leading international practitioners from the film and gaming sectors have been confirmed as the final mentors.