The first set of nominees for the 7th annual AACTA Awards have been unveiled, with the Australian Academy naming those up for Best Short Fiction Film and Best Short Animation prizes.
Entries for this year’s AACTA Awards open today, with the eligibility policy for feature films changed in a move designed to improve selection transparency and recognise non-traditional releases.
"Gender equity has long been central to the AFI | AACTA mission of recognising and supporting excellence, from our finest women in front of the camera, to those excelling in the many critical crafts behind it, and right across film, documentary and many k
Indigenous media pioneer Lester Bostock and Academy Award winning sound designer David White have been awarded honorary degrees (Doctor of Arts) from AFTRS.
"It is essential that Australia’s highest national awards body publicly commit to improving an opaque selection process that resulted in a disproportionately low representation of female-driven and focused films in the 2016 awards category," said WIFT N
Mel Gibson's 'Hacksaw Ridge' cleaned up at the 6th AACTA Awards ceremony last night, taking home five awards, including Best Film and Best Original Screenplay.
WIFT NSW stormed the AACTA Awards last night, with a dozen members tumbling out of the back of a van and onto the red carpet – dressed as sausages to protest the male dominance of the country's film and television industry. Below, WIFT member and filmma
Paul Hogan will receive this year’s AACTA Longford Lyell Award, the Australian Academy’s highest honour.