During the In Memoriam section, a photo of Australian producer Jan Chapman ('The Piano', 'Love Serenade', 'Lantana', 'The Babadook') was shown next to the name of late costume designer Janet Patterson, with whom Chapman worked on several Jane Campion film
Writer-director-producer Greg Sneddon’s Bhutan-set drama Arrows of the Thunder Dragon is Australia’s entry for the best foreign language film Oscar.
Four Australians and three Kiwis have been invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
The hot favourites romped home at the 86th Academy Award as 12 Years a Slave was named best picture and Gravity's Alfonso Cuaron became the first Latino to win the best director award.
The odds of Cate Blanchett winning her second Oscar look even stronger after she collected the Screen Actors Guild award on Sunday for best lead actress in Blue Jasmine.
FLiCKERFEST'S Short Documentary category has now been recognised as being officially Academy Accredited.
'The Amber Amulet' directed by Matthew Moore, has won another major international fim prize - Best Short Narrative at the Heartland Film Festival in the US.
Local TAFE students are hopeful for success at the 86th Academy Awards for their role in the Australian-Lao flim The Rocket which was released to cinemas around the country last month.