Australia has two hopes in the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short category next week: 'Red, White and Blue', produced by the US-based Sara McFarlane and 'The After', produced by the UK-based Nicky Bentham. Both producer chat to IF.
Australians Hugh Jackman, Naomi Watts and Jacki Weaver have all received Academy Award nominations.
Four Australians and three Kiwis have been invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Veteran actress Jacki Weaver is up for Best Supporting Actress at this year's Academy Awards
Ahead of his spotlight session at next month's Australian International Documentary Conference, Mstyslav Chernov, director of the Oscar-nominated '20 Days in Mariupol', talks to IF about working in a conflict zone, and the differences between news and documentary storytelling, both in terms of craft and impact on the audience.
'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.