Lachlan Pendragon's stop-motion short 'An Ostrich Told Me the World Is Fake and I Think I Believe It' has won a Gold medal at the Student Academy Awards.
Actor and director Wayne Blair and producers Rosemary Blight, Kylie du Fresne and Darren Dale are among the Australians that have been invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS).
Ben Mendelsohn, casting director Kirsty McGregor, Australian Cinematographers Society national president Ron Johanson and the ABC's Sally Riley are among the Aussies recently invited to join the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Science (AMPAS).