Michael Yezerski was a double winner last night's Screen Music Awards, while Benjamin Speed took out Feature Film Score of the Year for 'The Portable Door'.
After a cross-country search, the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Music Office (NATSIMO) has chosen Amanda Davis, who performs under the name Dyagula, to undertake its Screen Composer Intensive this year.
While winning a Screen Music Award for 'The Portable Door' is no doubt an honour for composer Benjamin Speed, it is unlikely to top the other spoils the project has brought him - that is, his marriage and kids.
APRA AMCOS and the Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC) will honour composer and conductor Nigel Westlake’s four decade career...
Cinematographer Mandy Walker, composer Nerida Tyson-Chew and radio journalist Glenn Daniel have received honorary degrees from the Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS).
The games industry in Australia is entering a new era, with the Digital Games Tax Offset and increased
direct investment in games from Screen Australia and state screen agencies. IF examines how the support will stretch beyond developers alone to benefit visual effects and post-production companies and creatives who have traditionally worked in film and television.
Emerging regional screen composers Finn Clarke and Crystal Wilkes will benefit from six weeks of one-on-one mentoring from acclaimed industry professionals Leah Curtis and Kevin Penkin after being selected for Screenworks' Screen Composing Bootcamp.
Composer Martin Armiger, whose credits include 'Thank God He Met Lizzie', 'Young Einstein', 'The Secret Life of Us', 'Come In Spinner', 'Bodysurfers' and 'Police Rescue', will be the recipient of the inaugural Distinguished Services to the Australian Screen Award at the upcoming Screen Music Awards.