Christmas has come early for 19 feature films, 11 television dramas, and two online projects, which will collectively share $1.2 million of Screen Australia development funding.
The participants for Impact Australia 2 have been revealed, with nine emerging creators to be paired with nine mentors.
Shaun Grant, Tony McNamara, Jacquelin Perke, Andrew Knight, Kate Mulvany and Jan Sardi were among the recipients of the 52nd annual AWGIE Awards presented in Sydney on Thursday night.
Twelve Aussie creatives are off to Los Angeles for Talent USA: LA, a week-long program that involves meetings, workshops and networking opportunities.
A recap on some of the stories that broke while IF was in recess.
'Lost & Found' is a stop motion short film that tugs at the heartstrings. A knitted toy dinosaur must completely unravel itself to save the love of its life.
Australian stop-motion short 'Lost & Found', directed by Andrew Goldsmith and Bradley Slabe, has been shortlisted in the animated short film category for the 91st annual Academy Awards.