Some of Australia's most revered acting talent will vie for Golden Globes in January, with Nicole Kidman, Guy Pearce, Cate Blanchett, and Naomi Watts all securing nominations, while Adam Elliot's 'Memoir of a Snail' is up for Best Animated Film.
Actor and producer Cate Blanchett will receive the Share Her Journey Groundbreaker Award at this year's Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).
Warwick Thornton's cinematography on 'The New Boy' has seen him pick up another international accolade, this time the Spotlight prize at the American Society of Cinematographers Awards.
'Oppenheimer' leads the film race for February's AACTA International Awards, while 'Succession' has earned the most nominations in television.
When Tehran-born writer-director Noora Niasari told producer Vincent Sheehan about the time she spent living in a women's shelter during her childhood, on which her film 'Shayda' was to be based, he realised he was being told a "distinctly Australian" story, but one he had never seen on the screen before.
Noora Niasari talks to IF about the making of her debut feature, the Sundance Audience Award-winning 'Shayda', which is screening in competition at MIFF and will close Locarno later this month.
Noora Niasari’s 'Shayda' follows a young Iranian mother (Amir-Ebrahimi) who finds refuge with her six-year-old daughter Mona (Selina Zahednia) in an Australian women’s shelter during the two weeks of Iranian New Year (Nowrooz) in 1995.
After helming TV series such as 'Mystery Road' and 'Firebite', Warwick Thornton returns to where he says his heart is – cinema – with 'The New Boy'. The writer, director and DOP talks to IF about the making of the film and his approach to directing - "there are no f***ing rules".