Female directors have taken the lion's share of nominations for this year's Australian Directors' Guild awards, with Sian Davies and Stef Smith each securing three nods and their counterparts dominating the feature film categories.
Members of the Australian Directors’ Guild have benefitted from the knowledge that comes with being among the country’s most established filmmakers across the past five months as part of the ADG-40 'First-Hand' sessions.
Nick Matthews was named Australian cinematographer of the year for his work on director Anthony Maras' 'Hotel Mumbai' at the annual Australian Cinematographers Society (ACS) National Awards.
Expat Australian filmmakers in Los Angeles and London are coping as best they can through the COVID-19 pandemic, including supporting each other.
"When I'm not worrying about my parents in WA or having to apply to Centrelink or for a mortgage freeze, I'm actually quite calm and content."
After portraying a succession of dastardly or less than noble characters in films and TV series, Benedict Hardie welcomed the chance to play someone with at least a few redeeming qualities in Judy & Punch.
Doubt's Viola Davis is exec producing after buying the rights to the original novel by Ann Weisgarber.
International sales will be shopped at Cannes, per Deadline, with financiers Covert Media running point.