Mojean Aria recently returned to Australia to star in Noora Niasari’s debut feature, 'Shayda', acting alongside recent Cannes best actress winner Zar Amir-Ebrahimi. He'll also be seen soon in the Richard Hughes-directed 'The Enforcer', alongside Antonio Banderas, and 'The Last Manhunt' with his 'See' co-star, Jason Momoa.
Cate Blanchett will produce and star in a new film from writer-director Warwick Thornton set to begin shooting in South Australia later this year.
'Burning' takes an unflinching look at the 2019-2020 Black Summer bushfires and delves into the catastrophe that unfolded across Australia, while shining a light on the global issue of climate change.
Selected from eight nominees, the $10,000 cash prize will be presented to the Amazon Australian Original for deepening the knowledge and awareness of the impact of the global climate emergency.
Eva Orner's 'Burning', about Australia's devastating 'Black Summer', will make its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September.
Amazon Prime Video launched a slate of seven new local originals at a showcase event in Sydney last week, including projects from Made Up Stories, Cate Blanchett's Dirty Films, Matchbox Pictures and Guesswork Television.
Matchbox Pictures/Dirty Films' 'Stateless' dominated the AACTA Industry Awards on Friday evening, scooping up all of the television drama prizes.