Director Garth Davis has taken out the top gong at the ADG Awards for his debut feature 'Lion'.
First-time narrative feature directors Noora Niasari and Gracie Otto will vie against Warwick Thornton, Jeffrey Walker and Colin and Cameron Cairnes for the top prize at the Australian Directors' Guild Awards next month.
"Michael’s pitch for 'The Newsreader' was so strong and I knew it would be a fabulously original series."
When Netflix announced it had commissioned Clickbait last year, director Matt Richards began lobbying co-creator Tony Ayres, Matchbox Pictures and Film Victoria to seek a director's attachment.
Rose Riley is getting ready to have her first crack at Hollywood amid the most successful year of her career since graduating from WAAPA in 2013.
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.
"It's been a really tough year. It's nice to sit back and watch a show that feels good; makes you laugh a little bit, makes you cry a little bit."
Thomas M Wright backed up his AACTA Award for Best Screenplay earlier in the week with the major prize at the Australian Directors' Guild Awards on Thursday, winning Best Direction in a Narrative Feature Film for 'The Stranger'.