The documentary sector must remain vigilant of regulatory details and market factors as it continues to navigate changes to financing and distribution models in 2024, Documentary Australia CEO Mitzi Goldman says.
Baz Luhrmann's 'Elvis' and Helium Pictures' 'Last King of the Cross' were awarded best sound for feature film and television series, respectively, at the Australian Screen Sound Guild Awards held on Saturday.
AACTA has announced the nominees for Best Documentary, having expanded the field from the typical six to eight after receiving a record 41 submissions for the award.
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.
The world premieres of Queensland-shot films 'Bring Him To Me' and 'Savage Christmas', as well as the Australian premiere of Marc Turtletaub's sci-fi comedy 'Jules', are among the highlights of this year's CinefestOZ line-up.
The records smashed by doco 'John Farnham: Finding the Voice' have proven that Australians will still come out in numbers to see local stories on the big screen, and there is significant optimism among exhibitors about the commercial potential of 'Force of Nature: The Dry 2'. However, broadly the year so far has been a very slow one for Australian films at the box office.
Warner Bros/DC's 'The Flash' might have snared the no. 1 spot at the box office from 'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse' last weekend, but its results left exhibitors wanting more.
In just two weekends, 'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse' has already surpassed the lifetime gross of the 2018 original.