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.
To celebrate the 40 years since its inception, the Australian Directors' Guild (ADG) will launch a series of mentoring sessions from some of its most high profile members, starting this week.
Ben Lawrence took home the main prize – Best Direction in a Feature Film (Budget $1M+) – at last night’s Australian Directors’ Guild (ADG) Awards for his debut narrative feature 'Hearts and Bones'.
First-time feature directors Thomas Wright ('Acute Misfortune'), John Sheedy ('H is for Happiness'), Ben Lawrence ('Hearts and Bones') and Natalie Erika James ('Relic') will vie for the Australian Directors' Guild Award for Best Direction in a Feature Film ($1 million or over) against Sophie Hyde ('Animals') and Wayne Blair ('Top End Wedding').
Screen Australia has selected 11 creatives selected to travel to New York in April as part of the Talent USA: New York. The delegation will attend the Australian International Screen Forum where they take part in professional development and networking opportunities.