Australians in Film (AiF) will present Naomi Watts the 2019 Orry-Kelly Award at the organisation's annual gala awards evening later this month in Los Angeles.
Animal Logic group head of legal and business affairs Emma Drummond and KOJO Studios managing director Dale Roberts have been announced as new members of the Ausfilm board.
Screen Australia manager of strategic policy and insights Patrick May will join Ausfilm next month as director of policy and research, replacing the outgoing Nick Herd.
Rebel Wilson is set to receive the inaugural Screen NSW Annette Kellerman Award, a new award which will be presented annually by Screen NSW, in a partnership with Australians In Films (AiF) and Vogue Australia, to "a screen industry figure who has been a
Former Film Victoria executive Kate Marks will run Ausfilm's office in Los Angeles.
“Asking your big name leads to come to Australia and spend 14 days in a hotel in lockdown when they are fully vaccinated is a real disincentive."
Ausfilm has appointed former Film Victoria and Screenwest development executive Erin Stam as Los Angeles-based executive vice president of international production.
The Federal Government's impending media reforms have come under fresh scrutiny from the post-production sector, which is calling for a reassessment of the proposed changes to the Post, Digital and Visual Effects (PDV) Offset.