Oscar-nominated director Scott Hicks and actor and entrepreneur David Chiem have partnered to launch a new production company, May30 Entertainment.
After announcing Kitty Green's 'The Royal Hotel' as its opener last month, Adelaide Film Festival will close out with another South Australian feature, Scott Hicks's documentary 'My Name’s Ben Folds – I Play Piano'.
ABC chair Ita Buttrose, actors Hugh Jackman, Sigrid Thornton, Eric Bana and Peter Cousens, director and cinematographer Ray Argall, and producers Suzanne Baker, Kerry Heysen-Hicks and Fiona Cochrane were among the screen professionals to receive Queen's Birthday Honours over the long weekend.