“Now our screens show more Indigenous characters – cops, lawyers, parents, kids and superheroes. They resonate because they are created by and with Indigenous Australians. What we see now is a great start that we have to build upon.”
Screen Queensland has announced 11 companies to share in just under $1 million in funding, designed to help their businesses pivot and diversify through the pandemic.
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.
Sydney Film Festival closed on Sunday, with Ildikó Enyedi’s 'On Body and Soul' awarded the $60,000 Sydney Film Prize.
Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof has won this year's $60,000 Sydney Film Prize for 'There Is No Evil', beating out 11 other Sydney Film Festival (SFF) competition films.
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'.
The entertainment and arts industries are mourning the loss of pioneering television executive Neil Balnaves, following his death in a boating accident aged 77.
With National Reconciliation Week encouraging Australians to learn more about shared histories and cultures to start this month, the Vision Splendid Outback Film Festival is set to honour traditional custodians of the land through film towards its end.