Screen Australia and Australians in Film have announced the recipients for the Talent Gateway and the Global Producers Exchange programs.
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.
But wait, there's more. Here's the third instalment in our interview series with people who featured on our Rising Talent list in 2023. Make sure you send in your 2024 recommendations to us by Friday.
At SXSW in March, someone asked director Matt Vesely a question about his debut feature 'Monolith': “If you had more money, what would have been different about this film?” Vesely’s answer: “We would have made a different film altogether."
Bonsai Films owner Jonathan Page talks about releasing two Christmas films within a fortnight of each other and why he is leaning more towards documentaries going forward.
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.
Animated space comedy 'Lesbian Space Princess' has joined sci-fi thriller 'Monolith' in being greenlit for production after being developed through South Australia's Film Lab: New Voices initiative.
The Midnighters section at this year's South By Southwest will have a healthy Australian contingent, including the world premiere of the Cairnes brothers' 'Late Night with the Devil'.