Short films 'Subject' and 'Blame the Rabbit' swept the South Australian Screen Awards on Saturday, topping eight of the 22 categories.
AACTA has announced the remaining nominations for its February awards, with Warwick Thornton's 'The New Boy' garnering the most nods in film with 12, closely followed by 'Talk to Me' with 11, while with 15 nominations, 'The Newsreader' is the most recognised TV series.
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.
While winning a Screen Music Award for 'The Portable Door' is no doubt an honour for composer Benjamin Speed, it is unlikely to top the other spoils the project has brought him - that is, his marriage and kids.
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.
SXSW Sydney unveils screen festival line-up, including ‘ONEFOUR: Against All Odds’, ‘Erotic Stories’
SXSW Sydney has unveiled the full line-up for its screen festival, with a raft of upcoming local film and television titles joining the previously announced features and shorts.
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.