By his own admission, Dylan River had "big boots to fill" in directing the ABC's upcoming 'Mystery Road: Origin'.
Former VFX coordinator Lucy Cooke launched visual planning tool SpaceDraft out of frustration, having seen too many complicated scenes and stunts planned out with scale models – even toy cars and figurines. Her software has now raised $2.7 million in seed funding and is starting to reshape industry communication.
Australian titles have featured heavily in the shortlist for the 61st annual Rose d’Or Awards, with 15 locally made programs up for consideration.
AACTA has announced the nominees for its technical craft awards, with Baz Luhrmann's 'Elvis' leading the charge in film, nominated in all nine categories, while 'Mystery Road: Origin' is ahead in television with six nods.
This year's AACTA Award for Best Film will be a contest between Baz Luhrmann’s 'Elvis', George Miller’s 'Three Thousand Years of Longing', Leah Purcell’s 'The Drover's Wife The Legend of Molly Johnson', Thomas M. Wright's 'The Stranger', Western Sydney anthology feature 'Here Out West', and Hannah Barlow and Kane Senes' horror 'Sissy'.
It seems AACTA voters couldn't help falling in love with the craft behind Baz Luhrmann's 'Elvis', with the film picking up seven out of a possible 10 gongs at the Industry Awards - including a history-making cinematography win for Mandy Walker.
After dominating the AACTA Industry Awards on Monday, Baz Luhrmann's 'Elvis' continued its sweep at the main ceremony, winning another four awards, including Best Film and Best Direction.
‘The Banshees of Inisherin’, ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ lead AACTA International Award noms
Indie darlings 'The Banshees of Inisherin' and 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' have dominated the nominations for the AACTA International Awards with six apiece.