Who needs film schools? Not Brendan Pinches, whose documentary about an anonymous female street artist who paints portraits of train commuters won the main prize at Tropfest in Sydney on Saturday night.
A victim from World War II's "Death Railway" sets out to find those responsible for his torture. A true story.
'Nine Perfect Strangers', shot in Byron Bay and produced by Made Up Stories and Blossom Films, will premiere on Amazon Prime Video August 20.
Jane Campion, Nicole Kidman, and Kodi Smit-McPhee have will carry local hopes in the film categories at January's Golden Globes, while Sarah Snook and producer Tony McNamara will fly the flag in the television awards.
Screen Australia recently announced a $5.4 million investment in six feature films, including Kim Farrants 'Strangerland', triggering over $32.3 million in production expenditure.
The Australian Film Institute board will begin a new era under Keith Rodger after Alan Finney announced he would be stepping down from the position.
During the In Memoriam section, a photo of Australian producer Jan Chapman ('The Piano', 'Love Serenade', 'Lantana', 'The Babadook') was shown next to the name of late costume designer Janet Patterson, with whom Chapman worked on several Jane Campion film
Dev Patel and Nicole Kidman will star in Lion, a drama based on the true story of Saroo Brierley, an Indian-born Australian who found his birth mother 25 years after they were separated.