Voting for this year's AACTA Awards will look a little different, with the organisation to broaden the voting powers of general members and stagger voting rounds by category throughout the year.
There will be a strong Australian contingent at Series Mania in France this year, including Jungle Entertainment's 'Wakefield', Aquarius Films' 'The Unusual Suspects;, Porchlight Films' 'Fisk' and Lazy Susan Pictures' 'Iggy & Ace'.
"Bringing the big city film experience to a small country town is an absolutely great thing for the local residents."
Jon Bell's psychological horror short 'The Moogai' was among the winners at this year's SXSW, awarded the Jury Prize in the Midnight Shorts section at the virtually-held festival on the weekend.
In a clash of the actioners, Guy Ritchie's 'Wrath of Man' narrowly defeated 'Mortal Kombat' at the box office last weekend, with the two titles driving almost half of all ticket sales.
Australia's lucky run at the box office continues. Four out of the five highest grossing films last weekend were local titles, with new release 'Long Story Short' joining the ranks with 'The Dry', 'Penguin Bloom' and 'High Ground'.