Ahead of his spotlight session at next month's Australian International Documentary Conference, Mstyslav Chernov, director of the Oscar-nominated '20 Days in Mariupol', talks to IF about working in a conflict zone, and the differences between news and documentary storytelling, both in terms of craft and impact on the audience.
Eight was the lucky number for Australian hopes at this year's Academy Awards nominations, representing not only the tally of nods for Baz Luhrmann's 'Elvis' but also the amount of times Cate Blanchett has now been up for acting awards.
"Volcanoes are such a perfect metaphor for love." Sara Dosa, the director of the Oscar-nominated 'Fire of Love' and AIDC keynote speaker, talks to IF.
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
Australian stop-motion short 'Lost & Found', directed by Andrew Goldsmith and Bradley Slabe, has been shortlisted in the animated short film category for the 91st annual Academy Awards.
Director Derin Seale’s 'The Eleven O’Clock' and Sean Meehan’s 'Lost Face' have both been shortlisted in the live-action short film category at the 90th annual Academy Awards.
Australians have picked up four Oscars at the 2011 Academy Awards
Ten Australian screen performers and practitioners have been recognised with nominations for the 83rd Academy Awards.