AFTRS has appointed art director and production designer Juliet John as head of its master's program, while also announcing seven new staff for discipline lead roles.
The Australian Directors' Guild has named filmmaker and visual artist Samantha Lang as the next recipient of the Cecil Holmes Award.
"[Multicultural filmmakers] will have an idea that is really authentic and true to themselves but by the time they put it down on paper, they’re already starting to think about how a white panel will judge this story, as well as whether it will appeal to them and whether they will emotionally connect."
Pearl Tan juggles so many roles - writer, director, teacher, PhD student, occasional ABC radio presenter and inclusivity activist - it's surprising she hasn't cloned herself.
Desiree Akhavan, a US writer, director and actor best known for her queer cult classic Appropriate Behaviour and the TV series The Bisexual, is coming to Australia.
Screen Australia has announced the five finalists who will compete in its pitching competition, Pitcher Perfect, to be held at VidCon in Melbourne this Friday.
Who says stunt work in films and TV is predominantly a man’s world? Not the folks at Women in Film and TV NSW, who are keen to blow up that idea by staging a female-led stunts and film workshop in Sydney next month.
The Australian Directors Guild has named Evan Clarry as the guild's new chapter head in Queensland and Pearl Tan as head of the NSW chapter.