AFTRS graduate Nays Baghai's documentary Descent and three short films - Eliza Scanlen's Mukbang, Alex Wu's Idol and Sara Hirner and Rosemary Vasquez-Brown's GNT - won prizes at the virtual Sydney Film Festival.
While we were away: ‘The Dry’ performed for Roadshow; three Aussie projects were selected for Sundance; NITV updated its leadership team; ‘Sissy’ kicked off in Canberra and vale Susie Maizels, esteemed casting director.
What is it like as the director of an animated short to have your entire film festival run confined to a pandemic period?