Miriam Katsambis, legal counsel at Entertainment One Australia/New Zealand, has been awarded the Natalie Miller Fellowship for 2018.
Film programming manager and independent cinema consultant Sasha Close has been awarded the 2016 Natalie Miller Fellowship Grant.
With only nine Australian feature docs making more than $100,000 at the box office last year, and none more than $350,000, the future of Australian documentary in cinemas went under the microscope at AIDC.
The two stage event, to be held across October and February, aims to break down the silos between producers, distributors and exhibitors, and foster ideas as to how to work together differently to ensure theatrical success for Aussie features.
New Zealand coming-of-age tale 'Uproar', starring Julian Dennison, Minnie Driver and Rhys Darby is set to open this year's Brisbane International Film Festival.
Brisbane International Film Festival has announced two new senior appointments ahead of next month's event, with Josh Martin taking the reins as CEO and Mark Melrose named operations manager.
Entertainment marketer Bridgette Graham is the recipient of this year’s Natalie Miller Fellowship, with the $20,000 grant announcement made at this week's Australian Independent Distributors Association (AIDA) Conference.
South Australian-based Wallis Cinemas is launching a program called Discover to support Australian films.