Kirsty McGregor won the prize for best casting for a feature film for See-Saw Films’ 'Lion' at the Casting Guild of Australia’s annual awards.
George Mackay is set to play Ned Kelly in Justin Kurzel's 'True History of the Kelly Gang', starring alongside Russell Crowe, Nicholas Hoult and Essie Davis.
Also onboard is Caren Pistorius ('Offspring'), Gary Sweet ('House Husbands'), Alex Dimitriades ('The Slap'), Robyn Malcolm ('Upper Middle Bogan'), Lee Jones ('The Bastard Executioner'), Anna Samson ('Winners & Losers'), Hannah Frederiksen ('Hunters') and
"I really wanted to play a character who was emotionally intelligent and had authority and was heroic in her actions because, as much as I've loved all the roles that I've played, there is a plethora of women in their early 40s who have hit crises, [and]
The feature debut of writer-director Martin McKenna, Is This The Real World will be screened across Sydney this week followed by Q&A sessions.