Leah Purcell's 'The Drover's Wife The Legend of Molly Johnson' and Thomas M Wright's 'The Stranger' lead the nominees for the Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards, to be announced later this month.
Disney's 'Avatar: The Way of Water' absolutely dominated cinemas in its opening weekend, capturing an 87 per cent market share.
'Seriously Red' stars Krew Boylan and Rose Byrne will be recognised by the Australian International Screen Forum ahead of the film's US release in February.
Last weekend proved to be the slowest at the box office this year yet, with national receipts the lowest they have been since 2021's COVID-19 lockdowns ended.
While Roadshow Films took local musical comedy 'Seriously Red' wide, it had a relatively slow start at the box office last weekend.
Goran Stolevski's sophomore feature 'Of An Age' has impressed in the west, winning the $100,000 CinefestOZ film prize on Saturday evening.
Actress Emma Booth, producer Melissa Kelly, industry all-rounder Meyne Wyatt, international guest Adam Piron, and producer and writer Tony Ayres will join Richard Roxburgh on this year's CinefestOZ jury to determine the winner of the $100,000 film prize.
Gracie Otto's 'Seriously Red', Bunya Productions' 'True Colours', and Phil Noyce’s 'Dead Calm' headline the program for next month's Australian International Screen Forum (AISF), which returns as an in-person event.