ABC chair Ita Buttrose, actors Hugh Jackman, Sigrid Thornton, Eric Bana and Peter Cousens, director and cinematographer Ray Argall, and producers Suzanne Baker, Kerry Heysen-Hicks and Fiona Cochrane were among the screen professionals to receive Queen's Birthday Honours over the long weekend.
The Gold Coast Film Festival will open in early April with the Australian premiere of Damon Gameau's '2040', and close with the world premiere of Storm Ashwood's war film 'Escape and Evasion'.
Sigrid Thornton will chair the film prize jury at the fifth CinefestOZ Film Festival which runs from August 22-26.