Karl Malakunas’ Delikado and Maya Newell's The Dreamlife of Georgie Stone have made it onto the shortlists for this year's International Documentary Association (IDA) Documentary Awards, announced as the sole Australian entries in the feature and short categories, respectively.
South Australia creative Ansuya Nathan is looking to hit the ground running following the completion of her SBS Emerging Writers' Incubator placement with Closer Productions.
Jub Clerc's 'Sweet As' and Karl Malakunas' documentary 'Delikado' are the Australian nominees for this year's Asia Pacific Screen Awards, while director Sophie Hyde has joined the international jury.
Dutch violinist André Rieu very nearly took centre stage on another slow weekend for the Australian box office, with the screening of his 2022 Maastricht Concert falling just short of overtaking 'Bullet Train' to claim the number one position.
With few splashy studio releases until mid-September, exhibitors are bracing through a quiet period at the box office: Last weekend was the slowest yet in 2022.
Georgie Stone hopes the short documentary about her life - 'The Dreamlife of Georgie Stone', which recently premiered at both Tribeca and Sydney film festivals - will be empowering for other trans people.
Sydney Film Festival director and acting CEO Nashen Moodley hopes a program of "big emotions" will help cinemas continue to build momentum post-lockdown, with the full line-up for the 2022 event unveiled on Wednesday.
Del Kathryn Barton's debut feature 'Blaze', starring Simon Baker and Yael Stone, will make its world premiere at June's Tribeca Film Festival in the International Narrative Competition.