Producers Anita Jacoby and Sue Maslin, writers Ray Harding and Bevan Lee and actor Magda Szubanski were among the screen professionals who received Australia Day honours on Saturday.
Producer Anna Kaplan, known for her work leading the social impact campaigns on documentaries such as '2040', 'The Hunting Ground' and 'That Sugar Film', has been awarded this year's Natalie Miller Fellowship.
Applications for the $20,000 Natalie Miller Fellowship grant, designed to support female leaders in the screen industry, are now open.
Applications are open for this year's Natalie Miller Fellowship: a grant of $20,000 for an established woman working in the screen industry to pursue professional leadership opportunities.
Applications are now open for the $20,000 Natalie Miller Fellowship, which aims to support the next generation of female leaders in the screen industry.
Australian feature films are currently dominating the box office, with exhibitors reporting a "revitalised" audience appetite for local stories. However, both producers and distributors have concerns about being able to actually get Aussie features off the ground in the future, with the Producer Offset slated to fall from 40 to 30 per cent from July.
Sue Maslin explains the reasoning behind the Australian Feature Film Forum, which will host an 'Ask Me Anything' session at AIMC that will see filmmakers, exhibitors and distributors ask tough questions about each other's decision making and business models. Ahead of, IF also shares some 'tough talk' from a range of industry figures.
The Australian Feature Film Forum (AFFF) will host a suite of sessions across November 1-2 as part of a partnership with the Australian International Movie Convention (AIMC).