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.
First-time narrative feature directors Noora Niasari and Gracie Otto will vie against Warwick Thornton, Jeffrey Walker and Colin and Cameron Cairnes for the top prize at the Australian Directors' Guild Awards next month.
Screenwest’s West Coast Visions funding, which backs debut feature directors from WA, has proven to be one of the country’s most effective talent escalators. From this year onward, Screen Australia will commit an extra $500,000 to the initiative annually. IF talks to recent recipients, the teams behind 'He Ain't Heavy', now in post, and 'Birthright', now fully financed and set to enter production later this year.
Goran Stolevski's sophomore feature 'Of An Age' has impressed in the west, winning the $100,000 CinefestOZ film prize on Saturday evening.
The world premiere of Goran Stolevski's anticipated sophomore feature, 'Of An Age', will open this year's Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF).
AACTA has announced the remaining nominations for its February awards, with Warwick Thornton's 'The New Boy' garnering the most nods in film with 12, closely followed by 'Talk to Me' with 11, while with 15 nominations, 'The Newsreader' is the most recognised TV series.
Robert Connolly believes he's found the sweet spot at Arenamedia: a slate that balances large-scale, commercial feature films like 'The Dry' and 'Blueback' with features from exciting emerging voices.
'Sweet As', the debut feature from Nyul Nyul/Yawuru filmmaker Jub Clerc, is dubbed "The Breakfast Club meets the outback".