Bryan Brown will receive this year's Longford Lyell Award, the highest honour bestowed by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA).
While movie sequels are relatively rare in Australia, the producers of Warwick Thornton’s 'Sweet Country' are convinced they have a new, compelling story which is worth telling.
“It’s a gift to the youth of Alice Springs, and I guess the whole town, making light of some more problematic issues and things that we see day-to-day here.”
“There are some directors, when they come knocking, you essentially go, 'I will play a horse in your movie.’ It doesn’t matter if it’s a small role.”
Screen Australia CEO Graeme Mason has a blunt message for producers: recognise that most independent films, Australian or otherwise, will now earn roughly half as much at Australian cinemas as they did only a few years ago.
The organisers hope a new event in New York will foster new relationships and international growth between the screen industries of Australia and the US.
The head of Indigenous at the Australian Film Television and Radio School Kyas Sherriff has been appointed senior commissioning editor at NITV.
The remarkable run of critical acclaim for 'Sweet Country' continues.