We talk to filmmakers behind some of the Australian qualifying shorts about the journey of their projects to this point and how their works have elevated their careers.
'Blaze', 'How To Please A Woman', 'Sissy' and 'Sweet As' will contend for the best original feature prize at this year’s AWGIE Awards, while 'Mrs Harris Goes to Paris', 'The Stranger' and 'The Drover's Wife The Legend of Molly Johnson' are up for the adapted gong. 'The Newsreader' leads in television with two nominations alongside 'Total Control', 'Firebite', 'Bump' and 'Heartbreak High'.
AACTA has announced this year's six nominees for Best Short Film, having reintroduced the category as a standalone.
Actor and filmmaker Kylie Bracknell, composer Caitlin Yeo, and Luke Cornish's 'Keep Stepping' are among this year's Sydney Film Festival award winners, with Belgian filmmaker Lukas Dhont's 'Close' triumphing in the official competition.
Director Tanya Modini's 'Seeing Scout' has won a $25,000 grant thanks to advocacy organisation For Film's Sake and Sydney Film Festival.
As someone who lives with physical disability, Stephanie Dower never connected with the characters she saw on screen because their portrayals were always negative.
Tracey Rigney, Emma Freeman, Tanya Modini, Laura Scrivano, Zoe Pepper, Eve Spence and Amin Palangi are among the directors who will take part in Attagirl, the new lab dedicated to creating production and distribution pathways for feature films by female and non-binary creative teams.