The Australian Feature Film Summit (AFFS) has unveiled the program and first round of speakers for its in-person portion in May.
Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof has won this year's $60,000 Sydney Film Prize for 'There Is No Evil', beating out 11 other Sydney Film Festival (SFF) competition films.
Leah Purcell is the first Australian to be awarded the Jury Grand Prize at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) after being recognised for 'The Drover’s Wife The Legend of Molly Johnson'.
Essie Davis and Leah Purcell will battle it out in the best performance by an actress category at next month's Asia Pacific Screen Awards, while 'Nitram' lead Caleb Landry Jones and Australian/Afghan film 'When Pomegranates Howl' are also among the nominees.
With NSW reopening for the fully vaccinated, Sydney Film Festival is set to finally go ahead, with a line-up that director Nashen Moodley believes is one the most diverse and exciting in the event's 68-year history.
Newly-appointed Screen Australia head of First Nations Angela Bates is taking an 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it' approach to the role, insisting her focus is on furthering the strides made by her predecessors.
Justin Kurzel's 'Nitram' has added another award to its festival run, crowned the winner of the $100,000 CinefestOZ film prize on Saturday evening.
Actress Isla Fisher, director Zak Hilditch, producer Judi Levine, and filmmaker Julia Redwood will make up the jury for next week's CinefestOZ Film Festival.