First-time feature directors Thomas Wright ('Acute Misfortune'), John Sheedy ('H is for Happiness'), Ben Lawrence ('Hearts and Bones') and Natalie Erika James ('Relic') will vie for the Australian Directors' Guild Award for Best Direction in a Feature Film ($1 million or over) against Sophie Hyde ('Animals') and Wayne Blair ('Top End Wedding').
The editors of 'Ladies in Black', 'Bloom' and 'The Final Quarter' were among the honorees of the Australian Screen Editors' annual Ellie Awards presented on Saturday night at the Eternity Playhouse in Darlinghurst.
Antony Partos won the prize for best TV theme for 'Bloom' and shared the awards for best music in a TV series or serial, also for 'Bloom' and feature film score for 'I Am Mother' at the Screen Music Awards in Melbourne on Wednesday night.
The racist slurs which ended the football career of Sydney Swans star Adam Goodes dominated the national conversation for weeks in the lead-up to the premieres of Ian Darling’s The Final Quarter and Daniel Gordon’s The Australian Dream.
The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) has unveiled the first set of nominees for this year's awards, announcing the five films that will compete for Best Documentary.
Sydney Film Festival has announced its audience awards, with best narrative feature awarded to Samuel Van Grinsven's 'Sequin in a Blue Room' and best documentary to Selina Miles' 'Martha: A Picture Story' - both Aussie films.
A deconstruction of the socio-political factors that culminated in Sydney Swans captain Adam Goodes becoming the target of racial abuse by AFL fans.
Ian Darling documentary 'The Final Quarter', which looks at AFL footballer and Indigenous leader Adam Goodes' public call out of racism and Australia's heated response, will premiere at the Sydney Film Festival in June.