Many Australian exhibitors are up in arms about the upcoming theatrical releases of the Netflix productions 'The King', 'The Irishman', 'Marriage Story' and 'The Two Popes'.
Some 34 feature films will compete for nominations for this year's AACTA Awards, and the longlist covers diverse range of titles, from box office earners like 'Top End Wedding' and 'Storm Boy', through to the critically lauded 'The Nightingale' and micro budget indies like 'Suburban Wildlife'.
Shannon Murphy's debut feature 'Babyteeth', a bittersweet comedy starring Ben Mendelsohn, Essie Davis, Eliza Scanlen and Toby Wallace, will have its world premiere in official competition at the Venice International Film Festival.
In celebrating Victorian screen industry achievements in 2007/08, Film Victoria has presented director Matt Saville and Infinite Interactive with the Greg Tepper and Tim Richards Awards respectively.