The opening of the Message Sticks Indigenous Film Festival saw Wayne Blair receive the 2011 Bob Maza Fellowship award
The Irish funnyman will star in the upcoming Wayne Blair film
The addition of Wayne Blair's debut about an all-girl Aboriginal group singing to the troops in Vietnam gives Australia a feature in official selection.
Wayne Blair's feature debut will also open the Melbourne International Film Festival after its world premiere this Saturday in Cannes
The first series has only just begun filming but plans are already underway for a second season
Hopscotch/eOne releases The Sapphires locally on August 9
The feel good Australian film has posted a strong second weekend at cinemas
The Sapphires continues to enjoy international success after winning its third US film Festival Audience Award.