2026 AACTA Award Nominees Announced
PRESS RELEASE Nicole Kidman, Jacob Elordi, Sam Neill, Teresa Palmer, Alison Brie, Sally Hawkins, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Kaitlyn Dever and Anna Torv are among the major names recognised today as the nom…
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Echoes Emerges as a Contender for the 2026 AACTA Awards
Writer-Director-Producer Azita Damandan writes about their short film Echoes, now in contention for the 2026 AACTA Awards. A Story of Exile, Memory, and Resistance Lyrical, haunting, and deeply res…
Tigran Tovmasian on the urgency of his short film The Circus Lion
The Circus Lion follows Samvel, a young wrestler from Western Sydney, who believes leaving his hometown is the only way to escape the weight of his grief. But as he runs from his pain, he discovers th…
Winners for the 2025 AACTA Awards Industry Gala Presented by Foxtel Group Announced
PRESS RELEASE Boy Swallows Universe, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, and Better Man emerge as the standout winners at theWinners for the 2025 AACTA Awards Industry Gala presented by Foxtel Group The 2025 A…
Unlock Your Future in the Screen Industry at the 2025 AACTA Screen Careers Expo presented by Essential Screen Skills
PRESS RELEASE Discover everything you need to know about a career in Film, TV, Games and the online space at the AACTA Screen Careers Expo presented in partnership with Essential Screen Skills, 9am -…
Nosferatu | Better Man | We Live in Time | How to Make Gravy - the Curb Podcast
Subscribe to the Curb podcast via RSS feed, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or iHeart Radio. Download the episode directly here. Andrew F Peirce and Nadine Whitney delve into the darkness of Robert Eggers l…
Tanya Modini on the Inspiration for Her AACTA Award Nominated Short Film And the Ocean Agreed
Writer, director, producer, collaborator Tanya Modini has received her second Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) award nomination for her short film And the Ocean Agreed. This no…
Boy Swallows Universe and Better Man Dominate 2025 AACTA Award Nominees
PRESS RELEASE The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) has announced the nominees for the 2025 AACTA Awards presented by Foxtel Group. Returning to the Gold Coast in February, the…
The AACTA Brian Walsh Award, Sponsored by Nicole Kidman, Returns for Second Year
PRESS RELEASE Submissions are now open for the second year of the Brian Walsh Award for Emerging Talent. The award pays homage to the late Brian Walsh, one of Australia’s most admired screen creative…
AACTA Festival Announced for 2025 Alongside Best Documentary & Best Short Film Nominees
PRESS RELEASE This morning on the Gold Coast the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) launched its exciting AACTA Festival program which returns to HOTA, Home of the Arts, from Fe…
AACTA Young Stars returns for its second year with ambassadors Chloe Hayden and Ngali Shaw
PRESS RELEASE AACTA Young Stars: National Youth Casting Call returns for its second year, to discover the future stars of Australia’s acting industry with AACTA Young Stars ambassadors Chloe Hayden a…
AACTA Young Stars: National Youth Casting Call Launches
PRESS RELEASE The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA), in collaboration with Casting Networks® and the Casting Guild of Australia (CGA), today proudly announced a ground-breaking…