Paper Planes, the Robert Connolly directed family film has been named the winner of Australia’s richest film prize.

TG4 – Ireland’s official Irish language television channel, has acquired the format rights to the children’s wildlife series World Animal Championships (WAC) from the ACTF.

On Friday 25 July, Sydney played host to the Trop Jr Roughcut symposium. The sold out event was attended by more than 200 young filmmakers, who were treated to a day of conversations with industry professionals.

The family feature film, Paper Planes, will have its world premiere at the Melbourne International film festival in August and will be released in Australian cinemas January 2015.

Nowhere Boys, produced by Matchbox Pictures, has won the 'International Youth Jury Prize' at the Prix Jeunesse International Festival 2014.