LUCK IS A LADY

Margot Robbie, lead actor and producer of “Barbie,” is to be awarded the AACTA Trailblazer Award subsequent month by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Tv Arts.

Hailing initially from Queensland, the presentation can be a homecoming of kind for Robbie. The award can be offered to her on the 2024 AACTA Awards Ceremony on Feb. 10 on the Residence of the Arts in Queensland’s Gold Coast.

“Margot Robbie’s influence extends past her on-screen performances, as she continues to form narratives and problem business norms. Her dedication to empowering ladies in movie, mixed along with her expertise and enterprise acumen, solidifies Robbie as an influential determine within the leisure world and a deserved recipient of the 2024 AACTA Trailblazer Award,” stated the group.

Her notable roles embody “I, Tonya,” the place she portrayed determine skater Tonya Harding, and “Bombshell,” the place she performed a younger girl navigating the poisonous setting of a information community. Each roles earned her Academy Award nominations. She gained widespread recognition for her breakthrough position as Naomi Lapaglia in Martin Scorsese’s “The Wolf of Wall Road.” Different roles embody these in “Suicide Squad” and later in “Birds of Prey.” “Barbie” was one of the influential movies of final 12 months and earned $1.4 billion worldwide.

Robbie’s LuckyChap firm has been behind female-driven tales together with “I, Tonya,” “Birds of Prey” and “Promising Younger Lady.”

“Australia has at all times been my grounding drive, and to obtain this recognition right here is extremely particular. I imagine within the energy of storytelling and the influence it might probably have on shaping tradition and provoking others,” Robbie stated in a ready assertion.

FIRST NATIONS, FIRST PRIZE

The Sydney Movie Pageant has introduced the launch of its First Nations Award, which it says is the world’s richest money prize for Indigenous filmmaking. Value A$35,000 ($23,100) it’s supported by Truant Photos.

The prize is open to First Nations filmmakers from throughout the globe and “celebrates the profound contributions of First Nations filmmakers to the cinematic panorama.” The class will embody options, documentaries and brief movies. Any movie featured inside the Pageant’s First Nations program routinely qualifies for consideration for the award. Purposes shut on March 1. The winner can be introduced on the SFF closing evening on June 16.

“By providing this stage of assist, we hope to encourage extra First Nations filmmakers to share their tales, enriching the movie business with various views and voices. This award aligns seamlessly with Sydney Movie Pageant’s long-standing dedication to fostering cultural variety and amplifying Indigenous narratives,” stated pageant director Nashen Moodley.

KYOTO TRAGEDY

The 45-year-old man who on Thursday was convicted of killing 36 individuals in 2019 on the Kyoto Animation studio has confusingly stated that he “critically accepts the decision,” but additionally that he’ll attraction in opposition to it.

Though there have been questions on Aoba Shinji’s psychological well being, the court docket in Kyoto discovered that he was mentally match on the time of the crime and able to standing trial. He was sentenced to loss of life. On Friday, his protection group stated that he would attraction in opposition to the decision. Chatting with the Asahi Shimbun newspaper on Saturday, Aoba stated: “As the one who induced this incident, I attempted to talk as a lot as potential through the (court docket) proceedings [..] However there are just a few extra issues that I need to go away behind as classes for others.”

It isn’t clear that others need to hear him. Hatta Hideaki, president of Kyoto Animation, issued a press release that stated: “Even after the judgement, the disappointment I really feel has not modified within the slightest. I really feel nothing however ache in my coronary heart once I consider the members of Kyoto Animation who misplaced their lives, those that have been injured, and of the disappointment of their family members. I pray that remembering the animated works that they put their hearts and souls into, and the surviving members’ efforts day-after-day to proceed making such works, will join their spirits to us.”