Craft awards remain true heart of AACTAs

The drizzle may have put a dampener on the dazzle, but there was little that could take the shine off today’s AACTA Craft Awards
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‘If you work hard and put out a great product, someday you will be fired.’

It didn’t have the kind of opening bling you expect of a welcome speech for industry cognoscenti gathered for the 4th AACTA (Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts) Award’s Luncheon today, rather it was more like an opening sting delivered by Award host Adam Zwar.

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's National Visual Arts Editor. For a decade she worked as a freelance writer and curator across Southeast Asia and was previously the Regional Contributing Editor for Hong Kong based magazines Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. Prior to writing she worked as an arts manager in America and Australia for 14 years, including the regional gallery, biennale and commercial sectors. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Twitter: @ginafairley Instagram: fairleygina