Political thriller Balibo, love story Samson & Delilah and urban drama Cedar Boys will vie for best films.
Experienced arts director Noel Staunton has been appointed artistic director of the Brisbane Festival.
If legendary TV talk show host Sir Michael Parkinson was starting out again, he admits he'd be hard pressed to find people to look up to.
"We won't be receiving any income from this and neither should we."
INXS rocker Kirk Pengilly has proven his cooking prowess to become the first contestant to go through to the semi-finals of Celebrity MasterChef.
King Lear will lead Bell Shakespeare Company's 2010 milestone season, while a retelling of Twelfth Night inspired by Victorian bushfire victims will also be on the program.
'Samson and Delilah' will be Australia's official entry for nomination consideration for the Academy Awards.
Cate Blanchett will be just one of the big name stars treading the boards for the Sydney Theatre Company (STC) in 2010.
Toni Collette shocked the punters upsetting American comedienne and short-priced favourite Tina Fey to claim an Emmy.
“At the risk of sounding like an over hyped movie trailer for an undeserving blockbuster, the experience of 'A Day in Pompeii' is positively cathartic”