Image: pitch black or not, this is a moment at the luncheon.
Whether we like it or not, the annual AFI/AACTA Awards are expensive to run and there seems to be no way in which we can host this as a truly industry-friendly event and still get some public profile for it.
Indeed, even the AWGIES, which are industry events, curated for people with modest incomes by people with modest incomes, will still run to $136 for members and $198.00 for non-members. That includes a sit down meal and a host who is guaranteed to be literate.