There’s a lot to unpack here. Most of this is frustrating, for both the matters on which this author agrees with the Sydney Film Festival’s champions and that on which I diverge
Author: Glen Falkenstein
Glen produces film, theatre and television news, reviews and commentary for a number of outlets, covering Festivals, interviews and events.
Glen lives in Sydney where he enjoys making short films.
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Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga
There’s bad, there’s good, and there’s Eurovision
“We’ve Seen A Real Appetite For Film” – Sydney Film Festival Online
“The response from our audience has been fantastic, we’ve seen a real appetite for film.”
Sea Fever
It’s the mark of a great thriller when it hits the most well-worn horror tropes and you barely notice, nor care at all
Resistance
Those famous aren’t always known for their greatest achievements
The Frog and the Furious
No frogs were harmed in the making of this film. Several cars didn’t fare so well
Film Festivals Bridging the Void
“My son turns around to me and says, take it online, go for it”
New Filmmaker Challenges: Festivals Launch Isolation Comps
“The world has never been through a pandemic like this in our lifetime; we want to see what that world looks like from each individual’s perspective”
‘We Are One’ Brings the Many – SFF’s Nashen Moodley on a World of Festivals Brought Together
“It’s a wonderful opportunity for our audience to engage with the culture of these Festivals”
Film Festival Frontiers
“This is our contribution to pushing back against COVID-19”
Festival Live-streams, Innovation, Supporting Cinemas and Each Other
A lot can happen in a week
COVID-19, Festivals, Film and where we’re at
It’s a concerning time for the Australian industry with a number of Film Festivals cancelling or postponing events
Queen & Slim
You’re going to hear a lot about how Queen & Slim is a lot like other movies, except it’s not
French Film Festival Highlights
The only thing more satisfying than seeing France beat England in the Rugby is finding a bunch of people very happy it
The Invisible Man
First thing’s first; H.G. Wells this is not
‘Audacious and Experimental;’ Hyperlinks Festival expands Static Vision
“When we started Static Vision, our main goal was to bring out audacious and experimental films that were either too small, too challenging or off-the-radar of Sydney’s general Festival circuit”
Capturing “the Fantastic Cinema Spirit;’ Building Fantastic Film Festival Australia
“The thing that I found so exciting about programming the festival was that for a film to be a piece of fantastic cinema it doesn’t need to align with any conventional festival criteria”
Uncut Gems
Very possibly Adam Sandler’s best turn, he’s far from alone
The Lighthouse
It was weird
Dolemite Is My Name
He’s back. No Eddie Murphy never actually went away, but he’s definitely back
