“99% of the films you’ll see in the Festival, you won’t have access to them at the cinema usually. They’re non-commercial films and they tell stories from people who we might not hear from otherwise.” […]
Tag: australian film festivals
‘BEING BRUNO BANANI’ STAR ON BEING THE FIRST TONGAN IN THE WINTER OLYMPICS
“That was the best thing of the whole trying to get to the Olympics, to walk into the Opening Ceremony carrying the Tongan flag, that was the best thing ever, I was so happy and […]
BLOCKBUSTER LINE-UP FOR BRITISH FILM FESTIVAL’S FOURTH YEAR
“Our Festival is perfectly positioned soon after the Toronto and London film festivals so we’re able to really get the latest in British films and the best that are available.” British Film Festival Curator Kim Petalas […]
PASIFIKA FILM FESTIVAL DIRECTOR NIGEL VAGANA ON FINDING NEW WAYS TO TELL STORIES
“It’s actually the only one of its kind in the country and we searched around the world and its actually the only one of its kind.” Pasifika Film Festival Director and Rugby League legend Nigel […]
JAPANESE FILM FESTIVAL CELEBRATES ITS 20TH YEAR
‘’The Festival offers all the latest films out of Japan, films that aren’t more than 18 months old, films that will have their release in Japan right before the Festival starts; in terms of being […]
THE FUTURE OF THE SCIFI FILM FESTIVAL
“I saw in the marketplace so many sci-fi films barely getting a release in Australia so I thought let’s switch it up.” New Festival Director and also FilmInk publisher Dov Kornits sat down to discuss […]
A NIGHT OF HORROR/FANTASTIC PLANET FESTIVAL DIRECTOR ON FINDING NEW CLASSICS
“One of my great joys is finding a film that is very new on the genre circuit or is only literally just starting the genre circuit and presenting it to an audience long ahead of […]
ANTENNA FESTIVAL DIRECTOR RICH WELCH ON THE CHANGING FACE OF DOCUMENTARIES
“For me a great film’s a great film whether its 2D or 3D or virtual reality, that doesn’t change, but the way filmmakers are telling the story does change.” Antenna Documentary Film Festival Director Rich […]
SYDNEY INDIE FILM FESTIVAL DIRECTOR ON NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMERGING FILMMAKERS
“When you come you will see films with all sorts of budgets, there are some films with about a half-a-million-dollar budget and there are some that are very independent that are made with nothing; its […]
SF3 CO-FOUNDER ANGELA BLAKE & 2016 WINNERS ON PROMOTING GRASSROOTS AUSSIE FILMMAKING
“After about a minute your brain kicks and you think, oh wow, and when you start to realise what’s happening it’s a beautiful thing and you’re so engaged.” With the second annual Sydney SmartFone Flick […]
SYDNEY UNDERGROUND FILM FESTIVAL DIRECTOR STEFAN POPESCU TALKS SUFF 2016
“It’s a little bit arty, a little bit weirdo, a little bit cult, a little bit horror.” Sydney Underground Film Festival (SUFF) Director Stefan Popescu and the team are gearing up for their 2016 outing […]
SMARTFONE FLICK FEST (SF3) 2016 WRAPS IN SYDNEY
“For $12 a month you can buy an iPhone and put this on the screen.” The second annual SmartFone Flick Fest screened it’s top ten finalists last night at the Chauvel Cinema in Sydney’s Paddington, […]
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