Yes, it’s almost that time of year again. Now that Leonardo DiCaprio has finally won an Oscar it’s game-on for any previously shunned blockbuster-magnet turned art-house darling who’s keen to take home gold. With Loving, […]
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GERMAN FILM FEST TO TOUR AUSTRALIA
“I think it will be a great year because we have a lot of different things, we will have a very strong focus on female filmmakers which is great because there are a lot of […]
INAUGURAL WINDA FILM FESTIVAL SCREENS IN SYDNEY
The inaugural Winda Film Festival, described as a ‘cinematic dreamtime from around the world… (giving) voice to a diverse global Indigenous film community” will open tonight in Sydney. Screening a series of features, documentaries and […]
THE LIGHT BETWEEN OCEANS
Much more than Oscar bait, The Light Between Oceans shows you just how far two talented actors can take a film. Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander, further known for being one of the darling couples […]
A BREATH OF FRESH AIR – TASMANIAN FILM FESTIVAL DIRECTOR OWEN TILBURY ON WHAT MAKES BOFA SPECIAL
“It’s exciting being part of something that big that’s at the same time so immersive… Our mainland guests in particular and for that matter people outside Launceston love the fact that they come here, turn […]
REACHING NEW AUDIENCES AT THE 20TH CANBERRA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
“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.” […]
‘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 […]
AAAAAAAAH!
Did a disease wipe out our collective consciousness and set us back eons on the evolutionary scale? Did we ever really develop as a species beyond a simian mentality? Are a group of people in […]
DIRECTOR THORSTEN SCHUTTE ON NEW FRANK ZAPPA BIOPIC
“If you have a close look at all this material and really see him evolve over the years, a whole different Zappa emerges from the one the general public seems to know.” Filmmaker Thorsten Schutte […]
“THE WORLD’S WORST FILMMAKER” HAS SHUT DOWN A SCREENING AT A SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL
Watching a movie about the “worst film ever made” sounds like a terrible idea… but is it so terrible that it’s actually good? Unfortunately, audiences at the Sydney Underground Film Festival won’t get the chance […]
DIRECTOR BEN FERRIS ON ’57 LAWSON’
“About three years ago now, I started to have this niggling feeling that these buildings wouldn’t be around forever.” Sydney Film School Artistic Director Ben Ferris sat down to chat about his new film 57 Lawson […]
DIRECTOR ANDRES WAISSBLUTH ON ‘ELEPHANT: THE HORSE’/’UN CABALLO LLAMADO ELEFANTE’
“I decided to make a film for children and I started thinking about my childhood, my images, my fantasies, how was my childhood different – that imagery, it’s the imagery of my generation.” Chilean filmmaker […]
DIRECTOR FRANCISCO VARONE TALKS ‘ROAD TO LA PAZ’/’CAMINO A LA PAZ’
“I love comedies, I love to be able to do really funny films, making the audiences laugh is something very interesting and very difficult, but at the same time I wanted to have a serious […]
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 […]
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