Before Dawn is a Generic Anti Anti-War Film
The word ‘limitation’ isn’t in director Jordon Prince-Wright’s vocabulary. His first feature film, 2018’s The Decadent and Depraved, saw him tackle the Meat Pie Western alongside co-director Axel Aug…
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memory film: Jeni Thornley’s Archive of Self and Australian Cinema
Jeni Thornley’s AFCA nominated documentary recently played in Melbourne at the Melbourne Women in Film Festival. To see who Jeni Thornley is and what she has done for independent and feminist Australi…
2024 AIDC Awards Nominees & $5,000 AIDC Southern Light Award Winner Announced2024 AIDC Awards Nominees &
PRESS RELEASE The Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC) is proud to reveal the exceptional nominees for the 4th annual AIDC Awards, and also to announce the winner of the inaugural A…
AIDC Creative Director Natasha Gadd Talks About the 2024 Documentary Conference Theme Frontlines in This Interview
The 2024 Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC) continues the conversation of previous conferences with the forward-focused theme of Frontlines: Shaping the Future of Documentary &…
Sydney Film Festival Announces the Launch of the First Nations Award: The Largest Cash Prize for Indigenous Filmmakers
PRESS RELEASE Sydney Film Festival announces the launch of the First Nations Award, establishing the world's largest cash prize for Indigenous filmmaking at $35,000, proudly supported by Truant P…
WA Made Film Festival Celebrates its Five-Year Anniversary with an Epic Line-Up
PRESS RELEASE Over 70 WA-made feature films, short films, and documentaries will take centre stage at this year’s WA Made Film Festival, including twelve films made exclusively for the festival as pa…
Sundance Interview - The Moogai Cinematographer Sean Ryan Talks About Crafting Tension on Screen for this Aboriginal Horror Film
Subscribe to The Curb podcast via RSS feed, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio or Google Podcasts. Download the episode directly here. Jon Bell's unsettling 2021 short film, The Moogai, receiv…
My First Time: New Unfiltered Series Explores Unforgettable ‘First’ Experiences from Members of Australia’s LGBTQIA+ Community
PRESS RELEASE ‘We Are Pride’ YouTube channel has today announced “My First Time,” a brand new Australian original series made for queer people and their allies by members of the community. Premiering…
Bad Vibrations Writer/Director Nicole Delprado and Annabel Maclean Talking About Flickerfest and Creating Tension with a Theramine in This Interview
Subscribe to The Curb podcast via RSS feed, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio or Google Podcasts. Download the episode directly here. Australian horror is experiencing something of a renaissance…
Melbourne’s Newest Movie Experience FoMo Cinemas Open in East Brunswick with a Blockbuster Summer Ahead
PRESS RELEASE Melbourne’s new next-level cinema experience arrives this week with FoMo Cinemas opening its East Brunswick doors this Thursday 18 January. A haven for cinema and food-lovers alike, FoM…
Best Australian Films of 2023
Before we dig into 2023, let’s take a short jump back to October 2021. Stage 1 of the Australian Feature Film Summit (AFFS) was taking place online, providing producers, distributors, exhibitors, and…
Marungka Tjalatjunu (Dipped in Black): Derik Lynch, Matthew Thorne, and Patrick Graham Talk About Tina Turner and Trust in This Interview
For Yankunytjatjara artist Derik Lynch, when he dances for his family and friends in the spotlights of car in a stunning gold dress in Marungka Tjalatjunu (Dipped in Black), echoing the power and stre…