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PRESS RELEASE Entries are now open for the 71st Sydney Film Festival in 2024, in cinemas from 5—16 June. Showcasing an array of diverse stories, the festival continues its tradition of premiering a…
Subscribe to The Curb podcast via RSS feed, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio or Google Podcasts. Download the episode directly here. On this episode, Andrew chats with director Matt Vesely about…
Self-mythologisation is not unusual in the arts, especially in the world of pop and rock music. David Bowie was a man of many personas who was interested in Andy Warhol, and artist who spoke about him…
Australian actor Lily Sullivan has been around for far longer than you’d expect. Seemingly an “overnight sensation,” Lily has been working for over a decade in a variety of roles and has acted with a…
PRESS RELEASE Craig Silvey’s best-selling novel RUNT is being made into a feature film in Western Australia with an incredible all-star Australian cast including Jai Courtney, Celeste Barber, Deborah…
This review contains slight spoilers. There’s a fair bit to admire about Luke Sparke’s work as a director. His debut monster flick Red Billabong (oddly re-released in the US as The Devil Beneath in 2…
PRESS RELEASE Naarm production house Typecast, has today announced the successful applicants for their inaugural Inspirit Lab initiative. The Inspirit Lab will deliver a program of masterclasses and…
Kitty Green is one of Australia’s finest filmmakers. From her incredible documentary examining personal bias and ascribing guilt Casting JonBenet, through to her impactful film dealing with entertainm…
PRESS RELEASE Screen Australia and the Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC) have announced applications are open for Fresh Cuts. Now in its second year, this initiative invites docu…
Noora Niasari’s feature debut Shayda is one of the finest Australian films in years. It tells the intimate and personal story of Shayda (a powerfully empathetic performance from Zar Amir Ebrahimi) and…
PRESS RELEASE Byron Bay Film Festival 2023 is proud to have a wholly Australian-made drama in the line-up, a World Premiere made in the nation’s heart, Alice Springs (Mparntwe), and one that, followi…
PRESS RELEASE The 33rd annual Melbourne Queer Film Festival (MQFF) opens Thursday 9 November with the provocation Rewind to Fast Forward. The festival celebrates all queer histories, past, present an…