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Monday
Aug282023

FEATURES / ONCE UPON IN THE FUTURE: 2121, LOST IN THE SKY, ECHO PINES EARN TOP HONOURS AT SCIENCE FICTION FESTIVAL AWARDS NIGHT

The first Turkish science-fiction film to be directed by a woman has taken out The Ron Cobb Best Film Award at the Closing Night ceremony of the 2023 Sydney Science Fiction Film Festival (Click here)

Tuesday
Jul042023

INDUSTRY / NSW SECTOR NATION'S PRODUCTION LEADER, SAYS ABS SURVEY

Sure, Queensland got some big films, but the sheer wait of numbers means New South Wales is the film and vid industry national HQ, says the Australian Bureau of Statistics (Click here

Monday
Jul032023

REVIEWS / ALIENS UNCOVERED: THE GOLDEN RECORD

A mash-up of deep-web theorising, podcast journalism and literal dramatic moments means the thrill of uncovering UFO secrets gets lost in mix in Clive Christopher's latest pseudo-doc (Click here)

Monday
Jul032023

FEATURES / PREVIEW: 2023 SAXO SCANDINAVIAN FILM FESTIVAL

The finest of Nordic cinema's contemporary talents, including Karoline Lyngbye’s Superposition, and a rich blend of the region's classic films make for a must-see roster at the 2023 Scandinavian Film Festival (Click here)

Tuesday
Jun202023

INDUSTRY / COASTAL SURGE FEST LATEST REGIONAL LOVE-IN FOR NSW FILM TALENT

The iconic Avoca Beach Theatre will open its doors to the new-fest-on-the-block, Coastal Surge when it launches on the NSW Central Coast in late June '23 (Click here)

Sunday
Jun182023

WORLD CINEMA / IFFR ANNOUNCES CLARE STEWART AS NEW MANAGING DIRECTOR

Clare Stewart's global domination plans continue unchecked with the former Sydney Film Festival director bound for Rotterdam to weave her magic on IFFR (Click here)

Wednesday
May242023

HORROR / MONSTER FEST ADDS NEW DIMENSION FOR HORROR FANS WITH 2023 WEEKENDER LINE-UP

The Monster Fest 3-day program goes all in on classic 3D horror pics for Australia's first ever multi-dimensional genre celebration (Click here)

Tuesday
May232023

TELEVISION / WARNER BROS. CENTENARY SPECIAL HEADS FROM CANNES TO FOXTEL

From its beginnings under the entrepreneurial eye of four immigrant brothers to its status as a modern media giant, there's a lot to reflect on in Warner Bros.' first century (Click here)

Monday
May222023

REVIEWS / MOOMINVALLEY: SEASON 3, EPISODES 4, 8, 12

Three brand new episodes of Finland's favourite export, The Moomins, get a bigscreen release as part of the 2023 Children's International Film Festival (Click here)

Monday
May222023

BLOG / THE SCREEN-SPACE SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL FLEXIPASS TEN

Ten under-the-radar must-sees that will take up all the space on our Sydney Film Festival Flexipass Ten (Click here)

Thursday
May182023

FEATURES / PREVIEW: 2023 CHILDREN'S INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

The best family content from around the world, include the Scandi animated legends The Moomins, hits bigscreens in Sydney and Melbourne as part of the fifth annual Childrens International Film Festival (Click here)

Wednesday
May172023

WORLD CINEMA / QUEER SCREEN FIRST LGBTQIA+ FESTIVAL INVITED TO MARCHE DU FILM GLOBAL FEST SIDEBAR

The Croisette beckons for Queer Screen, the Oz non-profit bound for the Marche du Film in support of five works-in-progress (Click here)

Monday
May152023

REVIEWS / HUNGER

The latest Netflix hit is a mean-spirited rite-of-passage class drama about a street cook with dreams and an elite chef determined to slice and dice her ambitions (Click here

Monday
May152023

INDUSTRY / 2023 REMIX SUMMIT SYDNEY TO EXPLORE CULTURE, TECHNOLOGY & ENTREPRENEURSHIP

The return of the REMIX Summit to to Harbour City positions the East Coast capital as a flagbearer for the new immersive industries boom (Click here)

Sunday
Apr162023

HORROR / FEM-FOCUSSED BODY-HORROR PIC GRAFTED LENSING IN NZ

After her calling-card short Kamili hit big, the New Zealand sector has tapped Sasha Rainbow to direct the horror romp Grafted; shooting is underway (Click here)

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