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Monday
May032021

PODCAST / SCREEN WATCHING EPISODE 14

Simon and Dan cast a post-ceremony eye over The Oscar-cast, as well as reviewing the latest from Jason Statham, Robin Wright, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson and Aisling Bea (click here)

Thursday
Apr222021

REVIEWS / BELLINGEN: THE PROMISED LAND

A 50 year-old feud between 'hippies' and 'rednecks' is captured with stunning clarity in Peter Geddes rough-hewn counter-culture epic doco, Bellingen: The Promised Land (click here).

Thursday
Apr222021

INDUSTRY / NEXTWAVE HONOUREES ANNOUNCED AT SWIFF GALA CEREMONY

Student filmmakers, each with a unique vision for cinematic storytelling, got a taste of award season thrills at the Nextwave Youth Film Awards in Coffs Harbour this week (Click here).

Saturday
Apr172021

REVIEWS / APE CANYON

A brother-&-sister cryptozoological quest plays funny but takes a bittersweet turn in this under-the-radar U.S. indie (Click here)

Tuesday
Apr062021

WORLD CINEMA / PREVIEW: 2021 BRUSSELS INTERNATIONAL FANTASTIC FILM FESTIVAL

Famous for their raucous audience participation screenings, the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival set themselves a fresh challenge when COVID-19 forced them into the virtual realm - maintain the madness! (Click here)

Tuesday
Mar162021

BLOG / OUR DEFINITIVE DOZEN FROM SWIFF 2021

Despite the COVID-dictated shift from mid-summer to mid-autumn, SWIFF 2021 organisers Kate and Dave offers a typicaly red-hot selection of great global cinema (Click here)  

Tuesday
Mar162021

REVIEWS / THEN CAME YOU

Craig Ferguson finds an all-too-rare bigscreen vehicle for his rogueish charm opposite Kathie Lee Gifford in Then Came You (Click here)

Tuesday
Mar162021

FEATURES / MANK LEADS NOM COUNT OF DIVERSE 2021 OSCAR CONTENDERS 

David Fincher's ode to old Hollywood dominated the 2021 Academy Award nominations, which generally reflect the industry's progressive, inclusive new direction (Click here)

Tuesday
Feb232021

FEATURES / LIVE: THE LISA CHARLOTTE FRIEDRICH INTERVIEW

No one involved, least of all debutant director Lisa Charlotte Friedrich, could envision how much their production, the speculative drama LIVE, would mirror the social change we all experienced in 2020 (Click here

Tuesday
Feb232021

FEATURES / PREVIEW: 2021 OCEAN FILM FESTIVAL

World cinema's annual celebration of the briny deep in all its forms and functions, Australia's own Ocean Film Festival, launches its 2021 season this week (Click here).

Sunday
Feb142021

REVIEWS / FRIENDS AND STRANGERS

The World Premiere at IFFR of James Vaughans' Emerald City drama Friends and Strangers (featuring Emma Diaz, left) announces the arrival of a talented new Australian auteur (Click here)

Thursday
Feb112021

INDUSTRY / FIVE AUSTRALIAN FILMMAKERS SECURE SXSW SLOTS

Three women filmmakers and works steeped in indigenous culture are headed to SXSW, amongst the five Australian films selected in the 2021 programs (Click here)

Monday
Feb082021

BLOG / IFFR 50 GOES GLOBAL WITH 2021 AWARDS ROSTER 

Films from all corners of the globe are honoured by the various IFFR juries in Rotterdam overnight (Click here)

Friday
Feb052021

WORLD CINEMA / PREVIEW: 2021 ALLIANCE FRANCAIS FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL

New films from Isabelle Huppert, Romain Duris, Quentin Dupieux, Omar Sy and Gerard Depardieu, plus a restored classic from French cinema's defining moment, are just a fraction of what's on offer at the 2021 Alliance Francais French Film Festival (Click here)

Friday
Feb052021

INDUSTRY / RON HOWARD, BRIAN GRAZER TO MENTOR OZ CREW ON GOLD COAST SHOOT

Through their talent initiative Impact Creative Systems, Hollywood heavyweights Ron Howard and Brian Grazer will foster below-the-line talent during their Gold Coast shoot of Thirteen Lives (Click here)