Actor-turned-filmmaker James Ivor originally wrote and directed short 'Crushing Season' as a proof-of-concept for a feature he could shop to producers, so its film festival success has been an unexpected and welcome bonus.
Noora Niasari talks to IF about the making of her debut feature, the Sundance Audience Award-winning 'Shayda', which is screening in competition at MIFF and will close Locarno later this month.
US producer and former Universal Pictures production president Debbie Liebling will headline this year's CinefestOZ industry program, to be held across August 31 and September 1 in Busselton.
The Melbourne International Film Festival has announced the nominees and juries for the Blackmagic Design Australian Innovation Award and the inaugural First Nations Film Creative Award.
Goran Stolevski's Macedonian film 'Housekeeping for Beginners', his third feature, is bound for the Venice Film Festival, where it will screen in the Orizzonti competition.
A trio of Australian films are bound for this year's Toronto International Film Festival: NZ co-production 'The Convert', directed by Lee Tamahori, Kitty Green's 'The Royal Hotel' and Warwick Thornton's 'The New Boy'.
Director Nick Kozakis speaks to IF about the production of debut solo feature 'Godless: The Eastfield Exorcism' ahead of its Australian premiere at next month's Melbourne International Film Festival.
The world premieres of Queensland-shot films 'Bring Him To Me' and 'Savage Christmas', as well as the Australian premiere of Marc Turtletaub's sci-fi comedy 'Jules', are among the highlights of this year's CinefestOZ line-up.