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Over the next few weeks, we’ll be sharing in depth interviews with established and emerging Australian filmmakers. Conversations with these storytellers cover their path into filmmaking and storytell…
This essay was original published on Pure Shit Australian Cinema and is written by Mike Retter. Mike Retter is a film director, of the indie feature Youth On The March, creator of the zine "Ci…
One of the standout films from the 2026 batch of Flickerfest shorts has been Damien Power's docu-drama Return of the Champ. With this excellent hybrid experience, the stand up comedian turne…
This article was original published in 2024. Few filmmakers have explored the human condition through technology and biology as David Cronenberg. Long a fan of blending experimental technology with t…
Canadian non-binary writer/director Joseph Amenta’s debut feature Soft explores the lives of three queer tweens over one summer in Toronto as they experience the exuberance of youth and the terrors of…
“I'm very proud of the work. And as far as a resemblance to the character, you know, I say this not ironically, this is the most me I was before I had a career, you know?” Timothée Chalamet is po…
Nadine Whitney spoke to Gwyneth Paltrow about her Hollywood star influences and the backstory she created for Kay Stone.…
Lianne Mackessy is a multi-hyphenate creative whose work spans from acting in front of the camera in films like 2025's Smoke, to writing and directing her own work, like her 2026 drama shor…
Addition is the latest film from director Marcelle Lunam and actor Teresa Palmer. It's a screen adaptation of the novel by Toni Jordan, telling the story of Grace, a woman who counts everyt…
Stellan Skarsgård as Gustav Borg in Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value is a man who is searching for connection with the two daughters, Nora (Renate Reinsve) and Agnes (Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas) h…
Nina Buxton is a storyteller who has worked in films and TV. On the TV front, she’s been the director behind shows like The InBESTigators, Paper Dolls, and Planet Lulin, light, fun fare, while on the…
Nadine Whitney spoke with Wagner Moura about Brazil’s past and present and the timeliness of The Secret Agent in the face of dictatorships and how they emerge and are sustained by wealth.…