Sophie Mathisen talks to IF about her Paris-set debut feature.
Slamdance will screen Alvin's Harmonious World of Opposites, a charmingly batty surreal comedy from first-timer Platon Theodoris, in competition.
Matt Hullum has flown in from the States to present his first theatrical feature, Lazer Team, world premiering in Sydney off the back of huge Australian support during the film's crowdfunding.
After losing out on its opening weekend to Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Alejandro González Iñárritu's The Revenant climbed back on top last week off the back of 12 Oscar nominations.
Aussie filmmaker Peter Carstairs could win $1 million, a residency with Warner Bros and Zack Snyder, and have his ad screened at the Super Bowl
Brooks is circumspect but optimistic about the steps being taken by Screen Australia to guarantee gender equality behind the camera.
Three young Australian writers have had their project selected for the 2016 January Screenwriters Lab, a five-day writers' workshop at the Sundance Resort in Utah beginning January 15.
Richard Roxburgh on Looking for Grace, Mel Gibson, No Activity, and Babyteeth.