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.
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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.
The full line-up for this year's Melbourne International Film Festival was revealed Tuesday evening, with a significant number of Australian additions, such as the world premieres of Jason Raftopoulos' sophomore feature 'Voices in Deep' and Matthew Adekponya's behind-the-scenes look at how the Boomers took bronze in Tokyo, 'Rose Gold'.
Made Up Stories producer Bruna Papandrea, Binge executive director Alison Hurbert-Burns, and First Nations multi-hyphenates Leah Purcell, Kodie Bedford, and Jub Clerc have been added to the SXSW Sydney line-up as the event draws closer.
Jack Clark and Jim Weir's 'Birdeater' and Matthew Bates' 'The Defenders' have proven popular at this year's Sydney Film Festival.
Film Fantastic, the organisers behind the annual Gold Coast Film Festival and Brisbane International Film Festival, has announced the departure of CEO Josh Martin, with board chair Luke Wheatley taking over the role in an interim capacity.