SmartFone Flick Fest is Australia’s international smartphone film festival for filmmakers of all ages. A worldwide festival open to anyone with a smartphone or tablet and a great idea for a film. The festival’s 7th year will be live on screen in-cinema in two venues in Sydney over the weekend of Feb 26-27, plus online until March 13. This year has seen more than 300 entries for shorts and 18 feature films, of which 70 will feature online with curated...
The world’s largest French film festival outside of France returns to Australia, presenting Contemporary French cinema from March 1 to April 26. The upcoming cinematic showcase will celebrate the next generation of filmmakers creating a new blueprint for French cinema. Set to delight Francophiles and cinephiles alike, the annual festival returns with a touring programme of 42 feature films. The line-up of 2022 ambassadors includes director Phillip Noyce, actor David Wenham, screen and theatre director Shannon Murphy and filmmaker Samantha...
To celebrate International Women’s Day 2022, WIFT Australia will present a special international Excellence in Craft masterclass, online and free to watch. Hosted by WIFT Australia’s Queensland chapter, the virtual masterclass will feature Argentinian-Australian director Leticia Cáceres in conversation with Mexican filmmaker Katina Medina Mora. Leticia Cáceres is an Australian theatre director who has transitioned to also working in film and television. Most recently she directed six episodes of the drama series Bump for streamer Stan. Katina Medina Mora’s background...
The Australian International Documentary Conference will return to the renewed ACMI at Federation Square for a live, in-person event in the heart of Melbourne. Responding to the challenges of COVID-19, next year’s event will also feature a hybrid program for international delegates and an online international marketplace, March 10-11 2022, ensuring that Australian documentary and factual filmmakers continue to have access to the widest range of commissioners, funders, co-producers and development opportunities.
The 2022 WA Made Film Festival will feature 67 local films, including three world premiere feature films, a world premiere web series, a live musical performance, over 55 short films, a filmmaking workshop, and the return of WA’s only smartphone filmmaking competition. Many sessions include networking events, before and after parties, filmmaker Q&As, complimentary popcorn and gourmet grazing boxes, Forester Estate wines, Gage Roads beer, and non-alcoholic beverages. The festival will kick 0ff with a special screening of Renée Webster’s How...
