Videocraft is holding free workshops on the Sony FR7 Full Frame E-Mount PTZ Camera. Workshop topics will include: Introduction...
Ritz Cinemas in Randwick has announced a This Is Celluloid retrospective, featuring a lineup of 35mm and 70mm screenings every Friday night from 10 March to showcase cinematic triumphs from the 1920s to the present day across almost 40 weeks. The program kicks off with a 35mm screening of Michael Mann's modern crime masterpiece Heat on Friday 10 March. Other highlights include a special 35mm marathon presentation of George Lucas's Star Wars Saga, featuring six films from the original and prequel trilogies...
Fantastic Film Festival Australia (FFFA) has announced the return of Music Video Blind Date. As part of the collaborative community initiative, a selection of Melbourne's local musicians nominate an original track (or two) for collaboration. From there, local filmmakers select a track to create an original film clip for, with the music videos to premiere at a special gala event at the 2023 Fantastic Film Festival Australia, in cinemas April - May 2023. An array of prizes are on offer for...
ACMI's Focus on the Dead will spotlight seven films spanning half a century of modern zombie cinema and beyond. Curated by Reece Goodwin, Focus on the Dead aims to unpick the evolution of the zombie film and interrogate the links of the subgenre to the personal and political. The seven features include George A. Romero’s original Trilogy of the Dead: Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead (presented in a newly restored 3D version making its Australian premiere) and Day of the...
Accompanying ACMI's Focus on the Dead is a two-day conference, Mapping Global Horror: Australia, Japan and Beyond, in partnership with Swinburne University of Technology and University of Pittsburgh. Tthe program is an opportunity to further explore the global phenomenon of horror cinema through talks and presentations with world-leading academics, researchers and directors, including Japanese-Australian writer/director Natalie Erika James. Providing an incisive look into horror, the Mapping Global Horror conference is a chance for screen industry professionals, academics and horror fans to deep dive...
