AACTA Pitch: Focus: Submissions

Entries are now open for AACTA Pitch: Focus, delivered in partnership with Sony. Now in its second year, the national short film pitching initiative offers emerging creatives an opportunity to break into the industry by challenging student filmmakers to form teams and create an original production to be assessed by a panel of industry judges. Teams can be made up of directors, writers, producers, editors, and/or cinematographers, with at least one member of the team actively pursuing studies in film...

Crunchyroll Expo Australia

Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre 1 Convention Centre Pl, South Wharf, VIC, Australia

The Crunchyroll Expo will be coming to Australia for the first time September 17-18 2022 at Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. Previously only held in California and virtually, the two-day celebration of anime and Japanese pop culture in Melbourne is a must-attend for fans of anime of every level, with appearances by voice actors and other industry professionals, in addition to special screenings, cosplay competitions, live musical performances, gaming, manga, art, official merchandise and more. A full schedule will be...

Australian Womens Film Festival

Event Cinemas, George Street 505/525 George Street, Sydney, NSW, Australia

The Australian Womens Film Festival (AWFF) will be held on September 18, 2022 at Event Cinemas, George Street in Sydney. Founded by Australian producers and filmmakers Kelly Tomasich and Tahyna MacManus, AWFF was established to demonstrate the power of female filmmakers by providing a platform for them to showcase their talents. After launching in 2021, the short film festival created by women, for women returns with a female judging panel comprising Phoebe Tonkin, Margaret Pomeranz, Nakkiah Lui, Amanda Duthie, and...

Make it in FNQ: Cinematography Workshops

CQUniversity Cairns 42-52 Abbott & Shields Sts, Cairns, Queensland, Australia

In partnership with Screen Queensland, Panavision is heading to Cairns to deliver creative and technical camera workshops — one targeted for filmmakers working in non-technical areas such as directing or producing, and the other designed to support technical roles in production and post. To take place September 20 and 21, the two workshops will incorporate case studies, “lit set” demonstrations and theory presentations, with access to cameras and optics from Panavision’s rental inventory. The workshops will discuss how technology influences...

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Goodbye to Godard

ACMI, Melbourne Flinders St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

ACMI celebrates the life and career of iconoclastic French auteur Jean-Luc Godard, who passed away earlier this month at age 91, with Goodbye to Godard – a season showcasing six films from the director’s career-defining French New Wave period, including his breakout 1960 film Breathless  (À bout de souffle) and his satire of youth culture, Masculin, Féminin (1966). Six films will screen as part of Goodbye to Godard: Breathless (1960) – Godard’s debut feature heralded the French New Wave movement and inspired...