ADG Director’s Cut

SUNSTUDIOS 42 Maddox Street, Sydney

The Australian Director’s Guild (ADG)'s Director's Cut conference will be held at SUNSTUDIOS in Alexandria on August 20 with...

CinefestOZ

Now in its 15th year, CinefestOz will once again bring to the Western Australian regions of Busselton, Augusta-Margaret River and Bunbury an exciting line-up of world and WA premieres, in conversation events and short film sets. The release of its 2022 program features 270 film screenings and events. Four Australian films are in the running to win the $100,000 annual film prize: Seriously Red directed by Gracie Otto; Transfusion directed by Matt Nable and MIFF@CinefestOZ films Sweet As directed by Jub Clerc in her...

AFF Expand Lab – Expressions of Interest

Adelaide Film Festival (AFF) has launched a new initiative, AFF EXPAND Lab, to support the next generation of moving images makers.  AFF EXPAND Lab will bring together visual artists, media artists, film and XR practitioners in a development lab with a commissioning outcome to be unveiled as part of AFF 2024, continuing the tradition of AFF’s history of delivering acclaimed development programs including Film Lab New Voices and HIVE. The inaugural AFF EXPAND Lab is a collaboration between Adelaide Film Festival, Samstag Museum of Art, Illuminate Adelaide, Art Gallery of South...

Cinema Nova turns 30

Cinema Nova 380 Lygon Street, Carlton, VIC, Australia

This August, Melbourne arthouse Cinema Nova will commemorate 30 years of movie-going. A ‘Twin Gala’ event, reminiscent of when it first threw open its doors as a humble two-auditorium venue, will kick off a week of festivities including filmmaker Q&As, advance screenings, and a retrospective program of some of the Carlton cinema’s most popular and memorable movies. • Twin Gala Screening – August 24 • ‘Pearl Anniversary’ Retrospective Programme – August 25-31 • Nova Nostalgia Gallery & Exhibition A full...

Melbourne Cinémathèque 2022 program

ACMI, Melbourne Flinders St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

The Melbourne Cinémathèque has unveiled its program for the second half of 2022, opening with Douglas Sirk and closing with musicals. The program screens at ACMI from August 24 – December 21, showcasing a breadth of films from early German expressionism to contemporary Cannes winners, including provocative European films exploring gender, sexuality, activism, and non-conformity. Films screen in 35mm prints, 16mm prints, and new restorations. The full program features eight curated seasons including the films of Douglas Sirk, Celine Sciamma,...