Filmmaker Megan Riakos is convinced there is a large number of untapped horror shorts by female directors - enough to curate an anthology feature film to distribute in Australia and internationally.
The impact of COVID-19 is having far reaching effects on the entire world and no one industry is immune to the fallout, however freelancers and casual workers (including independent filmmakers) are the canaries in the coal mine.
Sydney filmmaker Naomi Sequeira’s 'Who I Was Before I Forgot' won Best Actress, Best Cinematography, and Best First Time Filmmaker at the 8th SmartFone Flick Fest on Sunday.
Writer-director Megan Riakos' psychological thriller Crushed is continuing the rising trend of self-funded Australian films where cast and crew forego fees in return for a share of the profits.
WIFT NSW stormed the AACTA Awards last night, with a dozen members tumbling out of the back of a van and onto the red carpet – dressed as sausages to protest the male dominance of the country's film and television industry. Below, WIFT member and filmma
Enzo Tedeschi's horror anthology 'Deadhouse Dark' will have its world premiere in the short form competition at Canneseries, the only Australian entry in the event which runs alongside the MIPTV market in Cannes.
Seventy Australian filmmakers have joined a co-operative aimed at supporting each other’s work and fostering awareness of Aussie films.
'Dark Whispers - Volume 1' is Australia’s first women’s horror anthology. The feature film follows Clara, a young woman who inherits her mother’s Book of Dark Whispers only to discover 10 disturbing tales within its pages. Each chapter reveals a new facet of the twisted human psyche... or the not-so-human... as the case may be. From the horror of grief to a share-house living disaster, existential dread to right-swiping vampires, there’s something for all tastes; as long as those tastes are twisted.