Alena Lodkina's sophomore feature 'Petrol' has been selected for Locarno’s Cineasti del Presente (‘directors of the present’) program, dedicated to first and second features by emerging global talents.
'Franklin', set to premiere at the Melbourne International Film Festival, recounts the '80s environmental campaign to save Tasmania's Franklin River through the eyes of Oliver Cassidy, who retraces the journey taken some 40 years before by his late activist father.
This year's MIFF 37° South Market - the first to be held in person since 2019 - has a stated aim of "reconnecting the screen industry", promising a greater number talks, seminars and panels, as well as revamped and expanded strands.
The world premiere of Goran Stolevski's anticipated sophomore feature, 'Of An Age', will open this year's Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF).
This year's Melbourne International Film Festival will include the richest feature film competition in the Southern Hemisphere, with $140,000 going to the winner of the Best Film Award.
The Melbourne International Film Festival will further embrace extended reality in its 70th anniversary year, announcing an XR Commission for next year's event.
Director Madeleine Martiniello had passed Franco Cozzo's Footscray furniture showroom countless times. One day, she had a lightbulb moment: Why had nobody ever told his story?
Brietta Hague's 'Baltasar' was awarded Best Australian Short Film at the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) Shorts Awards yesterday evening, while Jordan Giusti, director of 'Reptile', took home the Award For Emerging Australian Filmmaker.