In coming up with the story for his feature directorial debut 'The Rooster', starring Phoenix Raei and Hugo Weaving, Mark Leonard Winter tried to depict the strangeness and difficulty that came with a time of "deep depression".
The main character in Alena Lodkina's sophomore feature 'Petrol' may be a filmmaker of Russian background, but the writer-director insists it's a personal tale, not necessarily an autobiographical one.
Having already announced 'Shayda' and 'Ego: The Michael Gudinski Story' as gala films last month, Melbourne International Film Festival has unveiled a further 20 titles for its August line-up.
Ben Elton’s 'Three Summers' will make its world premiere at MIFF, screening as the Centrepiece Gala.
Ted Wilson (Ted Wilson) is an embittered journalist, returning home to Hobart after losing his Melbourne magazine job and forced to return home to Hobart. With nothing to do except think about his next move, he lands on the idea of writing a book about Tasmanian upper order batsmen, and in particular the great man himself: David Boon.
Award-winning director Nicholas Wrathall investigates the true costs of development in the world-famous Kimberley, where mega-mining and pastoral developments threaten not just the pristine environment but more than 200 Indigenous communities and their peoples’ sacred links to Country.
To have his short film 'Jia' selected for the Melbourne International Film Festival, in addition to being accepted into the festival's Accelerator Lab, which boasts alumni such as Taika Waititi, David Michod, Justin Kurzel and Sophie Hyde, is a "dream come true" for writer/director Vee Shi.
IF caught up with some of the key decision makers attending AIDC, including POV, BBC Storyville, ARTE France and Sundance Film Festival, to find out what they're looking for.