'Island of the Hungry Ghosts', a hybrid documentary-feature which portrays the parallel worlds of migration on Christmas Island, is set for its Australian premiere at the Melbourne International Film Festival this August.
A story of family and estrangement set amid the alien landscape of Australia’s opal mines.
From the Beatles to the Backstreet Boys, One Direction to Take That, three generations of zealous boyband fans reflect on the objects of their obsessions and explore how the thrills, fantasies and roller-coaster emotions of fandom have changed and challenged their lives.
For three years, Paddo has led the charge at the Copperheads Motorcycle Club while gang president Knuck serves time. He’s on the cusp of taking the crew in a new direction, but his just-released leader isn’t keen on change. Then Paddo’s brother begins stirring up trouble with a rival club head, jeopardising everyone’s future.
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.
Bernie Shakeshaft is the rule-breaking jackaroo who takes a chance on three boys on a direct path to juvie when he brings them aboard his legendary dog-jumping team.
Mark Grentell’s AFL comedy 'The Merger' will form the Centrepiece Gala of this year’s Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF).
Al Cossar has been named the new artistic director of the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF), succeeding Michelle Carey.