Noora Niasari talks to IF about the making of her debut feature, the Sundance Audience Award-winning 'Shayda', which is screening in competition at MIFF and will close Locarno later this month.
The Melbourne International Film Festival has announced the nominees and juries for the Blackmagic Design Australian Innovation Award and the inaugural First Nations Film Creative Award.
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.
The full line-up for this year's Melbourne International Film Festival was revealed Tuesday evening, with a significant number of Australian additions, such as the world premieres of Jason Raftopoulos' sophomore feature 'Voices in Deep' and Matthew Adekponya's behind-the-scenes look at how the Boomers took bronze in Tokyo, 'Rose Gold'.
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.
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.
Writer-director Noora Niasari's 'Shayda' has been hailed by reviewers at the Sundance Film Festival as a powerful, gripping and affecting debut.
Roadshow Films will release Jub Clerc's 'Sweet As' in Australia and New Zealand next year after acquiring the distribution rights to Nyul Nyul/Yawuru director's debut feature.