VFX supervisor Andrew Robinson talks to IF about using virtual production to create the environments for John Curran's 'Mercy Road' ahead of its screenings at the Melbourne International Film Festival.
Jack Clark and Jim Weir's 'Birdeater', with its echoes of 'Wake in Fright', joins Australia's recent indie success stories. After snaring Sydney Film Festival's Audience Award, their debut feature - made on a shoestring - sold out all its sessions at the Melbourne International Film Festival, landed distribution with Umbrella and simply generated a significant amount of buzz.
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".
A quick fire round with Nicole Pastor, who has cut her own path in the industry with roles in ‘Ruby’s Choice’, ‘The Cost’ and the upcoming ‘Freelance’, her first lead role.
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.
Prospero Productions is gearing up for the release of 'Outback Farm', a new series that follows 'Outback Truckers' star Danyelle Haigh and her family in their quest as first-time farmers.
The digital nature of visual effects means it is less likely to resist the influence of AI technology, but could increased efficiency come at the cost of traditional pathways into the industry? IF find outs how the Australian sector is approaching the tools available.
Rachel Ward’s most recent role? Farmhand. After ecological despair following the Black Summer fires, the director rolled up her sleeves to learn about regenerative agriculture, as tracked in documentary 'Rachel’s Farm'. Ward and producer Bettina Dalton talk to IF.