When Tenika Smith stepped back onto the 'Neighbours' set earlier this year to be part of the soap's revival under Amazon, it represented a full-circle moment for the young director.
When Kitty Green first watched Peter Gleeson's 2017 documentary 'Hotel Coolgardie', she was immediately intrigued by the subject matter, leading her to write her second narrative feature, 'The Royal Hotel'.
The closure of Wallis Cinemas’ Mainline Drive-In South Australia and Victoria’s Lunar Drive-In across the past two years has raised questions about the overall sustainability of the business model for drive-in cinemas. IF speaks with exhibitors about the road ahead for car-friendly screenings.
Madeleine Gottlieb talks directing SBS anthology 'Erotic Stories': "Each story is so unique to each writer, and in most cases, to their lived experience; it felt a little bit strange to impose a cohesive look or feel on the show. Instead, we came to the conclusion that the cohesive element is the eroticism."
Since launching in 2020, Breathless Films has helped a bring a steady stream of micro-budget titles to life, including Craig Boreham’s 'Lonesome' and Jack Clark and Jim Weir’s 'Birdeater'. With the company having just begun work on a new slate of projects, IF speaks with founders Ben Ferris and Ulysses Oliver about the road so far.
CBS’s long-running 'NCIS' franchise enters a new era today as 'NCIS: Sydney' – the first iteration to be based outside the US – premieres on Paramount+. IF speaks to creator Morgan O’Neill and cast members Todd Lasance and Olivia Swann about adapting the concept with an Australian flavour.
While winning a Screen Music Award for 'The Portable Door' is no doubt an honour for composer Benjamin Speed, it is unlikely to top the other spoils the project has brought him - that is, his marriage and kids.
Major and independent exhibitors talk to IF about the year so far at the box office and prospects for 2024, the impact of the US strikes and the landscape for Australian features.