Sustainable Screens Australia has provided a progress report that indicates producers will soon be able to use the UK-developed, BAFTA-owned albert emissions calculator and toolkit to lessen the negative impact of production on the environment.
Warwick Thornton’s latest feature, the 1940s-set 'The New Boy', sees Cate Blanchett star as a renegade nun, Sister Eileen, who runs a mission for Aboriginal children.
Angus McDonald's 'Freedom is Beautiful' follows the journey of Kurdish refugees, Farhad Bandesh and Mostafa Azimitabar, who were finally freed from detention after being imprisoned for almost eight years under Australia’s offshore processing regime.
For Film's Sake has selected 13 filmmakers to come together for an intensive that will see them form teams and generate new projects in just five days, culminating in a public pitch at Sydney Film Festival.
Warwick Thornton's 'The New Boy' is heading direct from Cannes to Sydney Film Festival, where it will be the opening night film for the event's 70th edition.
For Film's Sake has expanded its rapid talent development incubator, Platform, to creatives Australia-wide. To be held in person over just four days, 10 filmmakers will form creative teams to work on new fiction projects that they'll then publicly pitch at the Sydney Film Festival Hub.
Each of Jane Campion's nine features, a selection of her shorts and a documentary about her life and career will screen at Sydney Film Festival in June as part of a retrospective, Her Way.
Out of the 70 years of Sydney Film Festival’s existence, Jenny Neighbour has been there for 34. She talks to IF about the changes she's seen.