Film Festivals
SXSW Sydney: here’s everything you need to know (including whether to bother)
The music, film, tech and gaming festival from Austin, Texas, is returning for a second year.
- by Penry Buckley
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The Italian film about domestic violence that was bigger than Barbie
The comedic drama There’s Still Tomorrow has become a cultural phenomenon, sparking debate about men killing women.
- by Garry Maddox
Elton’s raw honesty on fame, sexuality a Toronto film fest highlight
“When I stopped fooling myself, my life turned around,” the iconic pop legend said, as the documentary on his life Elton John: Never Too Late, premiered in Toronto.
- by Michael Idato
Long after Xena, Lucy Lawless directs a film about another warrior princess
The documentary Never Look Away is about “a wild woman in terms of sex, drugs and punk music” – maverick photojournalist Margaret Moth.
- by Garry Maddox
The return of Smell-O-Vision: How cinemas are stimulating the five senses
It might be low-tech, but there is an audience for watching a movie with accompanying smells. It’s one of many ways cinemas are enhancing the viewing experience.
- by Garry Maddox
What would you do if you won $140,000? These filmmakers already know
A movie set in Canada that’s a tribute to Iranian cinema has taken out Australia’s richest film prize, a competition for first- and second-time filmmakers.
- by Karl Quinn
He used to sleep in his car. Now he’s judging Australia’s richest film prize
Hollywood director David Lowery knows what it’s like to struggle, which is why he loves the idea of giving away $140,000 to a young filmmaker at the Melbourne International Film Festival.
- by Karl Quinn
Jane Campion receives lifetime achievement gong, and teases a return to filmmaking
Jane Campion, the director of The Piano and The Power of the Dog, has won the lifetime achievement award at the Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland.
- by Stephanie Bunbury
Surf’s up: Sydney Opera House to showcase ’70s cult Australian surf films
Fifty years after their first screening, some of Australia’s most important surfing films will be shown again at Sydney’s best-known venue.
- by Helen Pitt
Sarah Snook on the quirky project that brought her back home
With an Emmy and an Olivier to her name, the last year has been big for Sarah Snook, but her latest project is especially close to home.
- by Karl Quinn
Her father found Sam Neill. Has this debut director also cast a future star?
When India Donaldson asked her little sister if she knew any actors, she couldn’t have guessed that Lily Collias had the makings of a star.
- by Karl Quinn
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