… rich in insight and includes truly great sounds.
Indrani Kopal: Mastering the Art of Screen Business
Within a couple of years of arriving in Australia from Malaysia, Indrani Kopal, a teacher and filmmaker is excited about the opportunities ahead of her after commencing Master of Arts Screen: Business at AFTRS.
Shantell Yasmine Abeydeera: Cinematic Healing
The Melbourne native returns for the premiere of her first feature film as writer, producer and star, Healed.
New Face: David Robinson-Smith
The emerging filmmaker’s teenage years provided a plethora of stories, much of them riddled with violence.
Melbourne Indie How Deep is the Ocean Launches Trailer Ahead of Release
Writer/Director Andrew Walsh and producer Dia Taylor fill us in on their improvised, self-financed, deeply personal feature.
Gabriel Murphy’s Damn Good Story
Made during film school, the emerging director’s hybrid documentary Enemy Alien has been embraced by the festival circuit, both at home, and now abroad.
Trailer: The Artful Dodger
Thomas Brodie-Sangster stars as Jack Dawkins aka The Artful Dodger, with David Thewlis as Fagin and Maia Mitchell as Lady Belle Fox in this, um, twist on the Dickens classic. In support are Australian actors Damon Herriman, Tim Minchin, Miranda Tapsell, Susie Porter, Damien Garvey, Kym Gyngell and Vivienne Awosoga. Jeffrey Walker, Corrie Chen and Gracie Otto direct the 8 episode series written by James McNamara, Andrew Knight, Vivienne Walshe and Dan Knight, with the story consultant services of Miranda Tapsell.
Trailer: Strife starring Asher Keddie
Prolific production company Made Up Stories (Big Little Lies, Wolf Like Me) is behind this adaptation of Mia Freedman’s memoir Work, Strife, Balance, starring Asher Keddie, Matt Day, Alex Dimitriades, Tina Bursill, Emma Lung, Alex Dimitriades, Maria Angelico, Rhys Mitchell, Olivia Junkeer, BeBe Bettencourt, Bryony Skillington, Lucy Ansell, Darcy Tadich, Lincoln Younes, Willow Speers and the host of Australian Survivor.
Damage
… simple affecting film …
The Big Dog
… one of the most exciting local productions of the year.