During the Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC) 2026, filmmaker Valerie Veatch discussed her documentary, Ghost in the Machine, and the issues surrounding AI.
US director Steve Balderson cannily crafts the zeroes and ones for his new sci-fi feature Brainstare, which was generated entirely by Artificial Intelligence…but with human hands and minds very much
Host of ABC Classics programme Screen Sounds, and one half of popular soundtrack podcast Art of the Score, Prof. Dan Golding is an authority on film music and the role
With AI entering the realm of film festivals, pioneering director George Miller is ready to witness a new era of storytelling.
In this special essay, Keiran McGee—Juanita Nielsen’s relative and co-producer of the only family-approved project about her life—powerfully questions the manner in which her memory has been exploited and twisted
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… overstuffed with undeveloped ideas, almost completely lacking in scares and most bafflingly underutilises its star!
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... has a few bugs in its coding, but there’s something special about its construction that is worth appreciating.
How documentary filmmakers can use archive to their advantage. With over 300 film credits to her name, Canadian Elizabeth Klinck is one of the most respected archival producers in the
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... as engrossing as the visuals and soundtrack are, it’s a shame that the material underneath is so milquetoast.
Often perceived as a backhanded blessing, the expression ‘May you live in interesting times’ seems an apt description of the current state of filmmaking. From the predatory practices employed by