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From Black B*tch to Total Control - an interview with Darren Dale of Blackfella Films
The story behind their latest drama, and the secret recipe for this thriving Indigenous production company.
Rodd Rathjen's floating prison
'Buoyancy' is Australia's submission for Best International Feature at the 2020 Oscars. We talk to the director of this brutal…
The Trespassers: From Page to Screen
Meg Mundell's latest novel has been picked up for a big TV adaptation. What does this mean for the writer…
Box Office 10 September: One big scary clown and some small Australian films
IT: Chapter Two goes out wide, The Nightingale sings quietly together with Angel of Mine, The Australian Dream, Danger Close…
How to Hold Space for your Actors
Originally trained as an actor, film director Kim Farrant shares deep wisdom about getting the best from performers.
TikTok: Critics Campus Next Generation
MIFF Critics Campus coordinator Luke Goodsell talks about Rotten Tomatoes, the future of film criticism and how the program for…
Death, Rebirth and the Feminist Porn Star
Director Isabel Peppard talks about Morgana, her first feature documentary, a portrait of unexpected leading lady.
Opening the Floodgates? Screen Australia's new story development guidelines, one year on
Screen Australia's Head of Development Nerida Moore says the Generate Fund's first year has been a roaring success.
The Nightingale wins Age Critics Award and MIFF Shorts Awards Announced
Jennifer Kent's bloody revenge tale named Best Australian Feature and short film winners include 'The Egg', 'Passage' and 'Lost Rambos'.
Box Office 5 August: Fast and Furious for some, slow and steady for most
Films for kids and Big Boys dominate, but adults went for La Binoche and Soccer this weekend.