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Deadman's Land and the audacious quest to make an adventure film for $30,000

'We put everything we had into this,' says Australian filmmaker Peter Cullen about Bad Virtue Productions' new action-adventure film Deadman's…

Patrick Brammall in Last Seen. Image: Apple TV.
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Patrick Brammall and Brendan Cowell on Last Seen: ‘It works in a way that we don't expect’

For stars Patrick Brammall, Brendan Cowell and Chloe Jean Lourdes, the new thriller Last Seen is set apart by its…

Jim Henson with the Fraggle Five from Fraggle Rock. Photo: The Jim Henson Company.
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Celebrating 70 years of The Jim Henson Company at QAGOMA: ‘I think puppetry is the last magic trick’

A world exclusive exhibition is about to open in Brisbane with puppets, props and even a full-size set from The…

Actor Midori Francis and filmmaker Natalie Erika James on set during the filming of Saccharine. Photo: Supplied.
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The Australian filmmakers at the biggest overseas festivals: 'It really is a pinch-me moment’

What does it mean to have your feature selected a film festival like Sundance, Berlinale, Cannes, Venice or Toronto?

Suzie Q. Image: MaxFoo Studios.
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Groundbreaking WA animation project Suzie Q tackles the 'classic struggle of studying art'

Maxfoo Studios' new comedy series Suzie Q follows a 'mediocre art student' reaching for her dreams despite the pressure of…

Anthony Frith, the Adelaide-based Director of Mockbuster and The Land That Time Forgot. Photo: Supplied.
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Anthony Frith on Mockbuster: ‘I had my cake and ate it too – I was greedy and it paid off’

Adelaide filmmaker Anthony Frith made his first feature in six days – then made the documentary Mockbuster about what it…

Liane Moriarty, author of Big Little Lies and Big Little Truths. Photo: Über Photography.
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Liane Moriarty returns to Big Little Lies: ‘Nobody can change my book’

More than a decade after Big Little Lies took the world by storm, the maestro of mystery Liane Moriarty returns…

John Cameron Mitchell revisits Hedwig and the Angry Inch at MIFF. Photo: Supplied.
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Hedwig and the Angry Inch at 25: John Cameron Mitchell on his cult hit

As he returns to Australia, John Cameron Mitchell celebrates a film that's greatest legacy may be its refusal to belong…

Linday Beamish as Severin in Shortbus (2006). Image: ThinkFilm.
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What makes cinema dangerous? Inside the Festival of Dangerous Ideas’ new film program

From Salò to Shortbus, FODI’s new program explores how film can challenge our ideas about sex, violence, power and morality.

Hyun Lee at the Sydney Film Festival premiere of French Girls. Photo: Tim Levy.
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Hyun Lee on French Girls: ‘You experience all of these magical things that reward you for taking the risk’

Hyun Lee shares the many moments of serendipity that led to showing her debut feature film at both SFF and…

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