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.
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.
Deborah L. Scott has worked on the biggest films in the world,including E.T. and Titanic. But it’s the Avatar movies that have truly pushed her boundaries.
Australian Arisa Trew triumphed with a gold medal at the Paris Olympics,but the journey for girls in skateboarding isn’t straightforward,as a new film shows.
He has created grisly monsters for The Hobbit and The Portable Door,but now Australian Steve Boyle is taking up the scariest post of all:directing.
Does cinema’s future lie in its past? The popularity of retrospective screenings would suggest so.
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.
Kate Jinx also reveals which movie shaped her fashion style from a young age.
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.
From Francis Ford Coppola’s extravagant folly to a movie about Bigfoot and the premiere of Adam Elliot’s new animation,here are our top MIFF picks.
At 28,Australian actor Toby Wallace is going places. But he’s looking forward to the day he can just stay put for a while.