Film Fix: 'A slowing industry doesn’t affect quality'
Kylie Boltin meets Hong Kong cinema legend, actor Simon Yam, a staunch advocate of low budget filmmaking.
Adam Elliot's Mary and Max to headline Sundance
Adam Elliot's claymation feature Mary and Max will open the 2009 Sundance Film Festval, marking the the first time that an Australian film receives such an honour.
Review: A slice of life in Smalltown U.S.A.
American Teen should be required viewing for anyone who longs to be a kid again - it's not all it's cracked up to be. Review by Fiona Williams.
Review: 'Australia' is a crib note to history, for international auds
Baz Luhrmann's epic Australia is many things, but an enduring classic isn't one of them. Review by Fiona Williams.
Film Fix: A festival of films for Human Rights
The Human Rights Arts and Film Festival (HRAFF) is celebrating its second year with 65 films, of which 36 are Australian premieres. Kylie Boltin looks at the Australian premiere of Emmy Award winning producer/director, Lisa F. Jackson’s The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo (USA 2007, English/Swahili with English subtitles, 76 mins).
Giveaway: Win tickets to the Japanese Film Festival
The Japan Foundation and SBS are giving away free double passes to the Japanese Film Festival.
Men's Group scores hat-trick at IF Awards
Michael Joy’s Men’s Group scored a trifecta at the 2008 IF Awards, taking out the Best Film Award for Joy and co-producer John L Simpson, the Best Actor Award for Grant Dodwell’s first leading role since the glory days of A Country Practice and the award for Best Script.
Paris in Happiness? It could, like, work
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