Festevez / / British Film Festival, Geelong Pride Film Festival, Melbourne Queer Film Festival, Queer Screen - Mardi Gras Film Festival, Reviews
Summerland
Set on an English shore less than typically idyllic against the impending Nazi blitz, a child is evacuated from London and lodged with Alice
Festevez / / Film Club, Human Rights Arts and Film Festival, Interviews, Melbourne Queer Film Festival, Monster Fest, News, Setting Sun Film Festival, SF3, South African Film Festival, St Kilda Film Festival, Static Vision, Tasmanian Breath of Fresh Air Film Festival
Film Festivals Bridging the Void
"My son turns around to me and says, take it online, go for it"
Festevez / / A Night of Horror International Film Festival, Castlemaine Documentary Film Festival, Filmonik Melbourne, Gold Coast Film Festival, Gutsy Girls Adventure Film Tour, Interviews, Kino Sydney, Lorne Film, Melbourne International Film Festival, Melbourne Queer Film Festival, Monster Fest, News, Ocean Film Festival Australia, Revelation Film Festival, Scinema International Science Film Festival, South African Film Festival, Static Vision, Tasmanian Breath of Fresh Air Film Festival, Top Dog Film Festival
Film Festival Frontiers
"This is our contribution to pushing back against COVID-19"
Festevez / / AACTA, Alliance Francaise French Film Festival, Bendigo Queer Film Festival, Byron Bay Film Festival, Caloundra Film Festival, Cinema Reborn, Geelong Pride Film Festival, Irish Film Festival Australia, Melbourne International Film Festival, Melbourne Queer Film Festival, Moonlight Cinema, News, Queer Screen - Mardi Gras Film Festival, Revelation Film Festival, Russian Resurrection Film Festival, Spanish Film Festival in Australia, Static Vision, Sunset Cinema North Sydney, Sydney Film Festival, Tasmanian Breath of Fresh Air Film Festival, Travelling Film Festival
COVID-19, Festivals, Film and where we’re at
It's a concerning time for the Australian industry with a number of Film Festivals cancelling or postponing events
Festevez / / Melbourne International Film Festival, Melbourne Queer Film Festival, Queer Screen - Mardi Gras Film Festival, Reviews
Benjamin
Despairing of his second feature, British filmmaker Benjamin (Merlin’s Colin Morgan) quickly falls for singer and all round charming dude Noah, played by Phenix Brossard who at the time of writing has likely been cast in a Mick Jagger biopic
Festevez / / Brisbane International Film Festival, Brisbane Queer Film Festival, Byron Bay Film Festival, Caloundra Film Festival, Darwin International Film Festival, Melbourne International Film Festival, Melbourne Queer Film Festival, Queer Screen - Mardi Gras Film Festival, Reviews, Screenwave International Film Festival, Sydney Film Festival, Travelling Film Festival, Westpac Openair Cinema
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
One rarely expects a film as good as ‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’ to come along and we are always glad when it does
Festevez / / Bendigo Queer Film Festival, Geelong Pride Film Festival, Interviews, Melbourne Queer Film Festival, Queer Screen - Mardi Gras Film Festival, Veterans Film Festival
‘Transmilitary’ doc sets out to ‘change hearts and minds’
Gabe Silverman and Fiona Dawson discuss the origins and impact of their powerful documentary, and its connection to the controversial Trump administration ban on trans people serving in the military
Festevez / / Brisbane International Film Festival, Caloundra Film Festival, Cottesloe Film Festival, Geelong Pride Film Festival, Melbourne International Film Festival, Melbourne Queer Film Festival, Queer Screen - Mardi Gras Film Festival, Reviews, Screenwave International Film Festival, Sydney Film Festival, Travelling Film Festival, Westpac Openair Cinema
Pain and Glory
We don’t deserve Pedro Almodovar; thank God he disagrees
Festevez / / Bendigo Queer Film Festival, Geelong Pride Film Festival, Melbourne Queer Film Festival, Queer Screen - Mardi Gras Film Festival, Reviews
Wild Nights With Emily
Recounting lesser-known events and their reasons for obscurity in the life of Massachusetts poet Emily Dickinson (Molly Shannon), Wild Nights With Emily takes a few less than conventional approaches
Festevez / / Bendigo Queer Film Festival, Geelong Pride Film Festival, Melbourne Queer Film Festival, Queer Screen - Mardi Gras Film Festival, Reviews, Veterans Film Festival
Transmilitary
Documentaries can recount, expound or explain so much – but it’s always better when they’re right there