Tag: Australia
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Snowtown
SNOWTOWN may just claim the title of this nation’s most controversial film in years.
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Insidious
REVIEW: James Wan and Leigh Whannell, the Australian creators of the original Saw, and some of the people behind Paranormal Activity team up for a new slate of scares.
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Kerry Fox and Mark Herbert join Sydney Film Festival jury
NEWS: Sydney Film Festival has confirmed New Zealand actor Kerry Fox and British producer Mark Herbert for the Official Competition jury in 2011. They take their places alongside SFF 2011’s Jury President, legendary Chinese director Chen Kaige.
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Sydney Film Festival 2011: Launch
ARTICLE: The Sydney Film Festival, one of Australia’s top film events of the year, has announced its full line-up for 2011 with tickets on sale today. From Hanna to Beginners, with bloodletting and environmentalism in between, it promises to be one of the best years to date.
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Chen Kaige named jury president of Sydney Film Festival
Chinese director and actor Chen Kaige was today announced as the jury president for the Sydney Film Prize of the Sydney Film Festival.
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New Trailer: ‘Snowtown’
New Australian drama Snowtown, the debut feature film of director Justin Kurzel and producers Anna McLeish and Sarah Shaw for Warp Films Australia, launched its official trailer yesterday via Madman. We take a look at it here.
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Sydney Film Festival 2011 – Preview
The 2011 Sydney Film Festival is almost here, and the good folks at SFF have released a sneak-peek at their line-up. With no less than 23 films from their forthcoming program, and a whopping 16 Australian premieres (so far), we tell you what we’re excited about.
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Machete Maidens Unleashed (Australian Film Festival 2011)
The director of Not Quite Hollywood turns his attention to the countless sex-n’-violence epics produced in the Marcos-era Phillippines. This neglected corner of the film industry is given some additional light as the film plays at the Australian Film Festival.
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Año Bisiesto (Leap Year) (Australian Film Festival 2011)
Although ostensibly a Mexican film, Australian writer/director/producer Michael Rowe’s controversial debut feature is screening as part of the Australian Film Festival. Winner of the Caméra d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival last year, it is brutal and confronting.
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Finding Nemo (Australian Film Festival 2011)
REVIEW: One of Pixar’s most enduring animated features, it gets local love for using Sydney as a backdrop and a shark named Bruce.
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