Article by Aidan Prewett It’s now been fifty years since the 1960’s drew to a close. Woodstock defined that moment in history. The world has never seen anything quite like it since. The decade itself set the preconditions that allowed Woodstock to take place. If John F. Kennedy had lived, the world of today might…
Cinema Australia Original Content: In this episode of the Cinema Australia Podcast host Matthew Eeles chats with filmmaker Andrew Garton about his new documentary Forged From Fire which charts the valleys and peaks of the heartwarming project known as The Blacksmiths Tree. On Black Saturday, 7 February 2009, townships north-east of Melbourne were engulfed by firestorms.…
Cinema Australia Original Content: Written and Directed by Jeremy Dylan Produced by Jaime Lewis Featuring Tommy Emmanuel, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Sir Barry Gibb, Olivia Newton-John, John Oates, John Petrucci, Steve Wariner, John Knowles and Rick Price “Tommy Emmanuel fans will no doubt get a lot out of this.” Written by Guest Reviewer Travis Johnson This…
The Melbourne Documentary Film Festival will play host to one of the most memorable figures of Woodstock ‘69 in the lead-up to the iconic festival’s fiftieth anniversary. Lighting designer and M.C. Chip Monck is perhaps best known for his role in one of the most successful documentaries of all time – Woodstock, where he made…
From 19th – 30th July 2019 Melbourne Documentary Film Festival will profile an eclectic, diverse and wide ranging collection of documentaries from both Australia and abroad. The final selection is an uncompromising, award-winning and challenging slate of documentaries from the world’s very best film festivals. Here’s your complete list of Australian films screening at this…
From 19th – 30th July 2019 Melbourne Documentary Film Festival will profile an eclectic, diverse and wide ranging collection of documentaries from both Australia and abroad. The final selection is an uncompromising, award-winning and challenging slate of documentaries from the world’s very best film festivals. Nearly half of the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival’s total schedule…
“These searing comments, delivered frankly on camera, are ones that the current political authorities lack the vocabularies or intellectual framework to deal with.” Professor Kerry Brown, Kings College London, Team Leader Europe China Research & Advice Network. World Policy Journal, New York: How did you get these people to speak so candidly? How did you…
Director Ivan Hexter writes exclusively for Cinema Australia about his documentary, Tunnel Vision which is screening at this year’s Melbourne Documentary Film Festival. Article Written by DP Ivan Hexter Documentaries are usually created by filmmakers who fully embrace their subjects. They are driven by a passion to tell a story about someone or something that…
Ahead of the film’s screening at next month’s Melbourne Documentary Film Festival, producer, writer and director Johanna B. Kelly has written this exclusive article for Cinema Australia about her new film, The Gateway Bug. Written by Johanna B. Kelly – Producer, Writer and Director of The Gateway Bug. Eating insects might just save the planet…
Written by Nick Barkla (writer/director) It was late at night and the phone rang. I answered and heard a familiar voice, edgy with excitement. “Guess what?” “What?” “They want me to fight for the world title in America.” “You’re kidding?” “In five weeks.” “But you haven’t been training.” “I know.” “What are you going…
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