Film Festivals
Gracie Otto began a film about her dad’s one-man show. A diagnosis changed the story
Gracie Otto has made a documentary about her beloved father, who no longer recognises himself in one of Australia’s biggest films.
- by Garry Maddox
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This tale of the Nazi resistance is both gentle and heartbreaking
From Hilde, With Love avoids Nazi film cliches while telling the story of a brave couple in 1942.
- by Jane Albert
From Bond to The Beast, is Léa Seydoux cinema’s greatest mystery?
Director Bertrand Bonello is so fascinated by the French actor that he wrote his latest film for her.
- by Jake Wilson
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‘I don’t have impostor syndrome, I am an impostor’: Hannah Gadsby
The comedian is preparing for a new show, and is still stunned by how far their career has come since being catapulted to international fame with Nanette in 2018.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
Gimmick or game-changer? How mobile phones are transforming filmmaking
While many traditionalists prefer professional cameras, a smartphone festival has attracted a record number of entries.
- by Garry Maddox
This filmmaker quit school to chase her dream. At 19, she’s made four movies
Last year, teenage filmmaker Alice Maio Mackay completed three movies. This year, two of them will screen at the Melbourne Queer Film Festival.
- by Stephen A Russell
‘I had no idea who I was’: Gabriel Byrne hates what fame did to him
The Usual Suspects changed Irish actor Gabriel Byrne’s life in an instant. His new film, Dance First, finds him happy beneath the radar.
- by Stephanie Bunbury
Revelatory or reprehensible? Controversial filmmaker accused of ‘Nazi porn’ returns to screen
Fifty years ago, Liliana Cavani directed one of the most controversial films ever made, but in Venice this month, the world paid tribute.
- by Stephanie Bunbury
Film with non-professional cast wins Melbourne festival’s $140,000 top prize
Australia’s richest film prize was awarded on Saturday night at the festival’s closing gala along with five other awards.
- by Karl Quinn and Elizabeth Flux
‘A cup of hot water with cinnamon before bedtime’: How this actor finishes her day
Bollywood star Malaika Arora begins her day with yoga, then drinks some hot water with lemon and honey.
- by Nicole Economos
Dreams and hallucinations: Virtual reality cinema takes viewers on wild journey
The Melbourne International Film Festival’s virtual reality program explores the cutting edge of experimental cinema.
- by Will Cox