Film Festivals

Melbourne International Film Festival 2019: Best Shorts Awards
Melbourne International Film Festival 2019: Best Shorts Awards

Alex Lines covers the short film award winners of this year’s Melbourne International Film Festival shorts programme.

Korean Film Festival 2019 Report: THE GANGSTER, THE COP, THE DEVIL & TAKE POINT

Alex Lines reviews The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil and Take Point, following their recent Australian premieres at the Korean Film Festival.

Melbourne International Film Festival 2019: MR. JONES
Melbourne International Film Festival 2019: MR. JONES

Mr. Jones is a harsh, masterful film about being wary of the lies being fed to you by your media and your government.

Melbourne International Film Festival 2019: Best Shorts Awards
Melbourne International Film Festival 2019 Week 1: TOMMASO, THE INVISIBLE LIFE OF EURÍDICE GUSMÃO & KOKO-DI KOKO-DA

In our first recap from this year’s MIFF 2019, we look at the films The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão, Koko-di Koko-da and Tommaso!

Melbourne International Film Festival 2019: HAPPY NEW YEAR, COLIN BURSTEAD
Melbourne International Film Festival 2019: HAPPY NEW YEAR, COLIN BURSTEAD

With Happy New Year, Colin Burstead, Ben Wheatley has crafted a very funny, very real family drama that shows a simple universal truth: all families are weird.

Fantasia Film Festival 2019: Feature Film Round-Up
Fantasia Film Festival 2019: DEPRAVED, RIOT GIRLS & THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING WKND

Kristy Strouse takes a look at the offerings of international genre fest Fantasia Film Festival, reviewing Depraved, Riot Girls and The Incredible Shrinking Wknd.

The Volvo Scandinavian Film Festival 2019 Report: What Makes A Man Cry?
The Volvo Scandinavian Film Festival 2019 Report: What Makes A Man Cry?

In our recap from the The Volvo Scandinavian Film Festival 2019, we cover two high-profile premieres: The Purity of Vengence and A White White Day.

Fantasia Film Festival 2019: A Tasting Menu
Fantasia Film Festival 2019: A Tasting Menu

Soham Gadre takes a look at the offerings of international genre fest Fantasia Film Festival, reviewing Shooting the Mafia, The Moon in the Hidden Woods, The Miracle of the Sargasso Sea and House of Hummingbird.

Sheffield Doc/Fest Part 3: Five Gems From The Doc/Player
Sheffield Doc/Fest Part 3: Five Gems From The Doc/Player

Now that Sheffield Doc/Fest 2019 is behind us, Musanna Ahmed takes to the fest’s Doc/Player and reviews five of the films on the streaming platform.

Edinburgh International Film Festival Report 2: YESTERDAY, LOVE TYPE D, ASTRONAUT, SHE'S MISSING, THE SOUVENIR & More
Edinburgh International Film Festival Report 2: YESTERDAY, LOVE TYPE D, ASTRONAUT, SHE’S MISSING, THE SOUVENIR & More

In our second report from Edinburgh International Film Festival we cover Yesterday, Love Type D, Astrounaut and more!

Edinburgh International Film Festival Report 1: BOYZ IN THE WOOD, ANIARA, NOT THE END & THE FURIES
Edinburgh International Film Festival Report 1: BOYZ IN THE WOOD, ANIARA, NOT THE END & THE FURIES

In our first report from Edinburgh Interntational Film Festival we cover Boyz in the Wood, Aniara, Not the End and The Furies.

Sydney Film Festival Report 2019: Diverse Digressions
Sydney Film Festival Report 2019: Diverse Digressions

In his first recap from the 2019 Sydney Film Festival, Alex Lines reviews Saturday Afternoon, Synonyms and Why Won’t You Just Die?

Melbourne Documentary Film Festival 2019: F*CK YOU ALL: THE UWE BOLL STORY
Melbourne Documentary Film Festival 2019: F*CK YOU ALL: THE UWE BOLL STORY

Fuck You All: The Uwe Boll Story is a film that is as direct as its title, and is an interesting insight into what makes a man like Uwe Bill tick.

"The Main Goal Is To Have It Be A Celebration Of Love." Interview with Miraya Berke, creator of the Rom Com Fest
“The Main Goal Is To Have It Be A Celebration Of Love.” Interview With Miraya Berke, Founder Of The Rom Com Fest

Kristy Strouse spoke with the founder of the Rom Com Fest Miraya Berke about how the festival began, the challenges along the way and the rom com!

Kicking + Screening Soccer Film Festival 2019 Roundup: From Foosball to Frankfurt and Beyond
Kicking + Screening Soccer Film Festival 2019 Roundup: From Foosball To Frankfurt & Beyond

If you are a fan of film and/or soccer, it’s impossible to not find something to like within these films, which played at this years Soccer Film Festival.