Showreel

A little diversion from the Australian film industry to a chat with US director Catherine Hardwicke who directed Toni Collette in Miss you Already which has just come out on Blu-ray.

Sue Brooks writer/ director of Looking For Grace gives us an incite into the making of the film which is showing at selected Australian cinemas.

Melbourne Made movies program at QV open air cinema.

Sharon Connolly, former CEO of Film Australia, talks about the Government of the Sale of film assets Lindfield studios in Sydney to feed US multinational film production on Australian shores. Sharon calls for a distinction to be made between cultural subsidies and industry subsides. See Senator Ludlows questioning of Communications Minister re: grant of $47 million to 20th Century Fox and Disney b...

Today we are looking at an outside cinema experience which combines community building with film exhibition at Gasworks in Albert Park.

TedxSydney runs a film competition to coinside with its Festival of Ideas held at the Sydney Opera House every year. The film comp curator, Melanie Horkan explains. Gus Berger tells us about his film business venture QV Cinema which is screening throughout summer up to February.

Producer Sue Maslin talks about The Dressmaker & a new Screen Australia initiative to support women in film. 

Back To Back Theatre is an internationally successful theatre compny located in Geelong that has at its core neurodivergent and/ disabled people. Five of the core group of actors talks to Showreel about their art as they move on to a new film project.

The Cairne Brothers talk Scare Campaign which is opening this years Monster Fest screening from November 26-29 at the Lido Cinema in Hawthorn, Melbourne.

MIM film festival focuses on Melbourne film makers. It all began 7 years ago for a single evening and has now expanded to four days with shorts and feautures from across Melbourne. Showreel talks to Ivan Malekin, Festival Director and award winning film director Sophie Townsend who will be screening her feature Pretty Good Friends on Sunday Nov 29.

A Motion Designer explains what it is and why it is such a fansciating career in film and television.

The first feature to have ever been made in Vanuatu TANNA is the result of the local natives and an Australian crew who retell a local love story which changed all their lives.

A chat with director Matt Bate about the delightful Sam Kemke's Time Machine which defies category but warms the cockles of the viewer's hearts. Taken from the material collected since Sam Kemke's 19th birthday to the present day, Matt and his team explore the meaning of time and dare I say it the meaning of life.

Alex & Eve is an Australian romantic comedy which is opening the Greek Australian Film Festival. We spoke to two of the leads Richard Brancatisano & Tony Nikolakopoulos  for their view on acting and the experience of working on Adam & Eve.

Corey Hague a local media maker building a career single handed talks about making Tour: Blunder Down Under, a comedy available on SBS catch up.

Director/ witer Olivia Peniston-Bird talks about her award winning documentary Graceful Girls. Graceful Girls can be book for your cinema on chugged.

Nicole Ma tells us about the making & the meanings of Putuparri & the Rainmakers who are part of the Sandy Desert in WA.

Roarhouse is a community arts initiative celebrating its tenth year with their film Roarhouse v the Government. Everything is an event even the crowdfunding for the November launch.

Director Tony Ayres who has been a force within Matchbox Productions and hits such as The Slap & Nowhere Boys talks about his career & his latest film Cut Snake a gripping thriller set in 1970's Melbourne.

Tunnel Vision chronicle of the the East West Link campaign needs crowdfunding support www.chuffed.org/project/tunnelvision

Helen Iles uses Indiegogo.com crowd funding to get her film Deep Listening: Dadirri to her audience.

Death in Brunswick (1990) the iconic Australian film has reached it's 25th year.

Playwright & screen writer Tommy Murphy talks about Holding the Man.

Chris Fitchett returns to the role of director after a long break as a producer and teacher. His film The Fear of Darkness has just returned a winner from the Salt Lake Film Festival in the US.

Rolf de Heer & Molly Reynolds talk about the Country Suite of films which started with Charlie's Country and ended with Another Country