In 2010 Australia was facing the worst drought in recorded history. At the end of the river in the Coorong Ngarrindjeri Elder Uncle Moogy grew tired of watching his ancestral home die and so united a group of different Aboriginal River Nations in a 2300-kilometre pilgrimage to dance the spirit back into the river and into themselves. By the time they had finished the drought had broken and what followed was the wettest wet season in living memory with floods throughout the basin.
12th December 2015
…lliams is managing editor of SBS Movies, where she writes film reviews and news about the world of cinema, and has interviewed filmmakers everywhere, from Cannes to Canberra. She is also the Australian correspondent for the London-based magazine Screen International and www.screendaily.com, where she covers news for an audience of international film and TV producers. Fiona has tracked the Australian film and television industry for over 15 years,…
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…he Masterpiece, a compelling Spanish contemporary drama that explores the true struggle of society where race and economy collide. A rich couple meets 2 scrap dealers whom they distrust, until they discover they have something that they want. International Shorts 3 Tickets . BEST OF AUSTRALIAN SHORTS 5 At 9pm, book your tickets to the Best Of Australian Shorts 5, featuring the best of Australian short films in competition. In the haunting and hila…
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…ovenant. She is currently in preproduction on her debut feature Splitters. RUTH BORGOBELLO Writer/Director Ruth Borgobello graduated from the Victorian College of the Arts in 2002. Her award winning short films have screened at prestigious film festivals all over the world, including the Tribeca Film Festival, Flickerfest and Interfilm Berlin. Passionate about forging links between Australia and Italy, Ruth created the very first official coproduc…
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…edicated to showcasing more than 15,000 hours of movies, TV series, sport, news and factual programming from around the world, in over 60 languages. Fiona’s career in the Australian screen industry includes entertainment journalism and film criticism, and she is also the host and producer of SBS Australia’s award-winning Eyes On Gilead: The Handmaid’s Tale Companion podcast. RAHEL ROMAHN Rahel Romahn is one of the finest actors of his generation….
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…6:30pm Best of Australian 5. Tonight at 8.45pm Coming up Wednesday Best of International 3 – The third of five sessions featuring international shorts in competition for two Academy® accredited awards – the Flickerfest Award for Best International Short Film and the Yoram Gross Award for Best International Animation. A diverse showcase of the finest up and coming screen story-tellers from around the world. Wednesday at 6:30pm Best of Australian 6…
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Plagued by the loss of her brother to a tragic accident, and abandoned by her boyfriend, Sarah struggles to make sense of her life. However, her search for answers leads to a shocking unveiling of the awful truth.
16th January 2016
Today at Flickerfest Welcome to DAY 9 of the festival!First up today, an explosion of youthful creativity in FlickerUp. This session showcases the brilliant works made through our National Schools Competition by primary and secondary students and filmmakers under 18 years of age. The skills of this next gen of filmmakers will leave you impressed.In the afternoon we’re taking a look at the world around us in GreenFlicks, our session dedicated to s…
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…Guy’ and stars in the up-coming feature film ‘Lonesome’ (2022). . . PAUL STRUTHERS Paul Struthers was the Director of Exhibition and Programming for Frameline from 2017 to 2020, the media arts non-profit behind the largest and longest running LGBTQ+ Film Festival in the World. He has worked in Marketing at the Sydney Film Festival and served as the Festival Director for Queer Screen’s Sydney Mardi Gras Film Festival from 2014 to 2017. In 2019 he c…
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…tudy Of Empathy Writer/Director: Hilke Rönnfeldt Producer: Asbjørn H. Kelstrup Runtime: 15min Country: Germany Dana wants to show empathy. Penelope wants to explore empathy. Penelope’s artistic experiment unfolds and Dana’s feelings are whirled around. AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE Yoram Gross Award for Best International Animation (Academy® Qualifying) Winner: Tapir Memories Writer/Director: Pedro Nel Cabrera Vanegas Producer: Fred Truniger Runtime: 9min…
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