The upstairs inferno refers to a devastating fire that blasted through the Upstairs Lounge in New Orleans June 24th, 1973. The Upstairs Lounge was a gay bar and at that… Read More
Review: Upstairs Inferno / Mardi Gras Film Festival / review by Kena
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1-Minute Film Competition / Entries close 28 July 2017
Entries are open for ATOM’s 1-Minute Film Competition 2017. The competition provides Australian and New Zealand primary and secondary–school students with the opportunity to make a 1-minute film or animation, and… Read More
Interview with Craig Boreham / Teenage Kicks
Kena (16) chatted with Craig Boreham, director of Teenage Kicks screening at the Mardi Gras Film Festival and around Australia. First of all, congratulations on Teenage Kicks – It’s an excellent new take… Read More
Review: It’s Only the End of the World / Alliance Française French Film Festival / Nick
It’s Only the End of the World (2016) – Dir. Xavier Dolan Young French-Canadian auteur, Xavier Dolan has been making films since the age of 19. After his first feature,… Read More
2017 Alliance Française French Film Festival / Media launch
Review: The Wedding Banquet / Mardi Gras Film Festival / Kena
The Wedding Banquet from director Ang Lee follows Wai-Tung living in Manhattan with his boyfriend Simon, and his attempts to shake off the parental pressure to marry [a woman]. A suitable… Read More
Review: The Dancer / Alliance Française French Film Festival / Amy
Stéphanie De Giusto’s debut biopic The Dancer depicts the story of Belle-Epoque artist and dancer, Loie Fuller (1862-1928) and it screens next month at the Alliance Francaise French Film Festival. It tells… Read More
Green Foot Flicks Youth Film Festival / Entries close 17 Feb
Knox City Council Youth Services are looking for short films from young film makers aged 10-25 years, who live, work, study or have a connection to Knox. Submit your film… Read More
Mardi Gras Film Festival / 15 Feb – 2 March
The 24th Mardi Gras Film Festival kicks off this week and they have a programme crammed full of films that have been restricted for persons aged 15 and over unless accompanied… Read More
The Coming War on China / Ethan
60 documentaries in, prolific journalist and filmmaker, John Pilger, is still pulling back the curtain on vital issues around the world. This time, his focus is on what he believes… Read More