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John Cameron Mitchell revisits Hedwig and the Angry Inch at MIFF. Photo: Supplied.
Interviews

Hedwig and the Angry Inch at 25: John Cameron Mitchell on his cult hit

As he returns to Australia, John Cameron Mitchell celebrates a film that's greatest legacy may be its refusal to belong…

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After the Siren: Australian queer AFL romance novel has been optioned for the screen

Darcy Green's After the Siren is a sports romance novel about players from a fictional Brunswick AFL team.

Hyun Lee at the Sydney Film Festival premiere of French Girls. Photo: Tim Levy.
Interviews

Hyun Lee on French Girls: ‘You experience all of these magical things that reward you for taking the risk’

Hyun Lee shares the many moments of serendipity that led to showing her debut feature film at both SFF and…

Linday Beamish as Severin in Shortbus (2006). Image: ThinkFilm.
Interviews

What makes cinema dangerous? Inside the Festival of Dangerous Ideas’ new film program

From Salò to Shortbus, FODI’s new program explores how film can challenge our ideas about sex, violence, power and morality.

Sample People. Image: Clinton Smith.
Interviews

Cult Aussie film Sample People returns after 26 years: ‘We had so many great actors involved’

The filmmakers behind cult film Sample People talk about how the local screen industry has changed, and how it felt…

My Brilliant Career. Image: Netflix.
News

Netflix partners with screen agencies to discover 'the next great Australian woman or non-binary scriptwriter'

Netflix's The Next Brilliant Career invites emerging Australian writers who identify as women or non-binary to submit scripted concepts for…

Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma. Image: MUBI.
Interviews

Gillian Anderson and Hannah Einbinder on Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma

The Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma stars talk horror heritage, queer filmmaking and their favourite final girls.

Spring Awakening at NIDA in 2024. Photo: Julia Firak.
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From NIDA to Opera Australia: 'You can only learn by doing it'

Director Claudia Osborne says NIDA's MFA in Directing taught her to keep pushing beyond the first idea.

The Odyssey. Image: Universal Pictures.
Features

IMAX is doing big things in Australia – is it Brisbane’s turn next?

With soaring ticket sales for IMAX screenings of The Odyssey, is the future of cinema 'go big or go home'?

The Odyssey. Image: Universal Pictures.
Features

Christopher Nolan was the wrong director for The Odyssey

The Odyssey is written, produced and directed by Christopher Nolan, but he's missed all the wonder and painted the epic…

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