With huge successes such as The Nightingale and Deadloch, Tasmania’s creatives have built a screen industry worth protecting.
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This arresting drama follows the relationships between three couples holidaying on a farmstay in rural New South Wales.
The new Stan sports drama is brimming with cliches. But there are some standouts among the cast.
The film is a portrait of a highly dysfunctional family fighting over generational wealth – a familiar story for many.
A romantic country escape? No. James Litchfield’s Alphabet Lane is a horrifying commentary on the loneliness of rural living.
Jimpa is an emotionally nuanced family drama by acclaimed Australian filmmaker Sophie Hyde.
Kiah Roache-Turner’s new film is a unique blend of war thriller and shark survival gore. And while it could have been thematically deeper, it still packs a punch.
Bryan Brown shines in the new film which, although occasionally clunky, will appeal to fans of the opera and Australian cinema.
Some 25 years after she directed Looking for Alibrandi, Kate Woods’ new family film will make your heart leap with joy.
Even though you see the story coming, it arrives fresh and surprising – set against a stunning coastal backdrop.
Peter Weir’s Picnic at Hanging Rock was released in 1975. Beneath its haunting beauty, the film challenges the idea of colonial control.
The Man from Hong Kong remains an exhilarating piece of pure cinema, despite its relatively small budget.
The Australian Taxation Office thinks scriptwriters are employees and should be paid superannuation. Australia’s film producers disagree.
Commissioned by ACMI, Back to Back’s latest offering is a screen project that reenacts a section of Shakespeare’s Henry V.
Directed by Kriv Stenders, using reenactments, archival footage and contemporary interviews, the film portrays Bjelke-Petersen as a complex and polarising figure.
It’s hard to overstate the importance of Sunday Too Far Away for the fledgling South Australian Film Corporation.
It is impossible to think of an actor other than Nicolas Cage who could make The Surfer so enjoyable to watch.
The Correspondent is based on the jailing of Australian journalist Peter Greste and his Al Jazeera English colleagues. It is a masterclass in political subtlety.
The film covers themes of belonging, identity and the struggle of trying to straddle different cultural worlds.
Every so often a film comes along that’s so good we find ourselves forgetting to breathe. Inside is one of those films.
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Lecturer in Communications and Media, University of Notre Dame Australia
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Lecturer, Media, University of Tasmania
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Associate Professor in Cinema Studies, RMIT University
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Senior Lecturer in Illustration and Animation, Adelaide University ; University of Newcastle
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Senior Lecturer, Media Studies and Production, University of Southern Queensland
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Executive Director, Compton School
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Lecturer in Theatre, Australian Catholic University
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Professor of English Literature, University of Southern Queensland
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Director of Learning and Teaching, School of Arts., Western Sydney University
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Professor, Film, Screen, Animation, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor, College of Creative Arts, Design and Humanities, Adelaide University
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Senior Lecturer School of Arts and Humanities, Edith Cowan University
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Senior Lecturer in Journalism, Monash University
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Film Producer at The Picture Tank, recent AFTRS Masters graduate, Australian Film, Television and Radio School
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Academic tutor, school of design, The University of Melbourne