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Hell on Earth is here and now in The Glorious Dead

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Arlo Dean Cook on capturing decades of one of Australia’s greatest bands on film with Jebediah: Are We OK?

When I think of the sounds of Western Australia, the licks of Wide Open Road by the Triffids hits my mind, or maybe The Waifs yearning to be back in London, or occasional

Stéphane Demoustier on the battle between vision and reality in The Great Arch

In the early 1980s President François Mitterrand had a bold vision for Paris. It was his intention to create a new artistic epoch that would be as new and as hopeful as h

Tom Kerby on setting the foundation for Aussie filmmakers to embrace their own voices with the Adelaide Independent Film Festival

There's something in the water in Adelaide that's forcing a major change within the Australian film industry. The Adelaide Film Festival exists and has continued their gr

Meet the film festival programmers who want you to submit your film shot on a Honda Odyssey rear view camera

As you'll hear in the below interview with festival programmers Parker Constantine and Flynn Boffo, I have a huge level of admiration for the work that The Collective of

Madison Dell'Aquila on the foundation of Heretica and how to force change in the Australian film & TV industry

Madison Dell'Aquila is, as her website proudly states, "constantly looking forward to challenging what people say can't be done." That mindset is strongly applied with th

Alexandre Koberidze on the mysterious, magical realism of his film Dry Leaf

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Ken Kwapis pays tribute to true originals with his delightful and genuine documentary We Are The Shaggs

Ken Kwapis opens his delightful and genuine documentary We are the Shaggs by having a group of people listen and react to a song by The Shaggs. It’s almost a challenge as

Mitchell Withers & Sofia Viegas on the pride of their tender short film For the Boys

In our second part of two interviews about the tender short film For the Boys, director Mitchell Withers and producer Sofia Viegas talk about their journey into filmmakin

Mitch Brown on finding a safe space to share his story with the short film For the Boys

In 2025, in an interview with Sam Koslowski of The Daily Aus, Mitch Brown became the first openly bisexual footy player in Australia. To give some perspective, the VFL wa

Chouwa Liang on finding empathy for AI relationships with her documentary Replica

Chouwa Liang's documentary Replica invites viewers to empathise with a world of Chinese women who are finding romance and relationships with AI partners or companions. Wh

Producer Blayke Hoffman on the importance of listening to women with the impactful documentary Silenced

Documentarian Selina Miles has crafted a filmography that gives space to women's voices and stories. From her debut feature, Martha: A Picture Story, which took us into t

Tony Jones on embedding empathy in the animal testing documentary Sentient

At the dawn of his career, Tony Jones filmed Four Corners documentaries like Frozen Asset alongside producer Martin Butler. Now, for the first time in decades, Tony steps

James Hunter & Lucy Lovegrove on building the atmospheric horror film The Latcher

James Hunter is no stranger to the Melbourne International Film Festival, having participated in the MIFF Accelerator Lab for his short film Nest (2021). He now returns t

Melissa Anastasi on the poetry of existence and capturing that life on screen in her films

The following conversation unpacks Melissa's work, while touching on what a future feature film from Melissa will look like. Melissa's work is available to view on her we

Adam C. Briggs on his latest experiential film Phillip Philadelphia

Adam C. Briggs is a prolific voice in Australian cinema, with acclaimed films like A Grand Mockery, Boogie Bobby, and his new film, Phillip Philadelphia, arriving over th

James Robert Woods on disrupting Australian cinema with the acidic comedy The Birthday Trip

While Australian comedies are making their mark on the small screen, they've been moderately absent on a film level, with only a handful emerging over the years - Audrey,

Laura Brogan Browne on starting the conversation about grooming with the powerful short film Allegedly

Multi-hyphenate talent Laura Brogan Browne is the voice behind the powerful short film Allegedly, an impactful story about Clover (Bailey Spalding), a high school graduat

Unpacking Oi, Aussie voices, and queer identity on screen with Sophie Serisier & Laneikka Denne

For regular readers of the Curb..., you'll no doubt be familiar with the admiration and respect that I have for Laneikka Denne and the cohort of filmmakers and storytelle

Brandon Daley on gambling your anxiety away with his acidic comedy $Positions

Brandon Daley's $Positions has the makings of a cult classic. Nerve shredding at times, before hollowing you out with giddy laughter at others. It screens at Revelation P