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PETER GALVIN: SINGING THE BLUES
Anyone who has heard the man's boisterous laugh will themselves giggle to hear Peter Galvin described as the industry's 'quiet achiever'. But the eclectic 28 year film industry career he has carved out...
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59th SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT
Debutant festival director Nashen Moodley reveals his line-up for the 59th Sydney Film Festival before an eager throng of media, industry and political personalities. The 12 features battling it out...
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HOOP DREAMS THEN AND NOW
The producer of one of the most acclaimed films of all time reflects on a deeply personal work and its legacy. “People always say to me, ‘when you get to the NBA, don’t forget about me’. Well, I...
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COMMENTS FROM CANNES WINNERS 2012
Courtesy of the official Cannes Film Festival website, winners from all major categories of this year's often contentious event reflect upon the moment their professional lives changed forever......
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NASHEN MOODLEY, FESTIVAL DIRECTOR / SFF 2012
Our interview with the Sydney Film Festival's newest director, Nashen Moodley, reveals a determined man driven to share his love of world cinema with Sydney audiences. Most can recall that skip-a-beat...
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SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL 2012 DAILY PLANNER
To help Harbour City filmgoers plan their Sydney Film Festival experience, SCREEN-SPACE is providing its inaugural FESTIVAL PLANNER - a day-by-day breakdown of the biggest movies, hidden gems and...
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DUNGOG FILM FESTIVAL 2012 PROGRAM LAUNCH
This morning's launch of the 2012 Dungog Film Festival program combined the three key elements that have inspired regular attendees to make the long haul to the rural mecca over the event’s 6 year...
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STANTON DELIVERS AUSTRALIA'S BEST BAD ACTOR TO BUSHLAND FEST
Director Stuart Stanton will premiere his charming comedy Charlie Bonnet at this years's Dungog Film Festival, attending the much-anticipated event with cast members Peter Stanley, Mat Jones and Di...
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AVANT-GARDE MASTER TO BE HONOURED AT REVELATIONS
A selection of the late Jeff Keen's brilliantly bizarre film work screens at Perth's Revelations Film Festival - the first retrospective since the underground icon passed away last month. Jeffrey John...
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CHOU'S SLUMBER AWAKENS AUDIENCES TO CAMBODIAN CLASSICS
Paris-based filmmaker Davy Chou was born into a cinematic heritage that largely exists today in the memories of aging artisans. His grandfather was Van Chann, one of the leading film producers from...
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THE 61st MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
A buff's paradise awaits those willing to brave the bracing early-August cold of the southern capital. SCREEN-SPACE takes a brief glimpse at this year's MIFF ahead of the extensive daily coverage we...
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CRISPIN GLOVER ON WERNER HERZOG
A chat with Hollywood iconoclast Crispin Glover turned into a breathless account of one man's admiration for his idol, German 'bad boy' auteur Werner Herzog. Having just wrapped his tour of Australia,...
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ANTI-BULLY ADVOCATE CAPTURES TEEN TURMOIL: THE LEE HIRSCH INTERVIEW
Lee Hirsch is a filmmaker whose works provide a strong voice for those that can’t otherwise be heard. His 1993 debut, the short The Last and Only Survivor of Flora, intimately captured the memories of...
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TFF 2012 GUEST DIRECTOR ON TARKOVSKY CLASSIC: THE GEOFF DYER INTERVIEW
British-born Geoff Dyer (pictured, below) was offered the role of Guest Director of the 2012 Telluride Film Festival following the publication of his book ‘Zona’, a brilliant exploration of Andrei...
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DIRT ON THE UNDERGROUND: THE STEFAN POPESCU INTERVIEW
I met Sydney Underground Film Festival co-founder and director Stefan Popescu several years ago when assigned to interview him; it went well and led to my stint as a jury member on early SUFF...
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INNOCENCE AND LEGACY: THE CATE SHORTLAND INTERVIEW
When her debut feature Somersault took home 13 AFI Awards in 2004, the cinematic world opened up for its young writer/director, Cate Shortland. While the film's stars, Abbie Cornish and Sam...
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THE BEST OF LARRY COHEN
Larry Cohen was born into the archetypal East Coast Jewish family and studied his filmmaking craft at the New York City College. Influenced by the commercial cinema of the 40s and 50’s, notably the...
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HEARTS, MINDS AND TIME: THE COLIN TREVORROW INTERVIEW
Writer/director Colin Trevorrow's Safety Not Guaranteed explores the lives of three tart-mouthed 20-somethings searching for deeper meaning to their shallow lives. For those of you still with me,...
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AROUND THE WORLD IN ONE DAY: THE 11ELEVEN PROJECT
A passionate, humanitarian filmmaker is set to launch a multi-media vision of one day in the life cycle of Planet Earth. A select number of screening venues worldwide will open their doors to a very...
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IN HER WORDS: THE JULIETTA BOSCOLO INTERVIEW
Driven but humble to a fault, Julietta Boscolo would never acknowledge what many in the industry already know; the Perth-born, Sydney-based director is at the forefront of the next wave of Australian...
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