Festival dedicated to keeping things short and sharp
The Canberra Short Film Festival turns 30 this year but retiring director John Frohlich is quick to assert that it wasn’t his brainchild, writes HELEN MUSA.
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Diane Keaton, the Oscar-winning star of Annie Hall, The Godfather films and Father of the Bride, has died at the age of 79.
The upcoming Capital Film Festival is a 'cracker line-up' reports arts editor HELEN MUSA, featuring Cannes and Sundance award winners, parties, Q&As and an industry panel.
A film destined to warm the hearts of Italian-Australians will be one of the highlights of this year’s Italian film festival, writes arts editor HELEN MUSA.
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Sophie’s directorial debut wins a Heartland Emmy
In a significant accolade for Canberra-raised film director-producer Sophie Barksdale, it has been announced at an event held simultaneously in Denver and Oklahoma that her film, Who She Is, has won a Heartland Emmy Award.
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The reel world of South America comes free
Now marking its 20th year, the Latin American Film Festival is one of the most joyous events on the Canberra calendar – and it’s entirely free to the public, rejoices arts editor HELEN MUSA.
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Actor Mel Gibson recalls the joys of making Braveheart
Mel Gibson says it was a joy to make the movie Braveheart, as he spoke at an event marking 30 years since the historical epic was filmed in Ireland.
Provocative and funny are the two words that come to mind when looking at the 2025 Scandinavian Film Festival’s selection from Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Iceland and, prominently, Norway.
Hollywood-based Australian actor Julian McMahon has died after a battle with cancer in the US. He was 56.
An explosive feature by two Canberra filmmakers has achieved pride of place at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival, and it’s bound to get up plenty of noses, writes arts editor HELEN MUSA.
The Spanish Film Festival really means not just Spain but the Hispanophone world, where Spanish is spoken, and in all there'll be a selection of 30 films from Spain and Latin America, writes HELEN MUSA.
"This inventive programming was a triumph for Robyn Mellor. It was light hearted, happy and fun, but the performance standard never deviated from being seriously excellent," writes music reviewer IAN McLEAN.
A Paris court has found actor Gerard Depardieu guilty of sexually assaulting two women on a 2021 film set and given him an 18-month suspended prison sentence.
It's not an official holiday, but May the 4th has become so well-known that even former President Joe Biden marked it last year.
The German Film Festival has a reputation of coming up with thought-provoking movies that can set you on edge. This year is no exception, writes arts editor HELEN MUSA.
Conclave has won best film at Britain's film awards as the Vatican thriller and the period drama The Brutalist each scooped four prizes ahead of the Oscars.
At the 2025 AACTA Awards, motion capture performances and voice acting have been recognised for the first time.
Netflix contender Emilia Pérez has picked up the largest number of nominations for Academy Awards.
The release date of Shrek 5 – starring Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz and Eddie Murphy – has been pushed back six months.
