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Don’t miss the return of this incredible event, showcasing short films from Australia and around the world that explore mental health and multiculturalism!

All ticket sales directly support the Mental Health Foundation Australia and its efforts to promote mental health awareness across diverse communities.

View the selections and purchase your tickets here: https://www.mhfa.org.au/multicultural-mental-health-festival-2024

📅 Date: October 31st
🕕 Time: 6:30 PM onwards
📍 Location: Lido Cinemas, Hawthorn, Melbourne
🎟️ Tickets: $25 – Includes red carpet, media wall, and a catered event!

Enjoy an inspiring night of cinema, food, and celebration as we spotlight voices and stories that truly matter. 🌍🎬

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I've written a book on modern Australian films. I've just launched a Kickstarter to help bring it to life.

If you're keen on finding out about it... head on over to the campaign in the comments (or search on Kickstarter for Lonely Spirits and the King)

A successful one

I had the pleasure of having a bit part in this feature film, working with writer/director Pirie Martin. Psychosis effectively blends black & white neo-noir with old school horror and psychological thriller. Definitely one to check out.

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The French Government has a tax on their film box-office of approximately 11% which then funds French television and films. If Australia followed that idea, then a sizeable amount of money would be available to film producers. In 2023 the Australian box office raked in $985.1 million which means $108.36 million would be available to our Australian television and film industry.

Hi everyone, might be a long shot but I was wondering if anybody would know how I could get my hands on a copy of Praise? Haven’t been able to find anything online and I’m desperate to watch it after reading the book. Appreciate any help!

Hi all - I've been seeking out a bunch of Australian films the last two years and have been trying to find the documentary series made by Gillian Armstrong featuring the lives of three Adelaide girls.

Smokes and Lollies (1976)

Fourteen's Good, Eighteen's Better (1980)

Bingo, Bridesmaids and Braces (1988)

Not Fourteen Again (1996)

Love, Lust & Lies (2009)

I'd be willing to pay for a good quality digital download or stream (even seek out some DVDs if they were ever made) but I'm having a lot of trouble finding them.

If anyone can point me in the right direction I'd be grateful!

Hey guys! Looking for advice. I love writing and it is my biggest passion. Can someone please tell me how to go about becoming a writer in Sydney? I have pitch-decks and pilots. Agents will not read my scripts. I would love the opportunity to even intern in a writers room and show what I can do. Would anyone be able to point me in the write direction. Cheers!

I'm keen to find more more Australian film critics, primarily those with an interest in Australian film but open to everything. So please give me your best recommendations!

I'm open to all recommendations too; so professionals, amateurs, academics, blogs, newspaper communists, etc all welcome.

I’m an actor (couldn’t find an aus acting subreddit) and I’ve been getting little to no auditions in the last 6 months. Obviously there were the WGA and SAG strikes, but I’m wondering if all aspects of the industry are slow and if anyone has any insights at all?

So I've made a feature film that I've managed to sell to a big Australian network and now I'm aiming to develop an animated feature film. I might have a distributor interested too, which will help me with applying for development funds.

My question is essentially this: If I want a big name actor to secure funding, how big do they have to be? I have some people in mind for the lead, but they're not Eric Bana levels of famous. Do they have to be a household name to get Screen Australia and/or VicScreen on board?

Hi! I'm hoping to move to Oz in the next two months, and I would like to find work in the industry but I don't have previous experience. Back home (Ireland) I would just be able to reach out to friends to help put me in the touch with the right people but without those connections I have no idea where to start. I'm a graduate architect and have a portfolio made up but I was also hoping to some advice in how to point it more towards art dep work than just architecture. Like should I include example I things I created outside of architecture (ceramic, crochet, digital art etc) or would that look unprofessional? Any advice at all would be amazing! Cheers

Hello! I’m a Canadian who has worked in the film industry in various positions of the set decorating department in Vancouver, BC for about 8 years and also hold a degree in motion picture arts if that counts for anything, just started getting back to work after the long strike break. I’m needing a change in scenery and am really interested in moving to Australia, not to particular about where exactly, but would like beach and sun vs the wet and gray of Vancouver! Big hold up is that I do really enjoy my job and would love to keep working in the industry and specifically the set decorating or art department. What is the process of finding work, is it steady when it’s going and is there any sort of unionized film work like IATSE, also curious which spots would be the best to start looking, I would assume Melbourne or Sydney, but that is me just assuming? Also would be open to suggestions of New Zealand if anyone knew anything about that too, but am more focused on Australia at the moment! Appreciate any advice given!

I don’t know much about the film industry but I’ve wanted to enter it for a while. In my qualification I haven’t gotten a job in more than 6 years after graduating. I just want to do something I’m passionate about but I also need money and don’t want to be poor. I literally don’t have a job and have no referees or connections.

Hi all, recently I published an article about Australian New Wave, a film movement that transformed Australian cinema and influencing it to this day - https://cinemawavesblog.com/movements-page2/australian-new-wave. Hope you will find it interesting and useful.

There are 29 more major movements on the website if you feel like having an extended reading session about cinema's immense history.

Walkabout (1971) by Nicolas Roeg