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Zev Howley here joins us to talk about his film The Enlightened State of Tara which screens on July 28th as part of the in-cinema section of the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival.

A quick word about the deadline (May 29th) for The Creators program - a  career acceleration program for high-calibre mid-career screenwriters to build toward the creation of their own shows. The third year in this career intensive co-produced by Screen Australia, AWG, with industry partners, Australians in Film (AiF) and Scripted Ink.We finish with a chat with local filmmaker Sara Lamberg who is running the Winter Warmers Festival in June to centrestage her four features.

Well chat with SKFF Director Richard Sodwada about the 45th year offerings which takes us to new venues with the same level of support for the filmmakers of the present and future we all expect from the longest running short film festival in Australia. For all the details for St Kilda film festival running from June 5th - 15th here.

Spit is one of a recent flock of Australian films in cinemas at the moment (Inside, The Correspondent, Every Little Thing). Here we listen to star of Spit David Wenham in conversation with Edan Porter at a pre-release Q&A at the Rivoli.

We speak with Melbourne Women in Film Festival (MWFF) Director Sian Mitchell here about the wild and woolly nineth edition running 20th - 24th March.A little chat with filmmaker Fiona Cochrane here about her film Whoopee Blues which highlights the careers of the Conway brothers starting with the Jelly Bean Jug Band. Tickets for Melbourne Documentary Film Festival screenings at Nova July 15th.

Two Australian films out now in cinemas.Indian collaboration My Melbourne - we chat with producer Mitu Bhowmick Lange from Mind Blowing Films.Spit the second installment of the mega hit Gettin' Square is out - we chat with writer Chris Nyst.

We first speak with director/writer of Inside Charles Williams here, a remarkable film starring Cosmo Jarvis, Guy Pearce & Vincent Miller. In cinemas from 27th February. Facebook  InstagramWe follow with a word from Devina McPherson here, the co-facilitator of the AIDC 2025 Indigenous Creators Program.

We go to the launch of the fourth Birraranga Film Festival here and then chat with Tony Briggs here the director of the festival. Birraranga Film Festival is the only Indigenous run indigenous film festival in Australia.

We chat with Lachlan Hannah who works as a Videographer for Basketball Australia.

The RMIT The Best Films You Have Never Seen program at the Capitol will be screening Seven Samurai. We chat with Dr Stephen Gaunson here about this ground breaking film a must for amyone serious about filmmaking and viewing.

We chat with Warik Lawrance here, Digital Production Designer and founder of the Dome Under Film Festival which screened at Scienceworks between Jan 31-Feb 2.Michael Dillon's great adventure film The Great White Whale will be screening at The Sun Cinema and Nova with accompaning Q&A. We revisit my chat  with Michael Dillon here.

Our Warrior: The story of Robbie Thorpe is now finished and we have a special community screening set for Saturday 15 February at Cinema Nova in Carlton!After over eight years, this project is now ready for the screen and you are invited to be the first to see it.This 53-minute documentary tracks the resurgence of a powerful Black, Indigenous, anti-colonial movement that is currently reshaping the country. It looks back at Robbie's childhood, his family and his emergence as one of the most controversial and uncompromising activists in Australia today.We talk with filmmaker Anthony Kelly.

We go to the Melbourne premiere of Leigh Whannell's new film Wolfman - another reinvention of an old genre trope with surprising results. In cinema's now.

Today we chat with filmmaker Ros Horin about her film Welcome to Yiddishland which explores Yiddish as a thousand year old language and it's role in Jewish culture.

We speak with writer/director Danielle Loy, about Under Streetlights set for a theatrical release on Dec 12th at select cinemas. Under Streetlights weaves a multilayered tapestry of evolving relationships, shared grief and a constant beacon of hope. Through their shared love of music, Izak (Jacob Harvey) and Ella (Madison Hull) overcome adversity, both struggling with the shadows of alcoholic fathers and losing family members, while bearing the weight of diverse cultural expectations.

Today we talk with Brendan Swift, a financial journalist, whoes book Money, Art and Madness investigates the resurgence of the Australian film industry, starting in and around the 1970s on the back of Government financing schemes. His book published by Wildsmilth Publishing looks at the success or otherwise of bureaucrats being put in charge of picking winners.

Writer of the hilarious new Australian film Audrey, Lou Sanz joins us today. When Audrey selfishly falls into a coma, Ronnie has no choice but to keep their dreams alive by assuming her identity.

Director Ian Darling takes us into a joyful space with his new feature The Pool. A film where sea, community and sixties music collide.

We talk with director Madeleine-Hetherton-Miau about her film Mozart's Sister releasing in Australian cinemas on the 30th October. It tells the story of Mozart's equally talented sister Marie-Anna who history has overlooked but who many believe was a companion in Mozart's musical journey.

We chat with Director/Writer David Vincent Smith about his first feature He Ain't Heavy starring Greta Scacchi, Leila George, and Sam Corlett as a family dealing with drug addiction and it's flow on affect to the whole family.

Saara Lamberg the focus of today's programme or more particularly her new films Conversations with Spithead and Coma are the latest in this extraordinary auteur filmmakers collection of films. Conversations with Spithead a short accompanying the feature Coma is having their world premiere at the Lido on Thursday 17th Oct at 7pm with a follow-up screening at the Sun Cinema in Yarraville on the 24th of Oct before heading off to screenings in Adelaide. There will be Q&A's at both sessions link.

Two stories for Showreel today. It is the 40th anniversary of the MQFF which runs from 14-24 November. We get a sneak preview of the program from CEO David Martin and MQFF Program Director, Cerise Howard here. Full program available 16th OctWe then get to talk here with collaborators on Flicker Fest winner Yeah the Boys. It follows six young Aussie men as they sink beers over an afternoon and well into the night. No words just an extraordinary expose in movement. Director Stefan Hunt and Writer/ choreographer Vanessa Marian Varghese talk with us about the project. Available on Youtube release 15th Oct.

We speak writer/director Matt Mirams here about his film Residence, an action-packed dystopian comedy set locally.We follow with a chat with filmmaker Baris Ullusoy here about his film The Water of the Womb showing as part of The Other Film Festival. Films are free to stream from Thursday 3 Oct - Wednesday 16th October.

We speak with the director of the darkly, comic Buried which takes a satirical look at the idyll of motherhood. Charlotte George collaborated with lead actor  Miriam Glaser to bring the 5x7min online series to life.

We talk with director Paul Goldman about his new release Kid Snow, in cinemas now.

We usually concentrate on Australian moving image but today we share the love to our nearest neighbour Aotearoa. Today we are chatting with film director Ant Timpson about his film Bookworm which you can already find in cinemas. Bookworm is one of those rare family films which puts a smile on the face of kids and adults alike.

Now that Luke Eve and Maria Albiñana are out of lock down from their Valencia flat with Luke's mother Karen the hit online series Cancelled (referring to the wedding that was stopped with the rest of the world because of Covid) has morphed into a feature film. It's called UnCANCELLED and it was shot during the spectacular Fallas Festival in Valencia. Has you hear from my chat with Luke Eve, director and co-writer and lead this film crosses the boundaries between real life and fiction in a hilarious, sobering and sometime poignant way.  the film on September 12th on youTube for two weeks only. After that, the film will be on Channel 9 who just acquired the movie. Special screening 12th September, to coincide with the launch on Youtube. It will be at the AFTRS, Sydney followed by a Q&A with Luke, Socratis Otto and Luke's  mum, Karen Eve.

We talk with writer/ director/ marshal artist Bren Foster about his new action film Life After Fighting.

We talk to auteur filmmaker Saidin Salkic about his latest film My Heart Bled Like Niagara Falls which focuses on the experiences of a man (John Flaus) with the on-set of Alzheimer's disease. The themes and process of the film are discussed further in Sense of Cinema.

Today we chat with Jocelyn Moorhouse about her new lots of fun film The Fabulous 4 starring Bette Midler and Susan Sarandon now in cinemas tickets.We follow-up with local documentary The Posh & The Riff Raff which delves into the history of St Kilda - screening Sunday Aug 4th, 12pm at the Nova Carlton.

We continue to chat with filmmakers who have their films showing at this years in Theatre MDFF at the Nova Cinema.DREAMWEAVERS – GIDJA WALKER (Dir: Heather Forbes McKeon, Yanni Dellaportas, 21m) is showing as part of Shorts Session 7Sunday July 28th 4:20pm. We speak with co-director Heather Fobes McKeon here about this profile of Gidja Walker, a Mornington Peninsula based ecologist and ethnobotanist who has worked for years protecting its Earthscapes.We follow with a chat here with co-director Amelia Ducker and Max the subject of KING CARL OF COOL. King Carl the Cool is the pursuit of a distinct dream, and a meeting between Royalty and Rock n Roll. Max is a young neuro-diverse man from Melbourne, who over the last five years has written and received over 150 letters from Royal families across the world. King Carl of Cool screening at Nova on Thursday, 25th July 6:30 tickets.

Continuing our coverage of films at the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival (MDFF).We chat with David Holmgren here, who is featured in the film Reading the Landscape. David Homgren, co-originator of the permaculture concept, and Reading the Landscape takes us on a journey through key regenerative methods for a healthy ecological future.Then a conversation with the director Orit Novak and her co-producer Nelson Wwangi here  about a project run by Sanku to eradicate malnutrion in East Africa. Hidden Hunger journeys across Kenya and Tanzania, exploring urban and rural communities, to shed light on the invisible crisis of malnutrition. The film emphasises the voices of women; mothers, millers, farmers and activists as they work hard to implement impactful solutions whilst facing a challenging reality. Through their narratives, the documentary illustrates how Sanku's fortified maize initiatives empower communities to combat disease, enhance livelihoods, and pave the way for a brighter future for generations to come

We talk with filmmaker Darcy Newton about his film Claptrap documenting the longest across Australia tour for a rock band as he follows Kingswood for over 100 tour dates. Screening at the upcoming Melbourne Documentary Film Festival (MDFF) on July 25th.

We are continuing to chat with filmmakers who are screening films at Melbourne Documentary Film Festival 2024 (MDFF).We chat with Braydon Pope here about his music biopic short Gabriel Lynch: Where I am Going Next We chat with Jye Currie here about his film The Promise At its core, THE PROMISE delves into the depths of hope and human resilience, offering an intimate exploration of the challenges faced by those affected by suicide.  

Blak Douglas vs the Commonwealth directed by Angelica Cristina Dio, will open the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival (MDFF) this year. Archibald Prize winning artist Blak Douglas' uncompromising view of colonization and the affect it had on his family.

#3cr Radiothon this week Grand Total for station $275,000 & Showreel needs to raise $900 Donate hereToday's program features a chat with Cerise Howard about MQFF Pride Month Screenings. 

We chat with John Hewison from Dogmilk Films Collective about the two nights they are screening for the St Kilda Film Festival:Dogmilk: Expanded Sunday, June 9th 6:00 - 7:00 pmDogmilk: Collection 2 Sunday 16th 5:30 - 7:00 pmLocationAlex Theatre Studio - 1/135 Fitzroy St, St Kilda VIC 3182 

Freyja Gillard, EFFA  Festival Co-Director, joins us with film maker Le  Luo, whoes film Outpicker features in the one day program of shorts, features and panel discussions at ACMI on June 1. From the tops of Mt Kosciuszko and all the way down to Bruny Island, EFFA presents: Home Grown sharing distinctly Australian perspectives on the environment here.Susie Hamilton, from the Australian Writers' Guild (AWG), joins us to talk about First Break an initiative to get aspiring screen writers onto the first rung of the industry ladder here.

During Reconciliation Week the award winning documentary Ḻuku Ngärra: The Law of the Land will be running screenings across the country with the Melbourne screening at the Nova Cinema in Carlton on Friday 31st at 6:30pm with Q&A featuring the filmmaker Sinem Saban and special guest Uncle Robbie Thorpe (Gunai Nation) in attendance. Sinem Saban joins us today to talk about her film which gives voice to Ḻuku Ngärra, the extraordinary story of Rev Dr Djiniyini Gondarra OAM, an initiated clan leader within the Yolŋu Nation who has spent the most part of his 79 years of life as a civil rights activist, a spiritual leader, a cross cultural mediator and educator and one of few elders who has dedicated his life to upholding the traditional law of his people.  Film website: www.lukungarrafilm.comFilm trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38pTKNcq438Link to tickets: https://fan-force.com/screenings

We chat with St Kilda Film Festival Director Richard Sowada about the upcoming SKFF 40th Festival which continues the love affair with film, short and long form 6th - 16th June.

We  hear a snippet from a Sustainable Film and Television Panel held during  Melbourne Women in Film Festival (MWFF) in collaboration with ATOM - Australian Teachers of Media. It includes information from Sustainable Screen Australia as well as the lived experience of filmmakers behind the short documentary The Oyster Gardener.

Lucie McMahon (Director and Producer) & Celeste De Clario (DOP and Producer) talk to me about their documentary Things Will Be Different. It covers the experiences of two residents at the Walker Estate in Northcote, as they are being evicted - the Walker Estate  was demolished by the State Government, removing it out of public housing into the Government's new renewal program of developer lead housing projects, that gives public land to private developers who build, in this case, luxury apartments with some social housing tact on the back end.Things Will Be Different is premiering at Setting Sun Film Festival which is starting 9th of May over in the West.Screening with Q&As Sunday 12th May times on website with National release 15-21 May to coincide with Mental Health Awareness Week

Today we chat with Mushroom Studios' Chief Operating Officer Bethany Jones here. Mushroom Studios' has been producing and distributing independent content for 30 years, starting with Chopper, including miniseries Molly and now a new film following the journey of an Afghani translator as she tries to settle into working class Freemont USA. Committed to independent and interesting Mushroom Studios is distributing Fremont into the Australian/ New Zealand market May 2 with earlier weekend screenings at select cinemas.We follow with news about whimsical $30K debut film PACO by South Australian comedy duo "tim&TIM!" Takes Festival Circuit by Storm. We chat with director Tim Carlier here.Screenings:MELBOURNE ~ LIDO CINEMAS | 6TH MAY 2024BRISBANE ~ FIVE STAR NEW FARM | 7TH MAY 2024ADELAIDE ~ THE REGAL | 8TH MAY 2024SYDNEY ~ RITZ CINEMAS | 9TH MAY 2024HOBART ~ REWIND CINEMA | 10TH MAY 2024

We talk with director Tom Haramis about his new documentary feature Fight to Live which takes us into the life of Australian UFC and Bare Knuckle Fighting champion and domestic abuse survivor “Rowdy” Bec Rawlings. Fight to Live is one of the Australian features screening at this years Setting Sun Film Festival.

We chat with writer/director/ actor John Jarrett about his new film What about Sal? which focuses on the question what happens to a person with down syndrome when their parents die. A rousing, domestic drama starring Gerard O' Dywer supported by a great cast of actors is a truly life affirming film. Catch it in its first week to support Australia film.

We talk with Lucy Nelson from AWG and last years winner of the short form Emerging Writers' Award, Kayti Murphy about how useful entering the award is for aspiring screen writers.

Today we are going to the last night of the Melbourne Women's Film Festival. Jeni Thornley's film Memory Film: A Filmmaker's Diary was the final film of the festival. It is a mediative film cafted from Thornley's visual diary made up of super 8. It was commissioned by the Australian Film and Sound Archive. Here is the q&a after the film screening with Jeni Thornley. 

We chat with Greg Dolgopolov, co-curator of the Inner West Film Festival running from 11-21 April. In it's second year this festival gives opportunities for an electic program which hosts the work of local Western Sydney creatives while digging deep to the past and present of different world cinemas. Greg gives and insight into why a festival and why it is important for local film makers. launchinstragram

We chat with Jonathan Page from Bonsai Films about their work as Executive Producer/ Producer & Distributor of some of Australia's best indi films. 

MWFF Festival Director Sian Mitchell with program details for the Festival running from March 21-25 at ACMIHightlights include: Jazz Money's WINHANGANHA, Margot Nash's Undercurrents and closing nights Memory Film: a Filmmaker's Diary by Jeni Thornley

We chat with the makers of Marungka tjalatjunu (Dipped in Black) Matthew Thorne & Derik Lynch here. The film won a Silver Bear (Short) at the 73th Berlin Film Festival and is showing as part of the AIDC's public screening program during the AIDC Conference 3-6 March at ACMI.We have a quick word with Jo-Anne Brechin here, director of One Perfect Match releasing in cinemas on Feb 29th after opening at the Blussh Romance Festival held in Brisbane (February 22-25).