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We chat with independent filmmaker Mark Lipkin about his new film Pelverata. Mark will be at the Eclipse Cinema on Friday 22 May for a screening and Q&A session at 7:30pm.

We chat with producer David Jowsey, from Bunya Films, about Warrick Thornton's most recent film Wolfram in cinemas now.

We chat with Ro Bright,  CEO TILDE and featured filmakers Ada Tzinis and Izzie Harris. TILDE runs from May 1-9 across community spaces, venues and cinemas featuring features, shorts, panels and the drive in. Check out the programme here.

First up a chat I had with Andrew Wilkie from the Queer Screen Film Fest in Sydney. Andrew is the Programming and Industry Manager for the Festival and they spoke to me about the Emerging Narrative Feature Film Competition with a deadline of May the 24th.Second up is a chat with David Field and Stephen Dupont about The Half Barbaric Twangfeaturing The Number 4 Band on the Gimme Back Me Dog Tour.

We chat with filmmaker Ian Darling about his sessions at the Sorrento Writers' Festival around the importance of Australian stories.

We chat with writer/ director  about his film Alphabet Lane. Starring Tilda Cobham-Hervey and Nicholas Denton this darkly comic film takes by the hand and leads us into the isolation ot the Australian rural landscape. Opens in cinemas on 23 April but you can meet the filmmaker at Nova on the 19th at 4pm.

First up a chat with Nathalie Abbott about her leading role in The Deb here. The film completed in 2024 is Rebel Wilson's directorial debut. It brings an all singing and dancing cast to rural Australia with a coming of age story at the centre of it.We follow with a chat with filmmaker Fiona Cochrane here and her new film Rod Quantock: Comedy Warrior premiering at ACMI as part of the Comedy Festival on Thursday April 16th.

We chat with dancer Conor Bann-Murray, a member of  Brent Street, who is one of the featured dancers in Luke Cornish's Dance for Your Life given the opportunity to go to London to audition for a place at Dean Lee's dance company Shapehaus. Dance for Your Life takes us just a step further in exploring the dance industry from the hit series Dance Life.

We go to a Q&A held at Cinema Nova between Flick Ford and Director/ co writer of Jimpa Sophie Hyde & actors Aud Mason-Hyde and Daniel Henshall. The film is showing at Nova.

The Melbourne Women's Film Festival is 10 years old with a bumper festival running from March 19-23. Premiere features, shorts, documentaries, panels and industry networking. We talk with Festival Director Sian Mitchell.

We chat with filmmaker Kasimir Burgess about Iron Winter, a chronicle that takes us into Mongolia's Tsakhir Valley, following the exploits of Batbold, 18, and his friend Tsaaganna, entrusted with safeguarding a herd of 3,000 horses during the deadliest winter on record. It is a coming of age tradition which has been in process for 100s, if not, a thousand years. With climate change everything is at stake. There will be a screening and Q&A at the Classic 14th March 4pm and at the Thornbury Picture House 22nd March. General release 19th March.

We chat with Dave Klaiber Director and creator/producort Will Alexander, founder of independent creative studio Heckler, about their film Truth South which documents the emotional journey of the Winning and Dean families as they join in sailing the Sydney to Hobart 25 years after the death of 6 sailors, including John Dean, in the 1998 race. The film is in cinemas from 5th March and on Netflix.

We chat with writer Jem Splitter and actor Page Joy Ryans about Displaced a six part web series also screening on Channel 31 Wednesdays at 9pm March 4/11/. If you missed out on first two episodes tune into YouTube.A rollicking yarn built around Aa depressed, dysfunctional physicist accidentally sent back in time tries to fix her future by mentoring her troubled 14-year-old self. Lots of laughs and food for thought.

Filmmaker James Richetson gives a first hand account of the police riot on Feb 9th in Sydney. The peacful demonstration was calling out the NSW & Federal Governments' invitation to Israeli PM Herzog into Australia, despite the arrest warrant from the Hague for incitment of genocide.  

We chat with filmmaker Jordan Giusti about Floodland a film which documents the personal stories of the Lismore floods from 2022. Floodland, a deeply moving story of love, loss, and land, is screening at Nova on Wed 25th Feb at 6:30pm. The film focus' on community response. The screening will be followed by a Q&A featuring the director and key participants in the film.

If there are just two films you watch to understand the travesty of the NT and Queensland situation when it comes to fracking then Rachel O'Reilly's films Infraction and Northern Waters are the ones. We speak to the filmmaker about these important pieces of works that outline the stuggle for the future of the environment and first nations voice. Northern Waters is showing at Coral Futures at Linden New Art - Exhibition Dates 15 November 2025 - February 2026.

Today we are chatting to expatriates Sarah Jayne Portelli and Ivan Malekin about their film After the Act. As with all their films After the Act is squarely rooted in traditions of arthouse and slow cinema with a strong dash of observational intimacy. They are back in town and are screening After the Act at our very own Eclipse Cinema in Collingwood at 7pm tonight the 11th of December. There will be a Q&A.

Tristan and Timothy Kenyon whose film Changing Track focusing on the paralympic cycling team which has done a national Q&A screenings over the last month with a national release on Dec 3 to celebrate  International Disability Day. This interview explores the filmmaking process the two brothers took to make the film.

Today we chat with screenwriter/ filmmaker Nandita Chakraborty about Shared Table: Regional Heroes which brings the stories of people from diverse and refugee backgrounds who have made rural destinations their home. The CALD Community Voices are holding a red carpet premiere at Hoyts, Melbourne Central 2 Dec, 6pm.

We speak with the cinematographer of a new field Bay Views for All documenting the demolition of Barak Beacon Public Housing Estate, launching at From Housing Crisis to Dwelling Justice, a free public event bringing together community & advocates to reflect on the state of housing justice in #Naarm/#Melbourne & beyond.Event details:An opportunity to learn, connect & contribute to urgent conversations about housing & land justice at a time of escalating crisis.5:30-8pmWednesday 26 November 2025Location: Building 80, RMIT435-457 Swanston St, #MelbLevel 1, Room 002Free registration: https://events.humanitix.com/crisis-to-justice 

Two doctors in Melbourne are using psilocybin to help ease the anguish of patients at end of life, and the results they have seen are remarkable. We talk with filmmaker Lynette Wall worth about her film Edge of Life which follows the journey of discovery opened by their clinical trials.

Yaara Bou Belhem joins us to talk about Yurlu I Country which follows the last year of a Banjima Elder Maitland Parker in his journey to preserve his culture and heal his contaminated homeland. This is the story of Wittenoom, asbestos and the biggest contaminated site in the Southern Hemisphere. Unfinished business screening in cinemas during November.

Today we chat with the co-director's of the film Journey Home, David Gulpilil, Maggie Miles and Trisha Morton-Thomas opening in cinemas on Oct 30th.

Today we talk with Stephen Gaunson here, RMIT film expert, on the screening of For The Term of His Natural Life at the Capitol on Sunday 26th Oct at 1pm. The most expensive silent film ever made in Australia as the talkies exclipsed the silent stage. Once in a life time event.Curator of the upcoming British Film Festival (BFF 2025), Kim Pelalas here, joins us to discuss the festival highlights. Screening at all Palace Cinemas in Melbourne Nov 5-Dec 7th.

First up we talk with Simon Troon here from the Environmental Film Festival 2025 running at various locations starting 16th Oct - 23 Oct. Secondly we chat with writer/director Kiah Roach-Turner here about Beast of War starring Mark Coles-Smith out in cinemas on 9th Oct.

We speak with the director James Morcan and lead producer Gil Ben-Moshe for the Australian indie movie ‘Anno 2020', which was shot during the height of the pandemic in 5 countries, 4 continents and in 17 different cities.The film is a kaleidoscope which contains multiple plots happening simultaneously in different parts of the world, as we find characters seeking redemption, forgiveness, reconciliation and answers amongst the dystopia of 2020.

An exerpt from Documentary Australia's Masterclass into fundraising and relationship building with Sal Balharrie and Petrina Dorrington (Like My Brother). For the full webinaire and others from the series go to here.

Talking with filmmaker Loren Clarke about her first doco Also John Clarke is an exploration of the artist process. A great adventure a must watch.

Mother, Country A film by Pablo Navarrete showed at Domecritus House on Sept 11 to mark and revisit the 1973 coup in Chila. We hear from Pablo Navarrete here and then from the organiser of the local screening Pilar Aguiler here a Chilean/ Australian.

Today we chat with screen writer & director Samuel Van Grinsven about his second feature Went Up the Hill starring Vicky Krieps & Dacre Montgomery.

We chat with director Kate Woods about her newest film the comedy/family movie Kangaroo set in the NT with an ensemble cast that includes Ryan Corr, Brooke Satchwell, Rachel House, Deborah Mailman, Ernie Dingo, Roy Billings and new comer Lily Whiteley. Co-produced by Cultivator Films Australia, Bunya Productions & Brindle Films, distributed by StudioCanal with release dates  21 August 2025 (Germany) & 18 September 2025 (Australia/New Zealand)

We talk with Isobel Knowles and Van Sowerwine  about their fantastic new production XR Instrallation The World Came Flooding In being launch with the support of MIFF and Now or Never Festival 21-24 August and playing at ACMI Swinburne Studio. Go to the MIFF for tickets. 

David Ngo talks to us about the Winner of a Sundance Directing Award Never Get Busted which is having it's Australian Premier at MIFF.

We are joined by Damon Gameau (That Sugar Film, 2040) here as he releases his new film Future Council. You can see Damon at special Q&A screenings of FUTURE COUNCIL at Classic Cinema Elsternwick, Cinema Nova, Cameo Belgrave, Sun Yarraville and Astor Theatre this weekend or catch the film in cinemas everywhere August 7.  Tickets are on sale now.Filmmaker Samuel Kostevc here joins us to talk about his film Love in the Walls. In a Melbourne social housing community, this moving 60-minute documentary explores residents' resilience amid Australia's deepening housing crisis. 

Today we chat with filmmaker Mark Newbold here about his observational feature The Nicholas Building which explores the artistic process.We finish with a chat with Jordan Osmond here here about his film New Peasants as he follows the lives of a family that lives the majority of their life outside the mainstream economy. Both films were screened at MDFF.

We talk to two filmmakers Tim Whybrow here & Peter C. Downey here featured in this years Melbourne Documentary Film Festival (MDFF) at the Nova.Tim Whybrow's passion project "Hot Water: Investigating Australia's Marine Ecosystem", explores Australia's marine wonders and the efforts of eco-heroes to combat rising ocean acidity.Peter C. Downey's films "Stupa" and "Deep Ecology" are two documentaries selected for the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival (MDFF) in July 2025, screening at Cinema Nova in Carlton. "Stupa" focuses on Boinga Bob and his unique, artistic home, while "Deep Ecology" explores the connection between personal and collective grief related to environmental and societal issues.

We speak with writer/ director/ co-producer Nandita Chakraborty and co-producer Niru Tripathi about the CALD Community Voices project Piquancy - Silent Heroes. 

First a chat with Alicia Brescianini here about her project Espresso Cinema bringing three exciting new Italian films to Nova over the winter months starting on June 29th at 7pm with Frank and Nina award winner at the Venice Film Festival.Secondly we chat with Guy Wilkinson here about his three films playing at this years' Melbourne Documentary Film Festival - Lasting Trace, Six Strings Up, Midnight Milonga

We speak with director/writer Antonis Tsonis about his first feature Brando with a Glass Eye as it begins it's theatrical release in Australia. It will be showing with Q&A on Wed, June 25th at 8pm at the Lido in Hawthorn tickets.

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We speak with filmmaker Jamie Wilson about his reimagined film Come Back Mister Bule showing at the in cinema Melbourne Documentary Film Festival (MDFF) at the Nove on July 28.

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.