Our contributors offer up their picks for the best films to see at this year’s Melbourne International Film Festival.
Staff Picks – Sydney Film Festival 2015
This year’s Sydney Film Festival is packed with interesting films, both international hits and hidden gems. In this Staff Picks piece, our writing team goes through the festival program and picks out some of the films they are most excited to see this June.
Staff Picks: The Post-Sundance Wishlist
Our staff selects the films from the Sundance line-up they most want to see make it to a theatrical or festival release here in Australia.
Top Picks: The 2015 Berlinale
The 65th Berlin International Film Festival launches on February 5. Our Sub-Editor Jessica Ellicott will be there for the duration of the festival and here brings you her top picks from an immense lineup of over 400 films.
You Have to See… My Winnipeg (dir. Guy Maddin, 2007)
This week we look at Guy Maddin’s ‘docu-fantastia’ “My Winnipeg”, about his hometown and his childhood. An absurd and bittersweet journey through film form and myth-making, it is sure to remain lodged in your memory long after you watch it.