A recent screening series held in Brisbane reflected on issues of surveillance and reportage with a pinpoint contemporaneity.
Good Time
Josh and Benny Safdie’s energetic thriller plays out like a neon-drenched episode of COPS, propelled by Daniel Lopatin’s score and Robert Pattinson’s manic performance.
Short Films at Queensland Film Festival 2017
Queensland Film Festival stands out from the local film festival landscape through its short film programming, which is concise and well considered.
Brimstone & Glory
Viktor Jakovleski’s visually striking documentary looks at Mexico’s National Pyrotechnics Festival, held annually in the city of Tultepec.
Jeannette: The Childhood of Joan of Arc
Bruno Dumont engages in a restless confrontation with the historical drama in his delightfully rewarding JEANNETTE, a musical biopic about Joan of Arc.
Queensland Film Festival Announces 2017 Program
Since its inaugural year in 2015, Queensland Film Festival has marked itself as one of the country’s most interesting and well curated festivals. The 2017 lineup is no exception.
The Unity of All Things – An Experimental Film Series From Queensland Film Festival and the Institute of Modern Art
Queensland Film Festival and the Institute of Modern Art (IMA), in Queensland’s Fortitude Valley, have partnered to screen a series of experimental film programs in 2017. The IMA, an independent arts centre established in the mid-1970s, was a venue for the inaugural Queensland Film Festival in 2015. All three of the announced programs are concerned
Short Films at Queensland Film Festival 2016
This year’s Queensland Film Festival boasts an array of challenging and compelling short films. Dominic Barlow and Luke Goodsell look at a handful, including those from acclaimed directors like Lucile Hadžihalilović and Ben Rivers.
Bring Me the Head of Tim Horton
Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson and Galen Johnson turn in a bizarre and hilarious essay film in the guise of a behind-the-scenes feature on a big-budget war movie.
Queensland Film Festival – An Interview with Festival Director John Edmond
We caught up with Queensland Film Festival director John Edmond to discuss the second instalment’s eclectic program, its place in the Brisbane culture and plans for the future.