Ivan Čerečina spoke with the “Gregory J. Markopoulos and the Cantrills: The Language of the Image” curators Audrey Lam and Keegan O’Connor about the upcoming screenings and the importance of the links between filmmakers, institutions and archives in the organisation of the program.
In the Realm of Perfection – An Interview with Julien Faraut
In Paris, we spoke with Julien Faraut, whose latest film L’Empire de la perfection is a dazzling lesson in montage, tennis and what it means to capture the real.
Fixed Sound – An Interview with Michel Chion
Ivan Čerečina speaks with French composer-filmmaker-theorist-critic Michel Chion ahead of a series of lectures and performances at the Melbourne International Film Festival.
Off Frame A.K.A. Revolution Until Victory: An Interview with Director Mohanad Yaqubi
We spoke with director Mohanad Yaqubi after the screening of his film Off Frame at the Cinéma du réel documentary film festival in Paris, and discussed the image of Palestine throughout history, and the past, present and future of political filmmaking.
Letters From War: An Interview with Ivo M. Ferreira
We spoke with director Ivo M. Ferreira about LETTERS FROM WAR, his screenwriting process and the treatment of Portuguese colonialism in cinema.
Lee Scratch Perry: Vision of Paradise – An Interview with Director Volker Schaner
VISION OF PARADISE is a new documentary on reggae/dub music pioneer Lee “Scratch Perry”. We spoke to director Volker Schaner ahead of its sold-out premiere screenings at Golden Age Cinema.
The Czech and Slovak Film Festival of Australia – An Interview with Artistic Director Cerise Howard
The Czech and Slovak Film Festival of Australia comes to Sydney for the first time between 4-7 September 2014. We caught up with the Artistic Director, Cerise Howard, to talk about the program, which features retrospectives of the iconic Czech New Wave, the inimitable surrealist Jan Švankmajer and some fascinating new films from the two nations.
Story of My Death – An Interview with Albert Serra
With his latest film STORY OF MY DEATH playing at Melbourne International Film Festival, we talk to director Albert Serra about the film, his particular approach to actors and why Godard is the master of sound.
The Chauvel Cinémathèque – An Interview with Curator Tim Mason
Cinémathèque screenings at Paddington’s Chauvel Cinemas show films from all over the world and from all throughout the history of the medium: silent, sound, black and white, colour, fiction, documentary and everything in between. It is a real cinephile’s dream. We caught up with Tim Mason, who is the curator of the Chauvel Cinémathèque program.