The Sydney Film Festival is one of the world’s longest running and most prestigious film festivals. The 73rd edition, taking place from 3 to 14 June 2026, will showcase the very best in contemporary cinema and offer audiences the chance to experience premieres, red carpet events, and exciting special programs across Sydney. There are films sourced directly from film festivals including Cannes and Sundance.ALL …
CHILDREN’S INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL – interview with artistic director THOMAS CALDWELL
by GREG KINGThe curated festival screens at the Lido, Classic, Cameo and Ritz Cinemas from June 6 through to July 10. This year the festival presents 30 brilliant kid’s films from around the world. The selection of films caters to small cinephiles from ages three to 12. There are two retrospective screenings – 1986’s Flight Of The Navigator and 1996’s Fly Away Home. There is also a special screening of the new …
EUROPA EUROPA FILM FESTIVAL 2026
EUROPA EUROPA FILM FESTIVAL 2026 – interview with SPIRO ECONOMOPOULOSby GREG KINGThe Europa Europa film festival screens in Australian cinema from February to March. This year the festival is also screening in New Zealand for the first time, and artistic director Spiro Econompoulos is excited by the expansion of the festival. He joined Greg on Movie At Dusk on 3WBC 94.1FM to unpack this year’ program. The …
JEWISH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2025 – INTERVIEW WITH FESTIVAL DIRECTOR EDDIE TAMIR
JEWISH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2025 – interview with festival director EDDIE TAMIRby GREG KINGThe Jewish International Film Festival screens across Australia throughout October, November and December. The program includes several documentaries about seminal Jewish figures including comic Jerry Lewis, authors Elie Wiesel and Art Spiegelman, filmmaker Claude Lelouch, Franz Kafka and Sigmund Freud. It’s 80 …
WENT UP THE HILL – interview with SAMUEL VAN GINSVEN
WENT UP THE HILL – interview with SAMUEL VAN GRINSVENby GREG KINGWent Up The Hill is the sophomore feature film for Samuel Van Grinsven (the queer coming of age drama Sequin In A Blue Room), and is a psychological thriller about possession, grief, secrets and trauma. The film stars Vicky Krieps (The Phantom Thread, etc) and Dacre Montgomery (from tv series Stranger Things, etc). It is a New …
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MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2025 FILM REVIEWS
MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2025 REVIEWSThe Melbourne International Film Festival runs from August 7 until August 24. Check back regularly for updates and new reviews during the festival.ALL REVIEWS WRITTEN BY GREG KING LAST UPDATED AUGUST 18, 2025REDUX REDUXThis inventive and original take on the revenge thriller genre comes from filmmaking siblings Kevin and Matthew …
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