by GREG KING The American Essentials Film Festival 2017 screens at Palace Cinemas around Australia in May. This specially curated program features a range of the latest and most vibrant new independent films from America, with some filmmakers in the early stages of their careers. There is also a Masters and Masterpieces sidebar that features… Continue Reading »
YOUNG AT HEART FILM FESTIVAL 2017 – interview with Lynette Curran
by GREG KING Now in its 12th year, the Young At Heart Film Festival screens a curated program of films especially for a more mature and older audience. This is the only film festival of its kind in the world, and it screens at Palace Cinemas across Australia throughout April. The festival screens some classic… Continue Reading »
ALLIANCE FRANCAISE FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL 2017 – interview with artistic director Philippe Platel
by GREG KING The 28th Alliance Francaise French Film Festival screens at Palace cinemas across Australia throughout March. The 45 films screening in this year’s festival offer a wonderful mix of artistry and genres, and feature some of the biggest names in French cinema. The opening night film is The Odyssey, a biopic about… Continue Reading »
GREEK FILM FESTIVAL 2016 – interview with festival director Penny Kyprianou
by GREG KING Now in its 23rd year, the Greek Film Festival screens at Palace cinemas throughout Australia in October. The opening night film is World’s Away. This year the festival includes a spotlight on director Yorgos Lanthimos (Dogtooth, etc), and five classic comedies starring the late Thanasis Veggos, Greece’s greatest comic actor who appeared… Continue Reading »
SCANDINAVIAN FILM FESTIVAL 2016 – interview with Nordic cinema expert Emma Vestrheim
by GREG KING The Scandinavian Film Festival kicks off at Palace cinemas around Australia from July 5. To learn a little more about Nordic cinema, Greg spoke to cinema expert Emma Vestrheim all the way from Norway. https://www.mediafire.com/dow…/in5xlwhro7ud3lk/210610_002.MP3
ESSENTIAL INDEPENDENTS: AMERICAN CINEMA NOW – interview with curator Richard Sowada
by GREG KING The inaugural Essential Independents: American Cinema Now festival is a two week long film festival that showcases the past, the present and the future of independent cinema from the US.Curated by Richard Sowada and screening at Palace Cinemas from May 17, the 32 films in the festival celebrate new narrative features, documentaries,… Continue Reading »