After ten years the Shorts Festival is laughing, with comedies representing six of the twenty finalists in this year’s Festival, and a short but proud history that has seen the Festival kick start the careers of many Australian filmmakers.
Category Archive: Film
Apr 25
2013 SA Screen Awards Announced
The Media Resource Centre, South Australia’s centre for screen culture development, is delighted to announce the winners of the 2013 South Australian Screen Awards (SASAs), which took place at a gala event at The Mercury Cinema on Wednesday night. Documentaries films featured strongly this year with The SAFC Award for Best Short Film going …
Apr 16
2013 AUDI FESTIVAL OF GERMAN FILMS – PREVIEW – 8-13 May
Showcasing a diverse slate of film and documentaries from inspiring thrillers to wry comedies and critically lauded feature dramas, the Festival comes to Palace Nova Eastend Cinemas, 8 – 13 May 2013.
Mar 01
DOC WEEK 2013 – AN EVENING WITH: DA PENNEBAKER AND CHRIS HEGEDUS – TIL 3rd MARCH – 5K
By Ali Soulio This week Adelaide hosts Doc Week as part of the Australian International Documentary Conference. In 2013, the festival showcases the outstanding lifetime works of renowned filmmakers DA “Penny” Pennebaker and his wife Chris Hegedus. On Thursday, the University of Adelaide played host to the An Evening With event, where loyal followers, film …
Jan 23
Django Unchained – 4.5K
As much as Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs have created the reputation and perhaps even the mythology of Quentin Tarantino, it may well be that his latest film, Django, is the one that will be regarded as his best. 4.5K
Dec 24
Les Miserables – The Film – 4K
Nothing can ever compare to witnessing a live performance in a theatre, but Tom Hooper’s Les Miserables really does come close. It is a truly outstanding venture and an example of first-class film making. 4K
Nov 07
The Master – 3.5K
While technical qualities of this Paul Thomas Anderson production are outstanding and the two male leads deliver what may be Oscar nomination worthy efforts, at the end the film fails to gel or grab its audience – the synergy between the men never gets past sharing an alcoholic cocktail. 3.5K
Oct 10
From a Sunday Too Far Away – FU City Gallery – From 20 Oct
Now, as the SAFC celebrates its 40th Anniversary, the SAFC has turned that treasure trove into a public exhibition. From a Sunday Too Far Away at the Flinders University City Gallery celebrates both the incredible role South Australian filmmaking has played in the history of the Australian film industry, and highlights how filmmaking itself is changing with new technology.
Sep 28
Looper – 4.5K
If you were disappointed that you couldn’t buy into the Inception hype two years ago because you couldn’t work out what the heck was going on, then don’t let that deter you from seeing what will be rightly regarded as one of the best films of the year. 4.5K
Sep 28
OzAsia Festival – Love in the Buff – 4K
A highly entertaining comedy set against the backdrop of modern Hong Kong and Beijing, this film strikes a chord in all the right places, with an extremely able cast of supporting actors interweaving their own romantic disasters and successes. 4K
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