The songbirds were singing in Sydney last night, where local hit The Sapphires concluded its victory lap with an impressive haul of 11 awards at the 2nd annual AACTAs. The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts deemed The Sapphires the Best Film of the Year, and also bestowed upon Wayne Blair the prize for Best Direction. Stars Deborah […]
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The top 10 Australian films of 2012
December 7, 2012 
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The top 10 Australian films of 2012. By Simon Miraudo. With 2012 coming to a close, it’s time to reflect on the year’s cinematic treats, and then crowbar each work of art into a numerical position on a comparative chart. Comedies versus dramas! Thrills versus chills! The great versus the very good! This is the […]
Continue readingThe Sapphires lead 2nd AACTA nominations
December 3, 2012 1 Comment
The nominations for the second annual Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) awards were announced in Sydney today, with 2012’s biggest local hit, The Sapphires, leading the pack. Wayne Blair’s box-office busting toe-tapper claimed 12 nominations, ahead of Jonathan Teplitzky’s Burning Man (10), Cate Shortland’s Lore (8), and Kieran Darcy-Smith’s Wish You Were Here (8). All four flicks will compete for […]
Continue readingInterview: Cate Shortland (Lore)
September 19, 2012 0 Comments
Interview: Cate Shortland (Lore). By Simon Miraudo. Cate Shortland‘s feature debut, Somersault, entered Aussie film lore when it became the biggest ever winner at the AFI awards. With the shadow of its success looming large, she waited eight years to deliver her follow-up, the fittingly titled Lore. And it might similarly enter the record books […]
Continue readingLore is Aussie Oscar hope in Best Foreign Film category
September 10, 2012 0 Comments
Cate Shortland‘s Lore has been selected as Australia’s official entry in the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 2013 Academy Awards. Transmission Films made the announcement via their official Facebook page. Shortland’s follow-up to Somersault concerns a family of Nazis struggling to survive following the fall of Germany to the Allies at the end of WW2. Lore arrives in […]
Continue readingAussie films in competition for 2nd AACTA awards revealed
August 29, 2012 0 Comments
The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts has unveiled the 23 feature films in competition for the 2nd AACTA Awards, set to be handed out in Sydney early 2013. It’s worth noting that the below titles are merely eligible, and a few obvious ones aren’t likely to make their way into the Best Feature category. Sorry Iron […]
Continue readingAlps wins top prize at Sydney Film Festival
June 18, 2012 0 Comments
The winner of the 59th Sydney Film Festival’s Official Competition was announced yesterday. Yorgos Lanthimos‘ Alps was named by the jury as the best of the fest, beating out heavy competition from Sundance hit Beasts of the Southern Wild and Cate Shortland‘s long-anticipated Lore. Lanthimos’ Alps is the Greek director’s follow-up to Oscar nominated Dogtooth, […]
Continue readingYouth group – Lore review (Sydney Film Festival)
June 10, 2012 1 Comment
Lore – Starring Saskia Rosendahl, Kai-Peter Malina, and Nele Trebs. Directed by Cate Shortland. By Simon Miraudo. Lore plays the Sydney Film Festival on June 10, 2012. It does not yet have an Australian release date. The history books are written by the winners. Cate Shortland considers what happens to the rest in her devastating World […]
Continue readingThe top picks for the 2012 Sydney Film Festival
June 6, 2012 0 Comments
The top picks for the 2012 Sydney Film Festival. By Simon Miraudo. Has it been a year already? I’m back in New South Wales for the 2012 Sydney Film Festival, facing a flurry of flicks even more fantabulous than those featured last time. Well, hopefully! From June 6 to 17, myself and Melbournite Richard Haridy […]
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