Tony Jones on embedding empathy in the animal testing documentary Sentient
At the dawn of his career, Tony Jones filmed Four Corners documentaries like Frozen Asset alongside producer Martin Butler. Now, for the fir...
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AB Film Review & The Last New Wave is a podcast that focuses on the latest and greatest films, as well as Australian cinema both new and old, and everything in between. Hosted by Andrew and...
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James Hunter & Lucy Lovegrove on building the atmospheric horror film The Latcher
James Hunter is no stranger to the Melbourne International Film Festival, having participated in the MIFF Accelerator Lab for his short film...
Melissa Anastasi on the poetry of existence and capturing that life on screen in her films
The following conversation unpacks Melissa's work, while touching on what a future feature film from Melissa will look like. Melissa's work...
Adam C. Briggs on his latest experiential film Phillip Philadelphia
Adam C. Briggs is a prolific voice in Australian cinema, with acclaimed films like A Grand Mockery , Boogie Bobby , and his new film, Philli...
James Robert Woods on disrupting Australian cinema with the acidic comedy The Birthday Trip
While Australian comedies are making their mark on the small screen, they've been moderately absent on a film level, with only a handful eme...
Laura Brogan Browne on starting the conversation about grooming with the powerful short film Allegedly
Multi-hyphenate talent Laura Brogan Browne is the voice behind the powerful short film Allegedly , an impactful story about Clover (Bailey S...
Unpacking Oi, Aussie voices, and queer identity on screen with Sophie Serisier & Laneikka Denne
For regular readers of the Curb..., you'll no doubt be familiar with the admiration and respect that I have for Laneikka Denne and the cohor...
Brandon Daley on gambling your anxiety away with his acidic comedy $Positions
Brandon Daley's $Positions has the makings of a cult classic. Nerve shredding at times, before hollowing you out with giddy laughter at othe...
Alana Hunt on mining the history of Western Australia through archives with Displacement and Replacement: A Remixed Narrative of Western Australia
Alana Hunt is a multidisciplinary artist whose work explores history through a forensic approach to research. Her work mines the history of...
Balancing Identities: Vonne Patiag on the lingering weight of his short film Homo
Vonne Patiag has been forging a path in film and TV as a writer, director, and actor on shows like Halal Gurls and The Unusual Suspects , an...
e-Mum Director Jess Londono on motherhood in the age of AI
Filmmaker Jess Londono's short film e-Mum is a slightly satirical, completely engaging exploration on motherhood in the age of AI. Emma live...
David West on breaking cinema with the hyper independent Lint
Lint is the first feature film from Boorloo-Perth polymath David West. It's a hyper independent West Aussie film about Iris (Melissa Coci) a...
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Miley Tunnecliffe on building tangible horror in her feature film debut Proclivitas
West Aussie filmmaker Miley Tunnecliffe makes the shift from shorts to features with her debut feature length film Proclivitas. This familia...
Sophie Hyde and Aud Mason-Hyde on the queer kaleidoscope that is their stunning film Jimpa
Sophie Hyde's films have often explored identity, self-realisation, and the path to finding your place in this messy, mucked up world. 52 Tu...
Floodland director Jordan Giusti & producer Rachel Forbes on capturing the fate of Lismore on screen
Filmmaker Jordan Giusti's Floodland is an impactful documentary that takes audiences to the flood-prone landscape of Lismore, NSW. Thousands...
Haydn Green on ten years of Hear My Eyes and conjuring sensory experiences by combining films with new live music compositions
Haydn Green has been the creative force of Hear My Eyes , a sonic-visual, hybrid experience which blends film and music in creatively intrig...
Lucy Coleman on centering fearless stories about women in modern Australian cinema and TV
This interview has been a long while in the can, waiting to be published. This in depth discussion with filmmaker, creative, and fearless st...
Damien Power on the brotherly rivalry of his docu-drama short Return of the Champ
One of the standout films from the 2026 batch of Flickerfest shorts has been Damien Power's docu-drama Return of the Champ . With this excel...
Addition Director Marcelle Lunam and lead Teresa Palmer on bringing Toni Jordan’s book to life on screen
Addition is the latest film from director Marcelle Lunam and actor Teresa Palmer. It's a screen adaptation of the novel by Toni Jordan, tell...