film
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Finalists announced for Setting Sun Short Film Festival
Iconic jam doughnuts, playground marble battles, asylum seeker policy and a missing child will light up the screen when the west’s biggest short film festival…
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Footscray film-maker wins Sundance fellowship
A Footscray film-maker is on the path to producing her first feature-length film after being awarded a prestigious fellowship. Amie Batalibasi is the 2017 recipient…
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Footscray flick Pawno takes out top film honours
A film shot in Footscray has taken out top honours in a prestigious international screen competition. Pawno, written and produced by Kingsville resident Damian Hill,…
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West’s own ‘Game of Thrones’ to begin shooting
A casting call to arms has gone out for fantasy film Order of the Wolf. Newport actor Tim Ferris, who has appeared in films and…
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Human rights film festival goes west
An exploration of the refugee experience will light up the big screen in Footscray this Saturday. For the first time, the Human Rights Arts and…
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Pawno shines a spotlight on Footscray
Footscray is one of the lead characters in a new film hitting screens nationwide next week. Premiered at last year’s Melbourne International Film Festival, Pawno…
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Setting Sun Film Festival back on big screen
The west’s premier film festival is back this month with a flood of screenings and events. This year’s Setting Sun Film Festival attracted 60 entries,…
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Return of the Setting Sun Film Festival in 2016
The west’s grandest short film festival will continue next year. Wonders of the West, as the third Setting Sun Short Film Festival will be called,…
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Tanna puts Vanuatu on world cinema map
A West Footscray filmmaker has created history with the first-ever feature film made in Vanuatu. Bentley Dean’s Tanna was filmed entirely on location on the…
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Film makers seek AC/DC school-concert goers
Altona Film Club is looking for people who saw legendary Australian rock band AC/DC perform at Altona North Technical School or Paisley Park High School…
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Star treatment for Olympic Doughnuts legend
Budding filmmakers Ian Tran and Rachel Morssink are bringing a Footscray icon to the big screen. Jam-packed with insights into a colourful history, Olympic Nick:…
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Youth showcase films at festival
The third annual Newport youth film festival will be held on Friday, kicking off the three-day Newport Folk Festival. Film festival organiser Jack Fryer said…
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