Calling all Australian talents around the world! You have until January 29th 2018 to submit your CV and work to the Lexus Australia Short Film Fellowship, the largest and most generous cash fellowship ($200,000) for short film in Australia. The Fellowship, launched in 2015, provides a launching pad for the careers of emerging Australian talent, many of […]
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VR Rising: Meet the FFL filmmakers screening at Adelaide Film Festival
VR is a hot new trend on the festival circuit. From the likes of Venice introducing a VR section, to Guillermo del Toro’s well-received Carne y Arena, it’s even looking like breaking into the mainstream. Why is Virtual Reality so special? What does it provide the standard doesn’t? “The most obvious thing is the sense […]

Sydney Filmmakers #2: Grace Julia
The Sydney Film Festival is one of FFL’s brightest stars, coming to the Australian city every June for a cinematic bonanza. To celebrate, we’ve spoken with some of our filmmakers who were lucky enough to screen at the prestigious film festival. The Sydney Film Festival shines a spotlight on a number of crucial issues deserving more attention. […]

FLICKERFEST, Sensational Shorts, Surfing and A Unique Vibe
Filmmakers dream of seeing their films screened in OMG-I-CAN’T-BELIEVE-I’M-HERE settings. And settings don’t get much cooler than Flickerfest. Situated smack-bang on the Bondi Beach in the middle of the Australian Summer, Flickerfest really offers up that dreamy Summer in Oz vibe. Particularly for us Europeans in the middle of rainy January. The Academy-qualifying festival has gone […]

FilmFestivalLife Filmmakers Selected For Sydney Film Festival 2015
The Sydney Film Festival is upcoming, and it’s looking like a vintage year for the festival. And the stats don’t lie. According to Festival Director Nashen Moodley, ‘as well as adding two new screening venues in Newtown and Liverpool, the numbers of titles to be screened have jumped from 183 last year to 251 this […]