Now We are 60: Where are We? The 60th Sydney Film Festival Dee Jefferson September 2013 Festival Reports Unless you’ve worked inside the machine, it’s impossible to be aware of, let alone understand, the politics of the modern film festival. But it’s impossible not to wonder a little bit about what goes on, when o...
Something for Somebody: The 59th Sydney Film Festival Paul Macovaz August 2012 Festival Reports At the Sydney Film Festival (SFF) no one expects many world premieres. Because of its early June slot, much of Cannes never makes it, but a lot of Berlin does, and usually a portion of Venice too. Everyone had ...
Five Metaphors for a Film Festival: The 56th Sydney Film Festival Matthew Clayfield December 2009 Festival Reports "Writers who have nothing to say always strain for metaphors to say it in." – Florence King 1. Anorexics, bulimics and the smorgasbord For every metaphor for the cinema – Godard's goodwill for a meeting,...
Consistent Pickings But Few Difficult Pleasures: The 55th Sydney Film Festival Hamish Ford August 2008 Festival Reports 4–22 June 2008 The 2008 Sydney Film Festival was a bigger event – longer, and with more films – than previously, and the first year the festival has included work “in competition”. I managed to see aroun...
