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Today we talk to director Jo Samuels about The Legend of Five and Roger Unger about his film The Wheels of Wonder. We go out with a new release from Victorian Band This Way North.

The Melbourne Documentary Film Festival starts online June 30 - July 15th. Today we feature two of the films part of the official selection Leaving Allen Street & Strangers to the World.

The Melbourne Documentary Film Festival is back with a virtual festival from 30 June - 15 July.Over the next three weeks we will bring you voices of the filmmakers with films on the MDFF program.This week we hear from Alex Michael maker of More than a Mile and Joshua Belinfante with his delightful film The World's Best Movie.

Felicity Abbott spoke to us about her work as a Production Designer as the series The Luminaries comes to our screens.

Today we get to hear from Chris Bland. Chris is a cinematographer who recently won a Award of Distinction for his work on the Heath Davis film Locusts at the Australian Cinematographer Sociey National Awards for Cinematographers 2020 in the film with a budget below 2 million. Chris has worked in collaboration with Heath Davis on films such as Broke, Book Week and now Locusts.

I spoke to Dov Kornits from a Filmink Presents a distributor of films into the Australian New Zealand market, films that aren't mainstream blockbusters. We discuss the relationships between filmmakers, distributors, cinemas and you the audience and more specifically about a couple of films he has coming out through an On Demand streaming service set up by Classice Cinemas. Tammy’s Always Dying & Talking About Trees.Tammy’s Always Dying will be available to stream from May 21 – June 3, 2020 and Talking About Trees from May 28 – June 10, 2020, exclusively through Classic, Lido, Cameo and Ritz Cinemas’ On Demand Streaming Service for $14.99 each. News ItemsThe New Normal International Film Festival NNIFF an initiative of media students from 'The Festival Experience' studio led by Cerise Howard, based at RMIT is running online June 4-6th through a live stream of short and selected feaure films and engagement with filmmakers focusing on the themes of social distancing, personal growth, isolation from loved ones, or the relationship with environment. They are still open for entries with the deadline a slim one day to go May 22 submissions via FilmFreeway page on The New Normal International Film Festival site. Get in touch with them if you have something you want to share in the moving image line that fits.Sunday May 24th the Mojo Film Festival will be held as usual to celebrate World Schizophrenia day On Schitzy Inc's Youtube channel. The 15 finalist films are all made by filmakers with lived experience of major mental illnesses and Schizy In is an arts organisation led by and for a global community of people who believe that healinf from the post traumatic stress of these mental health experiences comes from being creative, curious and courageous.

Melbourne International Film Festival's answer to covid-19 is a great online experience scheduled for May 6-23.

1856 is a galley filled with Labour History and contemporary art. During May it is featuring Australia films from the front line of labour struggle for a month of May Days.

We talk to Anna Bourozikas director of the Setting Sun Film Festival. They have developed an online festival because of covid-19.

Janine Hoskings gives a great speech as she receives this years Stanley Hawes Award.