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Melbourne Made movies program at QV open air cinema.

Sharon Connolly, former CEO of Film Australia, talks about the Government of the Sale of film assets Lindfield studios in Sydney to feed US multinational film production on Australian shores. Sharon calls for a distinction to be made between cultural subsidies and industry subsides. See Senator Ludlows questioning of Communications Minister re: grant of $47 million to 20th Century Fox and Disney blockbusters over local film makers https://www.facebook.com/SenatorLudlam/videos/10153977524024470/?fref=nf

Today we are looking at an outside cinema experience which combines community building with film exhibition at Gasworks in Albert Park.

TedxSydney runs a film competition to coinside with its Festival of Ideas held at the Sydney Opera House every year. The film comp curator, Melanie Horkan explains. Gus Berger tells us about his film business venture QV Cinema which is screening throughout summer up to February.

Producer Sue Maslin talks about The Dressmaker & a new Screen Australia initiative to support women in film.

Back To Back Theatre is an internationally successful theatre compny located in Geelong that has at its core neurodivergent and/ disabled people. Five of the core group of actors talks to Showreel about their art as they move on to a new film project.

The Cairne Brothers talk Scare Campaign which is opening this years Monster Fest screening from November 26-29 at the Lido Cinema in Hawthorn, Melbourne.

MIM film festival focuses on Melbourne film makers. It all began 7 years ago for a single evening and has now expanded to four days with shorts and feautures from across Melbourne.Showreel talks to Ivan Malekin, Festival Director and award winning film director Sophie Townsend who will be screening her feature Pretty Good Friends on Sunday Nov 29.

A Motion Designer explains what it is and why it is such a fansciating career in film and television.

The first feature to have ever been made in Vanuatu TANNA is the result of the local natives and an Australian crew who retell a local love story which changed all their lives.