Month: March 2019

LINKS —- Reflections on Film Festival Culture pt .1  Reflections on Film Festival Culture pt .2

Week 2 The international film festival experience through Film Spa. Although i’ve only gone to film festivals in Melbourne, I couldn’t help but feel that when watching Film Spa that the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival is one of the most unique film festivals in the world.  Whilst reflecting on the international film festival experience, I couldn’t help but feel that a lot of international film festivals had very unique personalities and cultures that added to the overall experience, the KVIFF being an obvious example of this. I was completely mesmerised with the KVIFF’s earlier editions. It was hard not to love the landscapes, … Continue reading Reflections on Film Festival Culture pt.2

Week 1 The Festival Experience with Richard Sowada. I came into this studio with a preconceived notion of film festivals and the broader Australian film festival culture. From my days of splitting MIFF mini-passes with friends (before they cracked down on mini-pass splitting), to quite shamelessly going to the Palace Cinemas run American Essentials Film Festival every year (I have an unrelenting love for American indie cinema) and my frequent visits to the vast number of smaller festivals housed at ACMI and Palace, I thought that I had quite a firm grasp on Australian and more specifically ‘Melbournian’ film festival culture. … Continue reading Reflections on Film Festival Culture pt.1