Latest Articles: Festival
TRAILER: Joh: Last King of Queensland
June 6, 2025
Joh: Last King of Queensland will have its world premiere this weekend as part of the Sydney Film Festival, screening at 6pm on Saturday, June 7, and 3.30 pm on Sunday, June 8 at Event Cinemas George Street, before premiering on Stan June 22.
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SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL Program Announced!
May 7, 2025
Sydney Film Festival has released its full program for 2025, featuring some fantastic projects by HLA Clients!
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INSIDE selected for Tribeca Film Fest
April 17, 2025
Charles William’s debut feature film has been chosen for Tribeca Film Festival!
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INSIDE and RUNT to Premiere at MIFF!
July 15, 2024
Charles Williams’ INSIDE is set to premiere at this year’s Melbourne International Festival. Charles’ debut feature film features cinematography by Andy Commis and production design by Leah Popple. RUNT, directed by John Sheedy will also premiere at the festival as well as ELLIS PARK, directed by Justin Kurzel and cinematography by Germain McMicking. The full announcement and lineup can be read here
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Review: POOR THINGS
October 9, 2023
Read a review here for POOR THINGS, at NYFF 2023 – screenplay by Tony McNamara. “Tony McNamara’s screenplay is relentless in tossing out the twisted humor at its core.”
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Tony McNamara’s POOR THINGS at Venice Film Festival
July 26, 2023
POOR THINGS, a new film written by Tony McNamara, is set to screen at Venice Film Festival. Read all about it here
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Alice Englert’s BAD BEHAVIOUR to Debut at Sydney Film Festival
June 2, 2023
Alice Englert has spoken to Spectrum on her journey as a filmmaker, and her film BAD BEHAVIOUR. Read the article here
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Jane Campion, Rachel Ward, Alice Englert & more at Sydney Film Festival 2023
May 10, 2023
HLA filmmakers are being celebrated at this year’s Sydney Film Festival. The program features Jane Campion – Her Way, a retrospective showcasing nine feature and five short films from the accomplished career of Jane Campion. Jane will also appear in conversation with David Stratton. Rachel Ward’s documentary RACHEL’S FARM will also have its Australian premiere, and Rachel will speak to her process making the documentary at a Meet the Filmmakers event. Alice Englert’s debut feature film BAD BEHAVIOUR will screen at ...
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MONOLITH Trailer
March 8, 2023
Check out the trailer for Matt Vesely’s feature film, MONOLITH. Screening at SXSW 2023! Read more about the SXSW screenings here.
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RACHEL’S FARM
February 6, 2023
Rachel Ward’s documentary RACHEL’S FARM will have its World Premiere at Santa Barbara International Film Festival on Friday February 10th! Check the full schedule here.
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John Sheedy Wins Best Director at Rhode Island Film Festival!
August 22, 2022
John Sheedy has won Best Director at Rhode Island Film Festival for the second time for his short TARNEIT. Congratulations John!
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