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Ever since I came to Melbourne as an international PhD student in film studies, the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) has provided me with a sense of home among a community of like-minded cinephiles. To quote Agnès Varda, “Cinema is my home. I think I’ve always lived in it.”

The contributions of several gifted female directors have shaped the history of cinema, with some of the most influential figures paving the way for up-and-coming female directors.

The seeds of the revered director’s cinema lie in her earliest still images as a photographer, says her daughter, Rosalie

Supported by Bottega Veneta, the inaugural issue of Magma revives historic ‘revues d’art’ and features unpublished works and texts from the likes of Agnès Varda, Sophie Calle, Lucas Arruda and more

This elegant film follows a sad, beautiful woman around Paris as she awaits the results of a biopsy – and the result is eternally cool

A once-revered filmmaker weighed down by grief wakes up inside her own unfinished screenplay in "Leonor Will Never Die," the audacious debut of Manila-based writer-director Martika Ramirez Escobar. Inspired by the macho Filipino action films of the '70s and '80s and her own beloved grandmother, she wondered: What would a…

Once upon a time in the music business, it was normal for a band to put out two records a year. Then, as budgets went wild and groups wrote albums in the studio, they might‘ve started taking a year or two to deliver the next. Then, as schedules were filled…

From Michelangelo’s male muse to Sex Education’s best pals, we pick five passionate but ultimately chaste partnerships

Back in its traditional May slot, the film festival was in boisterous spirits. Week one’s wildly eclectic offerings ranged from Italian arthouse grandeur to Tom Cruise flying high