Melatonin: Warping Dreamscapes
Melatonin, photo: Kirsten Bradley by Simon Sellars Originally published in RealTime Magazine, #62, August/September 2004. I’m told “sleep music” is a new genre: music to listen to while dozing off....
View ArticleNordic thrills and other good shorts
Still from Sniffer. by Simon Sellars Originally published in RealTime issue #75 Oct-Nov 2006. Although MIFF’s short film agenda was certainly exhaustive, my ‘best on ground’ was the Focus on Nordic...
View ArticleTropfest 2007: The Theme is Shit
Best Film Award, Tropfest 07: ‘An Imaginary Life’ (Steve Baker). by Simon Sellars Originally published on Sleepy Brain, 1 April 2007. On April 7 Channel Nine, accompanied by the...
View ArticleAnimation: Access, Artistry, Limits
Still from Carnivore Reflux. by Simon Sellars Published in RealTime issue #80 Aug-Sept 2007. AT THE MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FESTIVAL’S CAREERS IN ANIMATION FORUM, AN AUDIENCE MEMBER WANTED TO...
View ArticleSmall Tales and True: Short Film at the Melbourne International Film...
Still from The Boy Who Loved Rain. by Simon Sellars Originally published in RealTime issue #81 Oct-Nov 2007. RECENTLY IN REALTIME AND ELSEWHERE I’VE BEEN CRITICAL OF AUSTRALIAN SHORT FILM AND...
View ArticleAustralian Animation: Quality Wins
Ward 13. Originally published in RealTime issue #84 April-May 2008 pg. 25 IN COMPILING A PROGRAM OF AUSTRALIA’S BEST ANIMATION SHORTS FOR FLICKERFEST, CURATOR ANTHONY LUCAS CHOSE FILMS THAT INSPIRED...
View ArticlePuppet Power and Scary Magic
PeursDuNoir [Fear(s) of the Dark] – Burns 06, Charles Burns. Originally published in RealTime issue #86 Aug-Sept 2008 pg. 24. THIS YEAR’S MIAF WAS FLUSH WITH RICHES. SELECTED FROM OVER 2000 ENTRIES,...
View ArticleMIFF 2008: Lo-tech Brilliance
Daumë, Ben Russell. Originally published in RealTime issue #87 Oct-Nov 2008 pg. 23. ONE OF THE INTERESTING THINGS ABOUT THE MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL IS THE ‘PARALLEL WORLD’ EFFECT. THE...
View ArticleTricks and Treats
Carmen Torero. Originally published in RealTime issue #92 Aug-Sept 2009 pg. 31. IN ITS 9TH ITERATION, THE MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FESTIVAL’S PROGRAMMING POLICY CONTINUES TO BE BRAVE AND...
View ArticleThe BLDG BLOG Book: Geoff Manaugh’s Hall of Mirrors
An artificial reef in the Red Sea, which features in the Landscape Futures section. Originally published in Blueprint, 19 August 2009. Los Angeles-based Geoff Manaugh has been described by fellow...
View ArticleReview: Sinclair/Ballard/Bond/Bavidge/Baxter
Robert Bond and Jenny Bavidge, editors. City Visions: The Work of Iain Sinclair. Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2007. ISBN 1-84718-153-8. Jeannette Baxter. J G Ballard’s Surrealist...
View ArticleRealTime Archive Highlights: Animation
Originally published in RealTime magazine, September, 2009. I began writing about Australian animation in 2003, but only by default. I was in the queues for the Melbourne International Film Festival...
View Article‘The art of the pivot': RMIT’s 2014 Web Conference
Storey Hall. Photo: courtesy RMIT University. Originally published on RMIT Blog Central, 7 July 2014. This year RMIT hosted its second annual web conference at Storey Hall, the University’s iconic...
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