Author: Ben Ferris

Breathless Films announces call-out for second slate

Bolstered by the early success of its first slate of micro budget films, 2022 AACTA-nominated, grassroots production company Breathless Films (Lonesome, The Longest Weekend) is seeking to build a diverse second slate of films that will appeal to both local and international audiences. Breathless is therefore today announcing a general call out to writers and […]

Australian Feature of the Year

Melbourne Queer Film Festival returns stronger than ever 14 October 2022 Festivals, Film, Latest News (Australian Arts Review) Launching on Thursday 10 November, the 2022 Melbourne Queer Film Festival (MQFF) features a twelve-day jam packed program stronger than ever. Expect a prime selection of local and international drama, comedy, documentary, and everything in between; from boundary-pushing filmmakers across […]

Dark Star Acquires North American Rights to ‘Lonesome’ Ahead of Frameline Festival (EXCLUSIVE)

By Leo Barraclough (Variety Magazine) Dark Star Pictures has acquired distribution rights in North America for Australian gay love story “Lonesome,” directed by Craig Boreham. Following its world premiere at the Seattle Intl. Film Festival in April, San Francisco’s Frameline Film Festival will present the film on June 20. The film is also screening at the Guadalajara Intl. […]

Queer Sydney Film Festival picks: Lonesome, The Longest Weekend

Two Australian independent films championed by the same production company explore LGBTQIA+ Sydney stories. 6 Jun 2022 Stephen A Russell (Screen Hub) FILM Lonesome started as sketches for two different shorts. Image: When Teenage Kicks director Craig Boreham set about casting his latest feature Lonesome, which enjoys its Australian premiere as part of this year’s Sydney Film Festival (SFF) he […]

Craig Boreham’s Lonesome to have World Premiere at Seattle International Film Festival

Director Craig Boreham’s new feature film Lonesome will have its world premiere at the prestigious Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) this month. Lonesome Lonesome tells the story of Casey (Josh Lavery), a country lad running from a small-town scandal, who finds himself down and out in the big smoke of Sydney, when he meets Tib (Daniel Gabriel), a […]

A Breathless Film Slate

A Breathless Film Slate by FilmInk Staff February 7, 2022 In the spirit of the French New Wave, enterprising film producers have turned the limitations of time, money, scale and resources into a virtue, greenlighting 5 distinct new Australian films that are set to shake up the local film industry. Innovative production company, Breathless Films, founded by […]