THE STORY OF SOULEYMANE's writer/director Boris Lojkine on how his film is concerned with the plight of all those working in the 'gig economy', with The Age's Jake Wilson: “There is no colleague, no boss, you’re alone with your phone. It’s not the problem of being undocumented, it’s the problem of the status of these workers. If they’re employees, then you have to give healthcare; if they have an accident, then you are responsible for them. But if they are independent, if they are self-employed, if they are freelancers, there is no social security for them. And this is a big fight, not only in France but worldwide.” 

Touring nationally until 13 August, the 2025 Scandinavian Film Festival features with another terrific line-up of Nordic cinema. Among many gems in this year's programme is Opening Night selection, John Andreas Andersen's gripping WWII Norwegian spy drama NUMBER 24, a film which provides perfect context for Erik Poppe's fascinating historical drama, QUISLING: THE FINAL DAYS, about that country's infamous war-time leader/traitor, which screens as a Special Presentation.

"Both instructive and entertaining. A lively comedy featuring a gallery of well-drawn characters and delicious dialogue." - Franceinfo Culture. Inspired by remarkable true events, acclaimed writer/director Pascal Bonitzer’s sharp and hugely engrossing new dramedy THE STOLEN PAINTING follows a self-assured auctioneer whose professional and personal integrity is challenged by the discovery of a long-lost masterpiece. Australian Premiere Season commences Thursday 31 July, with special advance screenings 25-27 July now on sale at selected venues!