Castlemaine Documentary Festival
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LOCALS entries closing soon
Local filmmakers are being encouraged to submit their work for the fifth edition of the Castlemaine Documentary Festival’s LOCALS program, with entries closing on April 30. Dedicated to short documentaries made by or about people in the region, LOCALS has become a cornerstone event of the festival, offering a platform for both emerging and established…
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LOCALS encore screening Saturday
What do crossing guards, compost bins and co-housing have in common? They all feature in the upcoming Castlemaine Documentary Festival’s LOCALS encore screening — a joyful jumble of short films made by local legends. After a sold-out first screening, LOCALS is back at the Theatre Royal for round two this Saturday July 26. This special…
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Macapella to screen on world stage
A short documentary created in Castlemaine has been officially selected for The Women’s International Film Festival in New York City, hosted by Women in Media – Newark. Created by Lucy Armstrong, Fred Farquhar and Rich McLeish, Macapella first premiered at the 2024 Castlemaine Documentary Festival. What began as a local story rooted in the heart…
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The power of storytelling
Castlemaine filmmaker Mitch Nivalis didn’t set out to make a feature documentary, but when a creative project with the Mt Alexander Falcons women’s football team turned into something bigger, they found themselves documenting a fight for equality in sport — one that became the acclaimed feature-length film, Equal the Contest. “I’d enrolled in a Masters…
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Rebels, radical ideas and rock
The Castlemaine Documentary Festival is throwing one hell of an International Women’s Day party on Friday at the Theatre Royal with two films and a gig, celebrating the creative force of women. Kicking off at 5pm is Looking for Simone, a deep dive into the life and legacy of Simone de Beauvoir. Her seminal work,…
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Everyone has a story
In the heart of the goldfields, a quiet revolution in storytelling is taking place. No big budgets, no film studios, just a camera taken to local streets, kitchens and backyards. This is the world of LOCALS, the Castlemaine Documentary Festival’s very own showcase of short documentaries created by everyday filmmakers from the local community. “The…
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Action for CDOC workshops
The Castlemaine Documentary Festival has announced a series of filmmaking workshops that are open to anyone with an interest in telling stories for screen. Whether you’re just starting out or looking to refine your skills, the expert-led workshops offer an opportunity to dive into the art of documentary filmmaking. Designed to be attended in sequence,…
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CDOC embraces the night
It is less than three weeks until the 10th instalment of the Castlemaine Documentary Festival hits the big screen at Castlemaine’s Theatre Royal. For festival goers, night time will start at 5pm with three big nights of film and festivities from June 14-16. CDOC director Claire Jager said the action kicked off on Friday June…
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Celebrating 10 years of stories
The Castlemaine Documentary Festival is turning 10 in 2024 and celebrated the anniversary milestone with a launch event at Boomtown Wines at The Mill, Castlemaine, last Thursday evening. The crowd in attendance Thursday evening were welcomed to the celebration by CDOC board member Suzanne Donisthorpe who acknowledged they were meeting on Djaara Country and honoured…
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LOCALS returns to C-DOC
Castlemaine Documentary Festival opens this Friday. For opening night LOCALS returns and attendees will once again enjoy a wonderful selection of creative short-form storytelling from locals of Castlemaine and surrounds. In 2022 Castlemainians of all ages and experience produced an impressive slate of short documentaries to play on the festival’s opening night. The Theatre Royal…
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Extended Reality showcase in Castlemaine
Castlemaine Documentary Festival is this year partnering with Monash University’s research laboratory SensiLab to present a first-of-its-kind Extended Reality (XR) showcase in Castlemaine. XR refers to a collection of technologies that use computer generated environments. These can be Augmented Reality – AR – that augment the real-world with digital elements. AR usually uses a phone’scamera…
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Films to screen at micro-cinema
This year, Castlemaine Documentary Festival introduces a second venue – The Yurt – a beautiful micro-cinema located at Western Reserve within easy walking distance to the Theatre Royal. The Yurt features an alternative program of family-friendly sessions across the Saturday and Sunday mornings and enticing programs for young people in the afternoons and evenings. Here…