BRISBANE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2020

Across 11 days, BIFF celebrates contemporary international and Australian screen culture with new release features and documentaries, shorts programs and retrospectives, alongside screenings with live music, conversations, panel discussions and more.

The SWITCH team has checked out the best films of the festival - so take a look at our reviews from the line-up below!

ROMEO + JULIET

20 years on

What Luhrmann did was something that combined both in a way that made it both accessible and still faithful.

THE DRESSMAKER

An insane, barmy and ecstatic film

Jocelyn Moorhouse has delivered an insane, barmy and ecstatic film, bubbling with more life and tenacity than an Australian film has in years.

SAINT MAUD

Religious fervour and psychological horror

An insight into a lonely and very modern existence that is sadly recognisable. Rose Glass delivers on so many levels as a writer/director that it's hard to believe that this is her debut feature.

JILL BILCOCK: DANCING THE INVISIBLE

A fascinating portrait of an Australian cinema icon

You’ll walk away with an insatiable desire to go back and watch all her great work again, with your new knowledge of her craft and philosophy, at how she conjures magic out of the marriage of images.

HUMAN CAPITAL

Intangible assets and dramatic payoffs

An engrossing mystery, this film deserves credit for trying to deal with issues that affect adults, with the talented cast and carefully modulated performances as considerable bonuses.

LOVEMOBIL

Sex work and economic necessity in the German countryside

Mixing the beautiful and lurid, this documentary provides audiences with plenty of food for thought. It's filled with moments that thwart stereotypes, revealing the naked heart of its subjects.

LAST AND FIRST MEN

An aeon-spanning arthouse sci-fi tale

Not for everyone. But if you're in the right mood, it's a science fiction film that provides the framework for your imagination to run wild.

FEELS GOOD MAN

From stoner frog to bonafide hate symbol

Arthur Jones tells an absorbing story about how something as simple as a cartoon frog can be easily co-opted and corrupted to become a symbol of pure malevolence.