IN PRODUCTION / THE HOBBIT

Chapter 8 in Peter Jackson's on-set production diary continues to build the anticipation surrounding the latest Tolkien adaptation.

SHORT / TWO DOORS

Norwegian filmmaker Arthur Arnesen's short Two Doors took out the Audience Award at The 2012 London Student Film Festival earlier this year.

TRAILER / KAMERA OBSKURA

Raymond Redl's retro-themed low-budget tribute to Philipino film culture is causing much buzz with underground enthusiasts.

Kamera Obskura trailer by blankytwo

PREVIEW / ARE WE NOT MEN?

A 5 minute grab from the documentary charting the life and times of cult super-group, DEVO.

Official DEVO Documentary: 5-minute Preview from DEVOfilm on Vimeo.

TRAILER / FAMILY PORTRAIT IN BLACK AND WHITE

A Sundance favourite, Julia Ivanova's heart-breaking story of family ties and social unrest is one of the years most buzzed-about documentaries.

SHORT / THE CHASE

Thrilling animation highlights Phillippe Gamer's action-packed cop-car odyssey.

TRAILER / BAIT 3D

Recalling Renny Harlin's Deep Blue Sea, the new Gold Coast-shot shark thriller Bait 3D looks to have (ahem) bite.

TRAILER / THE TALL MAN (AKA THE SECRET)

Jessica Biel stars in Martyrs director Pascal Laugier's first English-language film.

SHORT / THE SECRET NUMBER

The students of the Savannah College of Art and Design ponder the discovery of the missing integer, or 'bleem', in their mind-bending short.

TRAILER / THE MAN WITH THE IRON FISTS (RED BAND)

A 'Presented by Quentin Tarantino...' joint, with Russell Crowe, tongue firmly in cheek, mashing up western and eastern genre tropes.