Founded in 1999, 'Popcorn Taxi' is a regular in-depth film event where filmmakers and enthusiasts can meet, watch films of all types, and discuss the filmmaking process in a candid, interactive and inclusive atmosphere.
What makes Popcorn Taxi unique is the focus on the filmmakers' craft and career rather than the usually shallow run-of-the-mill fare. The moderator/interviewers aim to explore why the filmmakers make the choices they do, and get a better insight into the people themselves and how they brought their visions to the screen. The guests range from Producers, Directors, Actors, Writers, Editors, Cinematographers, Artists, Visual Effects Supervisors, Designers and Composers – all facets that go to create the medium of cinema in all its many guises.
For over a decade, we've hosted more than 500 events in Sydney and Melbourne. Our guests have included Quentin Tarantino, Ang Lee, Rob Zombie, Jerry Lewis, Kevin Smith, George Miller, Dennis Hopper, Baz Luhrmann, Gillian Armstrong, Wim Wenders, Werner Herzog, Tim Robbins, Danny Boyle, Errol Morris, Phillip Noyce, Roger Corman, Richard Linklater, Philip Glass, Ewan McGreggor and countless others.
At the 2000 AFI Awards, Popcorn Taxi was awarded the prestigious 'Byron Kennedy Award' for excellence and innovation in the Australian film industry. More recently we were awarded the Inside Film Award for 'Film Festival Of The Year'. Popcorn Taxi is the only organisation to have won both awards.
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What our guests are saying about Popcorn Taxi
To the most excellent folks at Popcorn Taxi, You guys are doing the Lord's work"
KEVIN SMITH, WRITER/DIRECTOR 'CLERKS'
"As a presenter and audience member, Popcorn Taxi completes my education"
ANDREW LESNIE, OSCAR WINNING CINEMATOGRAPHER, KING KONG, LORD OF THE RINGS
"Popcorn Taxi provides a unique forum for filmmakers and audiences to share and learn from the joy of making movies"
PHILLIP NOYCE, DIRECTOR 'CATCH A FIRE'
"Popcorn Taxi is the last bastion of trying to get some film culture going on with any sort of energy in this country!"
MARGARET POMERANZ, ABC TV'S AT THE MOVIES
"If you want more than gossip, Popcorn Taxi is the putty. It fills the gaps between the films and the hype. It's what the Australian film industry needs right now"
REAL TIME
"I love the guys who run Popcorn Taxi"
EWAN MCGREGOR, 'TRAINSPOTTING'
"Popcorn Taxi, it was a lot of fun...really. A great night"
STEPHEN GAGHAN, WRITER 'TRAFFIC'
"Popcorn Taxi RoXXX"
ROB COHEN, DIRECTOR 'XXX'
