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Australian mystery feature Touch premieres at Sydney Film Festival
South Australian writer-director Christopher Houghton will premiere his first dramatic feature Touch at the 2014 Sydney Film Festival.

The Word Ghost
Readers will be immersed in an engrossing caper about reading and the stories one can carve out from everyday weirdness.

Sydney Film fest to Focus on China
The 2014 Sydney Film Festival will feature a contemporary blend of Chinese cinema.

Town Hall Hub becomes the beating heart of Sydney Film Festival
For the third year running, Sydney Town Hall will be turned into a central meeting Hub for the Sydney Film…

Alice Prize 2014 winner awarded
A barren room and a snow-capped European landscape propped against a wall have combined to win the $25,000 Alice Art…

Latin America: an untapped arts export market
Latin America’s growth means touring opportunities, but few Australian artists have targeted the new festivals and arts centres.

Our heads up for Head On
Australia’s largest photography festival kicks off this week in Sydney and it’s looking better than ever.

Ugly Mugs: sex and violence on and off stage
A background on the St Kilda streets, has given a social worker, actress and playwright the content for a disturbingly…

Graduating artist hatches $35,000 prize
The level of her ambition was what won this graduating artist the Dr Harold Schenberg Art Prize.

Preview tour of Artbank’s new home
When Artbank lost its Rosebery home of 30 years to developers, it presented a silver lining in an unlikely find.