Film
Australian film First Light submitted for the 2027 Best International Feature Academy Award
James J Robinson's First Light has officially been submitted for consideration in the 2027 Oscars.
Deadman’s Land and the audacious quest to make an adventure film for $30,000
'We put everything we had into this,' says Australian filmmaker Peter Cullen about Bad Virtue Productions' new action-adventure film Deadman's…
Screen Australia: ‘We have to rebuild the connection between the audience and the content’
In a public Q&A, Screen Australia detailed the importance of its Screen Currency 2026 report and how it will inform…
Anthony Frith on Mockbuster: ‘I had my cake and ate it too – I was greedy and it paid off’
Adelaide filmmaker Anthony Frith made his first feature in six days – then made the documentary Mockbuster about what it…
Melbourne’s ACMI to host Lifelike exhibit charting the history of puppets on screen
ACMI's Lifelike will feature props and materials from Pinocchio, Anomalisa, Jurassic Park, The Dark Crystal, Labyrinth, Agro's Cartoon Connection, and…
Hedwig and the Angry Inch at 25: John Cameron Mitchell on his cult hit
As he returns to Australia, John Cameron Mitchell celebrates a film that's greatest legacy may be its refusal to belong…
After the Siren: Australian queer AFL romance novel has been optioned for the screen
Darcy Green's After the Siren is a sports romance novel about players from a fictional Brunswick AFL team.
Hyun Lee on French Girls: ‘You experience all of these magical things that reward you for taking the risk’
Hyun Lee shares the many moments of serendipity that led to showing her debut feature film at both SFF and…
What makes cinema dangerous? Inside the Festival of Dangerous Ideas’ new film program
From Salò to Shortbus, FODI’s new program explores how film can challenge our ideas about sex, violence, power and morality.
Cult Aussie film Sample People returns after 26 years: ‘We had so many great actors involved’
The filmmakers behind cult film Sample People talk about how the local screen industry has changed, and how it felt…