Festivals

2013 Brisbane Queer Film Festival program released
James Dean, 80s rockers, ballroom dancers, nannies, killers, fashionistas, doctors and cabbies are part of the 2013 Brisbane Queer Film…

African music festival gives voice to censored artists
This year’s Sauti za Busara music festival will feature African artists whose music is restricted in their home countries.

Melbourne Comedy Festival appoints new Executive Director
The Melbourne Comedy Festival has appointed Damien Hodgkinson as its new Executive Director.

Fierce Festival
Two lucky Australians will be selected to attend Birmingham’s contemporary arts hotspot – Fierce Festival.

Transitions Film Festival shines spotlight on sustainability
Australia's largest solution-focused sustainability film festival, the Transitions Film Festival, has launched its full program.

Festivals Australia
These grants support regional, remote and community festivals to present quality arts projects which have not been presented before, and…

Brisbane Festival welcomes new curator
Australian theatre director David Berthold has been announced as an independent performing arts curator for the 2013 Brisbane Festival.

Australian films selected for Rotterdam Film Festival
Two Australian short films and one feature have been selected to screen at the 42nd International Film Festival Rotterdam

NICA artists invited to perform at Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain
Artists from the National Institute of Circus Arts (NICA) have been invited to perform at the 34th Festival Mondial du…

River Phoenix’s final film to premiere at Miami International Film Festival
The final film of actor River Phoenix, ‘Dark Blood,’ is set to premiere at the Miami International Film Festival, 20…