melancholia is a short film that’s so visually stunning, you’d never believe it was shot using an iPhone. Originally made for the WA Made Film Festival’s smartphone filmmaking competition, Get Smart! Presented by Buy West Eat Best, melancholia explores the ups and downs of dealing with depression. The film follows Blue (played by the film’s writer and director,…
From the beginning, Monster Fest has been about more than bringing the wildest, weirdest and most wonderful genre cinema from around the world to Australian screens. Just as important is championing the filmmakers creating that same kind of madness right here at home. Australian horror has always punched well above its weight, and giving local…
In 1965, a group of university students boarded a bus and embarked on a 15-day journey through regional New South Wales, confronting the racial discrimination and segregation experienced by First Nations people. Known as the Freedom Ride, the journey became a pivotal moment in Australian activism and helped bring national attention to injustices that had…
The Adelaide Film Festival has launched its full program for the 2026 Festival, to be held from October 14 – October 25 at cinemas across Adelaide. Twenty-seven Australian Premieres and 10 World Premieres are among the 122 films from an astounding 52 countries to be presented at AFF 2026. This year’s Closing Night Gala presentation is…
In 2024, filmgoers were introduced to Taylor Broadley via his debut feature film, Stubbornly Here, when it premiered in Broadley’s hometown of Perth at the Revelation Film Festival. Stubbornly Here is a surreal and touching journey told through the eyes of three teenagers in small-town Australia. Blending magical realism and coming-of-age drama, the film follows…
Twenty years ago, a country singer from the mountains of Dehradun walked into Tamworth, the capital of Australian country music, and walked out an overnight sensation. Australia called him The Indian Cowboy. His story is now heading for the big screen. At a reception hosted by His Excellency Philip Green OAM, Australian High Commissioner to…
The environment defender striving to protect one of the world’s last great rivers will do a Q&A Screening tour in Australia of his award-winning documentary Sukundimi Walks Before Me Emmanuel (Manu) Peni is leading his community’s campaign to protect the pristine Sepik River in his Papua New Guinea homeland from the proposed Frieda River copper-gold…
It was supposed to take a year. It took three. Made through COVID lockdowns, changing restrictions and the smell of an oily rag, Plan Bea is the remarkable Australian school musical that has gone from a Sydney school hall to international film festivals – and now to audiences worldwide on Amazon Prime Video. And despite…
Based on the smash hit spy book series, Zac Power is reporting for duty this Summer! Zac Power strives to maintain his position as the top junior spy at GIB after a cooler new agent arrives. When his recklessness allows a maniacal magician to steal a high-tech super weapon, Zac is forced to confront his own flaws…
A trip, a missed handshake, going in for an uncomfortable hug, accidentally treading on someone’s toes, forgetting someone’s name, or having no idea how to pronounce it. We’ve all been there when meeting or being introduced to someone we’ve never met before. For filmmaker Branden Wittchen, his most uncomfortable experience came when he was first…
The Adelaide Film Festival (AFF) has announced that writer, director and actor Leah Purcell AM as the recipient of the annual Don Dunstan Award, awarded by AFF’s Board and presented in 2026 in partnership with Adelaide University. Opening Night special guests walking the Pink carpet will include the 2026 AFF Feature Competition Jury, announced today…
Returning for its 7th orbit as Australia’s leading speculative cinema event, the 2026 Sydney Science Fiction Film Festival has officially announced the line-up of films set to screen October 9-11 at EVENT Cinemas George Street. Delivering once again on its mission to provide the largest launching pad possible for ground-breaking works from Australia and across…
Fresh from its world premiere at the Melbourne International Film Festival, where it won the Intrepid Audience Award, Australian feature documentary Hard As Puck will hit cinemas nationally this November through Halo Films. Written and directed by Isaac Elliott and produced by Noel Smyth and Chanel Bowen, Hard As Puck takes audiences inside the Garden Island Pirates, a scrappy…
Filmed across Australia and The Netherlands over almost two years, the powerful new Australian documentary Invisible Injuries explores the unseen wounds carried by soldiers long after service. Directed by Western Australian filmmaker Kelly Bergsma, Invisible Injuries follows Australian veteran Andy Fermo as he confronts the invisible wounds of military service. Far from the battlefield, Andy’s…
After a devastating professional betrayal, ex-lawyer Samara has rebuilt her life from the ground up – trading courtrooms for creativity as the owner of her own event-planning business. When her longtime friend hires her to plan her parents’ lavish 40th wedding anniversary celebration aboard a luxury yacht in tropical Queensland, Samara thinks it’s the perfect…
