Film festival season is in full swing across Australia, with the Sydney Film Festival just weeks away. For audiences, it’s often the first glimpse at the Australian films likely to generate the most buzz over the next 12 months. This year’s program features an impressive lineup of local feature films, including Yesterday Island, one of…
Inspired by one of Australia’s most cheeky bank robberies, The Bank Manager is now available to watch on YouTube. There’s been a story doing the rounds in outback Queensland since 1932, that a group of local larrikins managed to rob two Cloncurry banks and get away with £14,000 – a small fortune at the time. …
Production has wrapped on the action-horror feature Headless, a contemporary reimagining of the Headless Horseman mythology. Directed by acclaimed filmmaking duo The Spierig Brothers (Daybreakers) and produced by Queenslanders Chris Brown (Beast of War) and Diana Le Dean (Sting), Headless brings together local creatives, crew and post-production companies from across the state’s screen industry. Filmed…
An iconic piece of Australian film history is returning to the spotlight in Outback Queensland. The original truck driven by Mick Dundee in the 1986 Australian classic, Crocodile Dundee, will be on public display for one night only at the 2026 Vision Splendid Outback Film Festival in Winton on Saturday, June 27th. Festival-goers and visitors…
Madman Entertainment and Causeway Films have unveiled the teaser trailer for The Fox, writer/director Dario Russo’s striking debut feature. A darkly comic folktale blending satire and surrealism, The Fox stars Jai Courtney, Emily Browning, Damon Herriman, Claudia Doumit, Zlatko Burić, Frankie J. Holden, Heather Mitchell, Peter O’Brien and Kim Gyngell with Sam Neill as The…
The Vision Splendid Outback Film Festival has unveiled its 2026 program, promising nine days of Australian cinema, special guests and once-in-a-lifetime experiences in the heart of Outback Queensland. Returning to Winton this June/July, the festival continues to cement its place as Australia’s only outback film festival, where film is experienced not just on screen, but…
Today Umbrella unveiled the official trailer for the upcoming ripper Aussie comedy How to Talk Australians: The Movie, ahead of its nationwide theatrical release on 11 June. How to Talk Australians is based on the hit web series of the same name that became a viral sensation and amassed more than 12 million YouTube views.…
The chilling new Aussie folk horror flick Pelverata will screen at Melbourne’s Eclipse Cinema with director Mark Lipkin in attendance for a special Q&A session. A chilling, thrilling eco-folk horror film that cuts right to the heart of Australia’s relationship with its often-foreboding environment, Pelverata provokes terror and thought in equal measure. Directed by indie…
Nominated for two awards at the upcoming Sydney Film Festival, a rare co-production between Australia and New Zealand directed by Matasila Freshwater and Lachlan McLeod, Sukundimi Walks Before Me is an urgent plea by Indigenous people about their existential fight through lyrical expressions of existence, resistance and life along the mother river. The Sepik River…
Interview: Zoe Pepper Birthright is one of the best Australian films we’ve seen so far this decade! Don’t miss your chance to see this pitch-black generational satire of Australia’s housing crisis when it hits the road for a Q&A tour around the country. With the funny and twisted Birthright, Australian writer-director Zoe Pepper makes an…
The 73rd Sydney Film Festival program has officially launched, and it includes a stellar line up of Australian feature films, documentaries and short films. “We want to invite you to join us at SFF this year, where each moment offers an opportunity for discovery and empathy,” said Festival Director Nashen Moodley. “Art and cinema help…
Written and directed by Stephen De Villiers and starring Callan Mulvey, Charlotte Maggi and Felix Cameron, The Run is a gripping action thriller set in the near future, in a dystopian world that is crippled by global lockdowns and a mysterious infertility crisis. An ageing smuggler, Mac, a man with secrets and a tragic past,…
Radheya Jang’s Trading Cards has been selected for SXSW London, and not just as part of the broader programme. The film is one of only ten shorts worldwide selected for the SXSW London Screen Competition for Short Films, placing it in contention for one of the festival’s top honours. From its world premiere at Flickerfest in…
For the third time, the Adelaide Film Festival (AFF) will take part in the Goes to Cannes initiative at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, presenting a curated selection of Australian films to the international industry. Organised by the Marché du Film, the showcase provides a platform for festivals to introduce new work and support emerging…
Bus Stop Films is thrilled to announce that celebrated Australian actor Daniel MacPherson has come on board as a proud Ambassador, joining a community dedicated to creating meaningful opportunities for people with disability in the screen industry. Daniel is no stranger to Bus Stop Films. He stars in Hopeful Romantic, a short film produced through…
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