A new trailer has dropped for The Rules of the Game, a new horror thriller from directors JD Cohen and Lani Castle. Here’s the synopsis: On the dark web where users bet on who will win, a talented chess player is kidnapped and thrown into a game where she is one of the pieces, and…
Stellar Short Film Festival has unveiled its Stellar 12 finalists for 2026, cementing its reputation as Australia’s only invitation-only short film festival and one of the country’s most distinctive celebrations of short-form cinema. Following a sold-out event of 1,200 attendees in 2025, strong early ticket sales indicate Stellar is on track for another sell-out year.…
Welcome to the latest episode of the Cinema Australia Podcast. In this episode I’m joined by actor Teresa Palmer, and director Marcelle Lunam to discuss their new rom-com, Addition, adapted from the international bestseller and debut novel by Australian author Toni Jordan. Addition follows Grace, played by Palmer, a woman who counts everything because numbers…
The curtains have closed on the 10th Capricorn Film Festival, marking a milestone year for Central Queensland’s premiere screen arts event, with packed screenings, visiting filmmakers, community celebrations and an inspiring lineup of award-winning Australian and international cinema. Held across four days in Yeppoon, Capricorn Film Festival 2026 welcomed audiences to feature films, documentaries, short…
It Will Find You follows Emily (Kylah Day), a young Indigenous woman who unwittingly reactivates a generational curse that has laid dormant for 25 years. Dismissed as mentally unstable by those around her, Emily must reconnect with her ancestry to defeat the vengeful evil spirit “Giniirr” before it claims her life as payment for her…
The WA Made Film Festival cements its place as the state’s flagship celebration of Western Australian film culture, presenting its biggest-ever lineup of local films to date in 2026. Held over 11 days across four venues, this year’s eagerly anticipated program features 129 short films, feature films, documentaries and smartphone films; 85 premieres, including 68…
Wolfram, the new film from one of Australia’s foremost directors Warwick Thornton, will screen next month In Competition at the 2026 Berlin Film Festival. The selection was announced overnight. Starring the brilliant Deborah Mailman alongside Erroll Shand, Joe Bird, Thomas M Wright, Matt Nable and Pedrea Jackson, and produced by Bunya Productions’ Greer Simpkin and…
Two new Australian films, Lenore and Skeleton Girls. A Kidnapped Society, have been selected to screen at Fantasporto Film Festival in Porto, Portugal – one of the world’s leading and longest-running genre film festivals. Lenore, the debut feature film by director David Ward, is a haunting psychological drama that explores grief, obsession, and the dangerous…
After 13 years of championing the Australian screen industry, Cinema Australia is proud to launch the Cinema Australia Film Festival Submissions Fund – a brand new initiative designed to help emerging and established filmmakers get their work seen on the big screen. This exciting new fund will allow filmmakers to apply for small grants to…
Pasa Faho, the celebrated feature debut from Igbo-Australian filmmaker, writer and visual artist Kalu Oji, will kick-off its national tour of special event screenings with its NSW premiere at the Sydney Opera House on 21 January. This will be followed by screenings around Australia throughout January and February. Following its sold-out World Premiere screenings at…
Jordan Giusti’s powerful documentary Floodland, winner of the prestigious Sustainable Future Award at the 2025 Sydney Film Festival, is set to arrive in cinemas nationwide on 26 February. Produced by Mofa Stories, the film brings to the screen an intimate portrait of Australia’s most expensive climate disaster and the community caught in its wake, as…
Welcome to the very first episode of the Cinema Australia Podcast for 2026! It’s great to be back. It wasn’t until the back end of 2025 that I realised how few episodes of this Podcast I recorded last year with a focus on more written interviews. I’m going to make it a priority in 2026…
Central Queensland’s premier screen arts event, the Capricorn Film Festival, returns to Yeppoon next week from 15–18 January 2026, kicking off four days of films, filmmaker talks and creative events — all celebrating 10 years of storytelling on the Capricorn Coast. Supported by Keppel Coast Arts, Livingstone Shire Council, Screen Queensland, Tourism and Events Queensland, and Bishopp, the festival will…
by Matthew Eeles 2025 saw only a few new films from Australian filmmaking heavyweights. Bruce Beresford’s The Travellers, Justin Kurzel’s Ellis Park and Robert Connolly’s Magic Beach are the only ones that come to mind. (Even though it enjoyed a festival screening, Warwick Thornton’s Wolfram isn’t officially due for release until next year, so I’m…
Central Queensland’s premier screen arts event, the Capricorn Film Festival, will return to Yeppoon from 15–18 January 2026, marking a major milestone as the festival celebrates 10 years of championing film, creativity and community on the Capricorn Coast. Presented by Keppel Coast Arts, and supported by Livingstone Shire Council, Screen Queensland, Tourism Events Queensland, Bishopp and a broad network of regional…
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