Interview: Tony Rogers

Australians have always had a unique way of speaking. From our slang and laid-back attitude to the unspoken rules that make up everyday life, it can be a difficult culture to understand from the outside looking in. That’s the idea at the heart of How to Talk Australians, the new feature comedy from filmmaker Tony…

Gregory McCann’s Southerly hits Netflix today

Independent Australian feature film Southerly will premiere on Netflix Australia on 5 June 2026. Written and directed by Gregory McCann, Southerly marks the filmmaker’s feature debut. McCann, founder of Good Grief Pictures and co-founder of Blakground Productions, has spent years developing independent screen projects with a focus on authentic Australian voices, regional communities and character-driven…

First Peoples filmmakers explore Treaty in Sovereign Shorts

VicScreen, National Indigenous Television (NITV) and Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF), today announced the four distinctive projects that have been selected for Sovereign Shorts. The four Victorian-made short documentaries exploring Treaty are set to premiere at MIFF 2026 on Wednesday 19 August. The joint initiative by VicScreen, NITV and MIFF was announced following the historic…

Interview: Davie Paterson

Mostly driven by an obsessed media and our willingness to worship infamous antiheroes like Ned Kelly and Chopper Reid, Australia has a long-running fascination with crime and the people who commit it. Australian filmmakers have tapped into that fascination for decades, delivering some of the country’s most memorable and celebrated films along the way. From…