RIPPA Films has announced that Gracie Sees a Ghost, a gripping horror short directed by award-winning Melbourne filmmaker Gemma Carfi (Ostrich), has been officially selected for the prestigious 33rd Austin Film Festival shorts program in Texas. Taking inspiration from iconic Australian cult horror Lake Mungo, Gracie Sees a Ghost investigates a shocking family annihilation case…
Eight emerging Australian writers from across the country have taken centre stage at Netflix ANZ headquarters in Sydney this week, pitching their original scripted concepts to the Netflix ANZ Content team as part of The Next Brilliant Career initiative. The initiative, launched by Netflix ANZ in partnership with the Australian Writers’ Guild and Australia’s eight State and…
Molly Reynolds’ award-winning documentary A Portrait of Love is now streaming worldwide exclusively on Beamafilm, the Australian-owned premium digital platform dedicated to independent Australian and international cinema. The love story of Roberto Meza Mont and the late Archibald Prize winning artist Craig Ruddy, A Portrait of Love took home the Audience Award for Best Documentary at the 2024 Mardi Gras Film…
Dominic Allen’s unique Australian feature film Tiber (Tevere), shot entirely in Italy and in Italian language, is set to premiere at high profile festivals in both countries almost simultaneously this October. Securing prestigious Official Competition selection for both events, Tiber World Premieres at the Adelaide Film Festival (AFF), where it is the only Australian film vying for the…
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 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…
Acclaimed actor Anthony Brandon Wong has joined the cast of Kennedy as Liu Dihuan, the journalist whose pursuit of the truth behind the Kelly Gang’s victims drives one of the film’s central investigations. Wong joins the production in a dual capacity, also taking on the role of drama coach across the cast. Based on documented…
They say you can start over. But if the music in your head sounds different, the smells aren’t the same, and everything that once felt familiar exists only in memory, where exactly does that new beginning start? That question sits at the heart of Morning Afternoon Night, a new short film from Perth-based filmmaker, Dasha…
Filmmaker and screen industry professional Vee Shi has been announced as the recipient of the Screen Presence Trailblazer Award 2026, given by the thriving screen initiative to an Asian Australian trailblazer who is redefining the landscape of the film industry. The award will be formally celebrated at Screen Presence in-conversation event in Melbourne on August 27 with…
Production has commenced in Western Australia on Emilie Lowe’s sophomore feature film, Dead Centre. Set in the near future, the neo-Western tells the story of The Hunter (Gabriel Sheehan) who’s tracking an animal terrorising a local homestead. When he falls foul of an unauthorised poacher gang lead by The Poacher (Paul Walenkamp), he soon discovers that the…