The team behind Aunty Donna is making a movie! Action-comedy Crime Casters greenlit

Haven’t You Done Well Productions (HYDW), founded by Aunty Donna, embarks on its first feature film, Crime Casters – a high-octane crime adventure – set to shoot this month in and around Melbourne. Directed by award-winning Max Miller (Aunty Donna’s Coffee Café, Optics), written by Scott Limbrick (At Home Alone Together) and produced by Monique Mulcahy, Austin Hayden and Georgia Mappin. Crime Casters follows Claire,…

Interview: Sean O’Reilly and Juli Coffin

Horses are among the most majestic of creatures. While their immense strength and power have long been exploited throughout Australia’s history, particularly within the racing industry, which carries many negative associations, Professor Juli Coffin has found perhaps the most meaningful use for them: as a therapeutic tool. Through life-changing bonds with wild horses, she helps…

Actor Isabel Dickson is doing it on her own terms

Melbourne actor, Isabel Dickson is challenging the film industry’s traditional path by making 12 films in 12 months, completely solo. Her self-initiated solo-filmmaking project, IZAFILM, sees the actor-turned-filmmaker writing, directing, performing, producing, shooting and editing 12 original short films, released monthly on YouTube. What has made this project unique and challenging is that Isabel is…

Kuba Dorabialski’s Agata the Writer starring Mia Wasikowska to premiere at Venice Film Festival

The debut feature film from Polish-born Australian visual artist and filmmaker Kuba Dorabialski, Agata the Writer, and Australian producer Alex White (Babyteeth) will have its World Premiere in Giornate degli Autori at the 2026 Venice Film Festival. Mia Wasikowska (Leviticus, Club Zero) stars as a Polish-Australian satirical novelist who travels from Sydney to Sarajevo to write a war novel…

Announcing the winners of the 2026 WA Screen Culture Awards

The 2026 WA Screen Culture Awards were held in Perth last night, paying vibrant tribute to the remarkable talents and accomplishments shaping the captivating world of screen culture in Western Australia. Held at Luna Cinemas Leederville, and hosted by enigmatic WA performance artist and producer, Rose Kingdom-Barron, the WASCAs once again highlighted the amazing achievements…

Interview: Steve Willems and Tal Davida

Australia remains in the grip of a family, domestic and sexual violence crisis. I won’t go too deeply into the statistics here, but they’re confronting, and as a society, we simply must do better. Considering storytelling has always been one of the most powerful ways to reflect the realities of our society, these issues are…

Your guide to MIFF’s 2026 Australian film lineup!

Tonight, the 74th Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) unveiled its full 2026 program including more than 300 screen works spanning features, shorts and XR experiences, and special events. On screen and beyond, MIFF 2026 bursts to life with an unmissable slate of special events – including the World Premiere of Tina Arena: Unravel Me, the…