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…
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…
Four new documentaries inspired by lesser-known Western Australian historical events will be showcased in a series of free screenings as part of WA Reflections. The State Library of Western Australia has partnered with Screenwest and Lotterywest for a third season – opening its archives as inspiration for early to mid-career filmmakers to use items in…
The compelling feature-length film Songs Inside, chronicling the transformative journey of a small group of women from the Adelaide Women’s Prison who discover the healing power of music through songwriting, singing, and the ukulele, continues its national momentum with theatrical screenings and QnAs. Fresh from winning Australia’s biggest film prize at CinefestOZ in WA, the…
Three Western Australian short films will screen at a special showcase this month at Rooftop Movies in Perth. Milktooth, She Kinda Liked the Beach and Blunt will all screen as part of the showcase, which will include live music by local legend Jayda D’Agostino, accompanied by Josh Fairweather, and a special filmmaker Q&A afterwards. Milktooth…
Grab your popcorn, because the critically acclaimed Australian comedy Carmen & Bolude is coming to Netflix across Australia and New Zealand from November 14. Directed by Maria Isabel Delaossa and Michela Carattini, and produced by Yolandi Franken and Michela Carattini, the film tells a funny, heartfelt, and timely story of love, friendship, and cultural identity through the eyes…
The genre-bending Aussie black comedy Snatchers will release in Australian cinemas this November. “I wanted to make the kind of film I’d love to watch – wickedly funny, unsettling, and a little unhinged,” says Snatchersco-writer, co-director and star Craig Alexander. “That dark humour, sitting right on the edge of horror, is the space I love…
Independent production company Sneaky Films has announced the premiere of Bunny, a haunting and visceral new Australian feature film premiering at SXSW Sydney. Directed by James Branson and produced by Taylor Thompson, the film is set in the aftermath of a climate-collapsed Australia and follows a young woman who roams the ruins of a world she…
The Australian independent feature Break A Leg has been officially selected to premiere at SXSW Sydney 2025, screening on October 16 at Palace Central. Written by and starring Kaitlyn Boyé (Home and Away, The Furies) and Brendan Kelly (Broken Pieces, Dying Art), Break A Leg is a quirky arthouse horror comedy that follows Patrick Flynn, an aspiring actor (emphasis on aspiring), as he arrives for the…
Journey Home, David Gulpilil will screen in cinemas around Australia from 30 October. Narrated by Hugh Jackman and with Baker Boy as the film’s Cultural Storyteller, the film takes audiences on a journey to remote Australia for a celebration of life like you’ve never seen before. When Australia’s most renowned Indigenous actor David Gulpilil passed away…
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