An iconic piece of Australian film history is returning to the spotlight in Outback Queensland. The original truck driven by Mick Dundee in the 1986 Australian classic, Crocodile Dundee, will be on public display for one night only at the 2026 Vision Splendid Outback Film Festival in Winton on Saturday, June 27th. Festival-goers and visitors…
The Vision Splendid Outback Film Festival has unveiled its 2026 program, promising nine days of Australian cinema, special guests and once-in-a-lifetime experiences in the heart of Outback Queensland. Returning to Winton this June/July, the festival continues to cement its place as Australia’s only outback film festival, where film is experienced not just on screen, but…
Today Umbrella unveiled the official trailer for the upcoming ripper Aussie comedy How to Talk Australians: The Movie, ahead of its nationwide theatrical release on 11 June. How to Talk Australians is based on the hit web series of the same name that became a viral sensation and amassed more than 12 million YouTube views.…
The chilling new Aussie folk horror flick Pelverata will screen at Melbourne’s Eclipse Cinema with director Mark Lipkin in attendance for a special Q&A session. A chilling, thrilling eco-folk horror film that cuts right to the heart of Australia’s relationship with its often-foreboding environment, Pelverata provokes terror and thought in equal measure. Directed by indie…
Nominated for two awards at the upcoming Sydney Film Festival, a rare co-production between Australia and New Zealand directed by Matasila Freshwater and Lachlan McLeod, Sukundimi Walks Before Me is an urgent plea by Indigenous people about their existential fight through lyrical expressions of existence, resistance and life along the mother river. The Sepik River…
Interview: Zoe Pepper Birthright is one of the best Australian films we’ve seen so far this decade! Don’t miss your chance to see this pitch-black generational satire of Australia’s housing crisis when it hits the road for a Q&A tour around the country. With the funny and twisted Birthright, Australian writer-director Zoe Pepper makes an…
The 73rd Sydney Film Festival program has officially launched, and it includes a stellar line up of Australian feature films, documentaries and short films. “We want to invite you to join us at SFF this year, where each moment offers an opportunity for discovery and empathy,” said Festival Director Nashen Moodley. “Art and cinema help…
Australian filmmaker Rafael Star is stepping into territory rarely explored on home soil with his micro-budget feature Manhunt, a tightly wound paranoia thriller that stands out in a local industry not often drawn to the genre. Set against the backdrop of sunny Queensland, the film follows Max (Harry Duckworth), a successful young property developer whose…
Sydney arthouse film production and distribution company Badlands is teaming up with beloved Perth-based advocates of cinema, Black Maria Film Collective, to present the WA premiere of forthcoming Australian feature film The Birthday Trip at Luna Leederville. The Luna Leederville screening will be followed by other Q&A screenings at locations including Sydney Cinémathèque and the…
Sydney Film Festival today announced that Silenced, Selina Miles’ Sundance-premiered Australian documentary, will open the 73rd edition of the Festival (3-14 June) on Wednesday 3 June at the State Theatre, followed by a post-screening celebration at Sydney Town Hall. Selina Miles’ documentary follows international human rights lawyer Jennifer Robinson as she fights against the weaponisation of defamation law by…
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