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St Kilda Film Festival on the move to new Winter dates

October 23 - Festivals, Film, Latest News

The annual St Kilda Film Festival has announced a move to Winter for next year’s event, which will run from Friday 21 to Sunday 30 June 2019. After years basking in the golden glow of autumn, Festival Director, Paul Harr...

Adelaide Film Festival reveals 2018 program

September 15 - Film, Latest News

Adelaide Film Festival has revealed its 2018 program with more than 130 features, documentaries, animation, shorts, VR, installation and moving image works to be screened this October. From the hotly anticipated to the v...

The Coming Back Out Ball is a film that honours queer elders, but avoi...

August 22 - Film, Opinion

At a time of increasing threats to basic civic decency, the acceptance of LGBTIQ rights, as they are often called, has become a comfort blanket for progressively-minded people. In the year following the marriage debate, ...

Canaletto, Venice: The Bacino di S. Marco on Ascension Day, c.1733–4. Royal Collection Trust

Canaletto & the Art of Venice

July 31 - Film

No artist better captures the essence and allure of Venice than Giovanni Antonio Canal, better known as Canaletto. Despite Canaletto’s close relationship with the city in which he lived and died, the world’s largest coll...

First three films announced for 2018 Queer Screen Film Fest

July 26 - Festivals, Film

Featuring some of the best LGBTIQ films from around the globe, Queer Screen has revealed the first three films that will screen as part of the 6th Queer Screen Film Fest at Sydney’s Event Cinemas George Street from...

Acute Misfortune

July 25 - Film

Based on Acute Misfortune: The Life and Death of Adam Cullen by Erik Jensen, the film adaptation of the award-winning biography is a true story, taking place in Sydney and the Blue Mountains between 2008 to 2012. Erik Je...

Mad Max: Fury Road voted greatest Australian film of 21st Century

July 24 - Film

Australian movie website flicks.com.au has conducted the largest poll of Australian film critics in history, to answer the question “What are the greatest Australian films of the 21st century?” Today they have announced ...

Melbourne International Film Festival reveals 2018 program

July 11 - Film, Latest News

Celebrating its 67th year, the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) has revealed its 2018 program. Featuring 254 feature films, 120 shorts and 19 virtual reality experiences, the festival will include 27 world pr...