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Melbourne International Film Festival reveals first glance of 2017 pro...

June 6 - Festivals, Film, Latest News

For its 66th edition, the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) is thrilled to uncover its First Glance selection of 30 films that will screen at this year’s festival from 3 – 20 August 2017, including the A...

St Kilda Film Festival announce 2017 Award Nominations

May 24 - Film, Latest News

St Kilda Film Festival, Australia’s longest-standing and publicly owned short film festival has announced this year’s award nominees – all of whom are in the running for more than $50,000 worth of cash and prizes across ...

NFSA Graham Kennedy IMT Headlines - courtesy of NFSA AAR

Graham Kennedy: The King

May 22 - Exhibitions, Film, Television

The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) is celebrating the life and work of ‘The King’ of Australian television, Graham Kennedy, with a new online exhibition featuring memorable, rare and pers...

Transitions Film Festival ADL Age of Consequences

Transitions Film Festival returns to Adelaide

May 18 - Festivals, Film

The Transitions Film Festival returns to Adelaide this May with a powerful line-up of cutting-edge documentaries about the existential challenges, mega-trends, game-changing technologies, and creative visions that are re...

AEFF Annette Bening stars in 20th Century Women

American Essentials Film Festival 2017

May 17 - Festivals, Film

Palace Cinemas once again are bringing the best of American independent film to Australian screens with American Essentials. Twenty films make their Australian premiere – many hot on the heels of their world premie...

Whiteley: a seductive cinematic portrait of a serious artist

May 15 - Film, Opinion

The caption on the poster for this film reads: If there’s no meaning to life, then you might as well make it extraordinary. Whiteley in the iconic artist’s own words. Brett Whiteley (1939-1992) was certainly the most pub...

Sydney Film Festival announces 2017 program

May 11 - Festivals, Film, Latest News

Featuring 288 films from 59 countries, the 64th Sydney Film Festival program has been officially announced by Festival Director Nashen Moodley, bringing together hundreds of international and local stories this June. “Th...

Queer Screen heads to Parramatta and Canberra

March 31 - Festivals, Film

After the biggest Mardi Gras Film Festival in recent memory, Queer Screen is taking some of the biggest and best films on the road to Parramatta and Canberra. Catch up on films you may have missed or perhaps see a favour...