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2018 Melbourne International Film Festival reveals First Glance select...

The first bumper reveal of the 2018 Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) has been announced with the news that its 67th outing will open with the Australian premiere gala screening of Paul Dano’s directorial debu...

‘Schlager’, Scandi-pop and sparkles: your guide to the mus...

May 12 - Film, Opinion, Television

In his acceptance speech for the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest, Portuguese winner Salvador Sobral issued a controversial call to arms to “bring music back” to a place of meaning and feeling: We live in a world of disposab...

Glitch Sean Keenan - courtesy of ABC AAR

In the debate about Australian content on TV, we need to look further ...

May 10 - Film, Opinion, Television

One of the main functions of the media is to tell a society’s collective story, both to the society itself and to others. People instinctively grasp the importance of this, and an established way of assessing how well a ...

Sydney Film Festival reveals 2018 program

May 10 - Festivals, Film

Featuring 326 films from 65 countries including 21 World Premieres, the 65th Sydney Film Festival program has been officially announced by Festival Director Nashen Moodley, bringing together hundreds of international and...

Transitions Film Festival returns to Adelaide this May

May 8 - Festivals, Film

The 2018 iteration of the Transitions Film Festival returns to Adelaide this May with another enthralling line-up of world-changing films, showcasing local and international documentaries aimed at inspiring and empowerin...

GURRUMUL

April 23 - Film

Celebrated by audiences at home and abroad, Indigenous artist Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu was one of the most important and acclaimed voices to ever come out of Australia. Remembered today as one of the most important fi...

BQFF The Fabulous Allan Carr - photo by Peter Borsari

2018 Bendigo Queer Film Festival

April 20 - Festivals, Film

Now in its fifteenth year, and running 27 – 29 April 2018, the Bendigo Queer Film Festival (BQFF) is one of the few regional centres Australia wide to host its very own queer film festival. Organisers have promised there...

Art Bites - Lilli Waters, Carla Wherby, Anthony Frith and Sam Matthews

ABC and Screen Australia release new series of Art Bites

April 20 - Film, Television

Bingeable masterpieces that will make you laugh, cry and explore the importance of artistic expression, four new Art Bites documentaries helmed by emerging director and producer teams have been launched on the ABC Arts c...