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Melbourne Documentary Film Festival 2017

Outlining an ambitious slate of feature and short documentaries direct from some of the world’s best film festivals, the 2017 Melbourne Documentary Film Festival runs from Sunday 9 to Sunday 16 July. The festival k...

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ABC TV and Screen Australia announce LGBTQI iview initiative, Love Bit...

June 26 - Creative Industries, Film, Television

In celebration of the 40th Anniversary of Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras in 2018, Screen Australia and ABC TV Arts are pleased to announce Love Bites, a brand new documentary initiative for LGBTQI filmmakers. Love Bit...

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...

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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...