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Sydney Film Festival reveals first films for 2018

The 65th Sydney Film Festival has revealed a sneak peek of this year’s essential viewing: 26 new films to be featured in this year’s June event, as well as a new Festival location: HOYTS Entertainment Quarter. “65 years ...

2018 Melbourne Queer Film Festival kicks off tonight!

March 15 - Festivals, Film

Building on its reputation for showcasing the finest, contemporary queer cinema from Australia and beyond, the 28th Melbourne Queer Film Festival kicks off tonight with a delicious line-up of evocative titles that explor...

2018 Brisbane Queer Film Festival

March 7 - Festivals, Film

A highlight of the Sunshine State’s queer community calendar, the Brisbane Queer Film Festival returns to present, indulge and empower LGBT, intersex, queer and gender diverse film, filmmakers and screen content from 8 M...

NFSA celebrates the best of The Mike Walsh Show

March 6 - Exhibitions, Television

Re-live the 1970s and 80s with the biggest Aussie and international stars as the National Film and Sound Archives of Australia (NFSA) celebrates the best of The Mike Walsh Show in a new online exhibition. Having acquired...

A critical guide to the Oscar Best Pic nominees – and why Call Me By Y...

February 28 - Film, Opinion

Films nominated for Best Picture are often hit and miss – sometimes some are very good, often many are mediocre, reflecting popular notions about “good cinema”. We tend to forget how much these nominations depend on the ...

Melbourne Queer Film Festival reveals 2018 Program

February 13 - Festivals, Film, Latest News

Building on its reputation for showcasing the finest, contemporary queer cinema from Australia and beyond, the 28th Melbourne Queer Film Festival has assembled a line-up of deliciously evocative titles that explore and c...

Sweet Country

February 9 - Film, Latest Reviews

The Australian film industry is in safe hands if director Warwick Thornton continues to produce fine works like this one. Billed as a classic western it surpasses the stereotypical good and evil plot line to expose the r...

Transition Film Festival You're Soaking In It

Transitions Film Festival presents visions for a better world

February 1 - Festivals, Film, Latest News

The 7th annual Transitions Film Festival returns to Cinema Nova this February with another inspiring line-up of world-changing films. Showcasing local and international documentaries aimed at empowering audiences to buil...