Sarah Ward

Sarah Ward is a film and television critic; arts, entertainment and culture editor and journalist; and film festival organiser. She is the film and TV critic for ABC radio Gold Coast, the Australia-based film critic for Screen International, and a critic and member at the Alliance of Women Film Journalists. Sarah’s background also spans stints as film and television editor at both Concrete Playground and Variety Australia, and as Goethe-Institut Australien’s Kino in Oz critic and writer. Her work has been published by the Australian Centre for the Moving Image, Birth.Movies.Death, SBS, SBS Movies, Flicks, Lumina, Senses of Cinema, the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts, Junkee, FilmInk, Broadsheet, Televised Revolution, Metro Magazine and Screen Education, the City of Gold Coast, the World Film Locations book series and more.

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Writer, director and photographer James J Robinson. Photo: Supplied.
Interviews

James J Robinson on First Light: ‘I think I processed all of my emotions through the film’

James J Robinson has traded the world of fashion photography for film, with a meditative debut feature about an elderly…

Natalie Erika James (centre) on set with Midori Francis during the filming of Saccharine. Photo: Supplied.
Interviews

Natalie Erika James on Saccharine: ‘Hopefully it makes other people see a part of themselves’

Melbourne-based writer and director Natalie Erika James talks to ScreenHub about her latest film, the freaky body horror tale Saccharine.

Ashley Zukerman and Jessica Henwick in Silo. Image: Apple TV.
Interviews

Ashley Zukerman on joining Silo: ‘It was a little daunting’

After his stint on Succession, Ashley Zukerman has had his pick of some 'really meaty' roles, landing him in Season…

Backrooms. Image: A24.
Features

It's OK to be excited about film sequels, remakes & revivals

In the world of film and TV, everything old is always new again – and maybe that's not a bad…

The Invite. Image: A24.
Features

10 new films we can’t wait to see before 2026 is out

From Olivia Colman's latest drama to the Australian comedy The Fox, here are the big films we're looking forward to…

Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness. Image: HBO Max.
Features

10 new TV shows we can’t wait to see across the rest of 2026

We're already halfway through the year, but there are still so many brilliant series and streaming highlights to keep an…

Image: Felix Mooneeram / Unsplash.
Opinions & Analysis

Brisbane deserves better than the cancellations and constant chaos surrounding BIFF

The scrapping of the 2026 Brisbane International Film Festival (BIFF) is an all too familiar story – and Brisbane's film…

Coward screens as part of the 2026 Sydney Film Festival. Image: Supplied.
Interviews

The Cannes and Sundance buzz factor for Australian film festivals: 'It really does help'

ScreenHub talks to Australia's biggest film festivals about the relationship between Cannes and Sundance and local success.

Marc by Sophia plays at Sydney Film Festival 2026. Image: Supplied. Fashion on Film
Interviews

Sydney Film Festival's fashion moment: 'We didn't expect the response it's had'

ScreenHub talks to the curator of Sydney Film Festival's Sartorial program about why we can't get enough of fashion on…

Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson in Song Sung Blue. Image: Focus Features. Streaming on Binge.
Features

Are you a music film lover? 2026 is clearly your year

Lately, filmmakers have been tapping into the power of music – and we're not complaining.

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