Film
Australian short film festival Trop Jr returns in 2026, and submissions are now open
Young filmmakers are encouraged to submit their works to Trop Jr for a chance to be featured during the festival.
Cult Aussie film Sample People returns after 26 years: 'We had so many great actors involved'
The filmmakers behind cult film Sample People talk about how the local screen industry has changed, and how it felt…
Sydney Underground Film Festival receives 'record-breaking' submissions for 2026 program
The Sydney Underground Film Festival returns this September with a full and eclectic program of films and documentaries.
Phillip Philadelphia review: 'deliriously good'
A fever dream of a film, Phillip Philadelphia was one of the standouts at this year's Melbourne International Film Festival.
Whistle review: the surprisingly hopeful world of competitive whistling
Whistlers from all over the world descend on Hollywood to compete – and to lift one another up.
Sweet Milk Lake review: dive into this queer delight
Star of stage and screen Harvey Zielinski delivers a promising debut directorial feature at MIFF.
Wicker review: an inventively tragicomic delight
When Olivia Colman’s fisherwoman asks Peter Dinklage’s weaver to fashion her a wicker Alexander Skarsgård, everyone loses their minds in…
MIFF 2026: Hard as Puck brings the 'positive vibes' to sports documentary
Hard as Puck follows the Perth-based Garden Island Pirates para ice hockey team as they fight for global recognition.
Screen Australia and YouTube announce recipients of new $650,000 Skip Ahead production program
Screen Australia and YouTube's Skip Ahead program will support five new digital-first screen productions to launch.
Screen NSW shakes up its production funding guidelines
Screen NSW is tweaking some of its production funds with a focus on increasing their impact.