Film
After the Siren: Australian queer AFL romance novel has been optioned for the screen
Darcy Green's After the Siren is a sports romance novel about players from a fictional Brunswick AFL team.
Mad Rush review: this Melbourne spin-out gets existential
Senuri Chandrani anchors Maddelin McKenna’s shape-shifting debut feature, now screening at MIFF.
MIFF Shorts Awards 2026: All the winners from the annual short film showcase
The MIFF Shorts Awards celebrate excellence in short form screen storytelling.
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…