Australian Film

MIFF 2022: first films announced
MIFF is back with a smashing program to commemorate its 70th year in the film festival business.

Very Short Film Festival announces winners
The winners of the competition win cash prizes and mentorship opportunities with screen professionals.

Ablaze: with Australia's first Aboriginal filmmaker, Bill Onus
Academic, advocate, singer and filmmaker Tiriki Onus discusses the film made by his grandfather William 'Bill' Onus and the documentary…

How to Please a Woman review: sex work comedy with ups and downs
Set in Western Australia, Renee Webster's debut feature film celebrates the humanity and dignity of everyone involved.

The Dry film gets a sequel and it's a Force of Nature
The team behind the box-office hit adaptation of Jane Harper's book will return for the second feature film.

How to Make Gravy – the iconic song will become a Christmas film
Joe, Dan, and the famous gravy recipe will soon be hitting the big screen – just add a little red…

Ari Wegner and Warwick Thornton headline ACMI's Light exhibition
The Oscar-nominated cinematographer and award-winning filmmaker will feature in the upcoming ACMI exhibition.

The Drover's Wife review: a terrific Outback Western
Writer-director Leah Purcell casts fresh eyes on the dangers a woman alone might face in nineteenth-century colonial Australia.

Want to be a director? Erin Good says 'get a side hustle'
The screenwriter and director says if you want to direct in Australia, you have to keep making things and observing…

St Kilda Film Fest reveals lineup
Catch poetic documentaries, boundary-pushing animation, and re-imaginings of dark history at the 39th St Kilda Film Festival.