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Spreadsheet Champions review: excels in being 100% great value

Aussie doco Spreadsheet Champions follows 6 young Excel wizards competing for the world title.

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Beast of War review: a snappy WWII nightmare on water

Nyikina actor Mark Coles Smith excels as a VB-swigging soldier of good fortune in Beast of War.

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One More Shot review: a crowd-pleasing boozy time-travel film

Minnie goes on a maddening, often flimsy time-loop adventure to win back her ex in One More Shot.

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Adelaide Film Festival 2025 to open with queer family story Jimpa

You can catch Jimpa at the Adelaide Film Festival's Opening Night this October.

SKARN promotional banner. Image: Prompt Pictures.
Features

SKARN: Australia's first genAI horror prompts tricky questions about creativity and control

Australia's first AI horror film SKARN has sparked a debate on creativity and ethics in filmmaking.

The Debt: L-R: Lilla Berry, Piri Eddy, Pearl Berry, Johanis Lyons-Reid. Image: Naomi Jellicoe.
Industry News

The Debt: Australian horror film greenlit under Film Lab: New Voices for 2026 debut

First Nations-led horror film The Debt is set to premiere at the 2026 Adelaide Film Festival.

Incorruptible, a film produced via the Short to Feature Fast Track Initiative.
Career Advice

Screen NSW’s Short to Feature Fast Track returns in 2025 with $75K for emerging filmmakers

Screen NSW's Short to Feature Fast Track has $75k and mentorships for emerging filmmakers.

The Short Film Fund is now open for applications. Image: Canva.
Career Advice

Screen Queensland's $50K Short Film Fund breaks multi-year hiatus

Screen Queensland has launched a $50,000 Short Film Fund for local filmmakers.

Top row L to R: Gillian Crosby, Alex Nesic, Mikhayla Dennis, Ramon Watkins, Bottom row L to R: Danielle Stamoulos, Scott Limbrick, Program Mentor Wendall Thomas, Catherine Bonny, Michael Hudson (absent Vidya Rajan). Image: VicScreen/Daniel Mahon.
Career Advice

VicScreen chooses 8 bold new feature projects for Originate Genre initiative

VicScreen will fast-track 8 feature film projects under the Originate Genre initiative.

The Bus Stop Films IPAP participants for 2025. Images supplied.
News

Bus Stop Films reveals 2025 Inclusive Producers cohort

Bus Stop Films has named 19 diverse producers for its 2025 IPAP slate.

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