Festivals

Dark MOFO’s winter wakeup
Hobart’s Dark MOFO returns for another frosty season in Tasmania, with a temperature-soaring line up announced.

Omar
Teeming with the inescapable tragedy of ill-thought-out decisions, Omar canvasses universal themes in its moral quandary.

On the Other Side of the Tracks
The delightful Sy and the straight-laced Lafitte are a jubilant double act, helping carry the feature in its lesser moments.

Grand Central
Away from a thankless, dangerous routine, Gary and Karole's romance is an escape from their duties and completely forbidden.

Populaire
The fantasy of Populaire outweighs any attempts at feminist statements, though its comic sensibilities remain apparent.

Violette
Martin Provost's sumptuous biopic about Violette Leduc spans the end of the Second World War to the thick of her…

In A World...
By using an insular and seldom-explored industry as its basis, In A World… bubbles with considered comedy.

Free Fall
Attuned, chemistry-fuelled performances enhance the needed air of tension and imbue the requisite emotion.

Five films to favour at Byron Bay Film Festival
As Byron Bay Film Festival reveals its final program and award nominees, we give you our top picks.

Bringing it Home
The position of this film is obvious: it is ludicrous to treat industrial hemp in the same fashion as marijuana.