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Recent items include:

  • Official trailer of Australian film Birthright
  • DocPlay: AFTRS First Cut showcase
  • St Kilda Film Festival

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brisbanetimes.com.au /1 month ago

Official trailer of Australian film Birthright

Birthright, the first feature film by award-winning Australian writer and director Zoe Pepper, looks at intergenerational wealth, housing crises, and family entitlement.

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tvtonight.com.au /6 days ago

DocPlay: AFTRS First Cut showcase

Five new documentary short films directed by AFTRS post-graduate students screen in June.

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concreteplayground.com /1 month ago

St Kilda Film Festival

Great movies come in small packages at this standout short film festival, with 190-plus titles screening across 11 days in 2026.

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tvtonight.com.au /2 weeks ago

SBS On Demand: AFTRS 2026 showcase

13 documentaries by students from the Aust Film Television and Radio School screening from today.

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concreteplayground.com /3 weeks ago

South African Film Festival

The eighth run of SAFF will see 33 films direct from South Africa come to cinemas across Australia and New Zealand.

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tvtonight.com.au /1 week ago

NITV / MIFF / VicScreen Sovereign Shorts filmmakers

Sovereign Shorts in production will explore Treaty as lived experience.

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tvtonight.com.au /1 month ago

Australian Story: May 11

Tropfest founder John Polson recounts transforming his future from teen delinquent to screen success story.

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rogerebert.com /1 month ago

Short Films in Focus: Sound and Color (with Director Emma Foley)

A conversation with the director behind this riveting short about family tension and Irish repression.

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odt.co.nz /2 days ago

Chance for young film-makers to make it onto the big screen

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bneart.com /3 weeks ago

Dylan Bolger: Prologue – Screening of The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith

Join for a special screening of The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith as part of Dylan Bolger’s exhibition Prologue at Wreckers Upstairs. Commissioned by SharingStories Foundation, the pr...

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brisbanetimes.com.au /6 days ago

Is this how it feels to be young, broke, scammed and cast out on the street?

The new film Mad Rush, premiering at Melbourne International Film Festival, is urgent and powerful – and couldn’t be more relevant to many young people.

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bneart.com /1 month ago

Artists in Residence: House Conspiracy Film Premiere

After nearly seven years of experimentation, House Conspiracy presents Artists in Residence, a special 38-minute experimental documentary premiering just in time for the organisati...

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concreteplayground.com /2 weeks ago

The Social Studio Fundraiser: 'Flee' Film Screening

Support this fashion-focused social enterprise as they raise funds to offer free education and training programs to refugee communities.

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concreteplayground.com /6 days ago

This Just In: Sneak a Peek at MIFF 2026, Featuring Star-Studded Thrillers, Aussie Docos and a Hear My Eyes Edition of 'M...

From black-comedy kidnappings and unsettling folktales to samurai epics, MIFF 2026's lineup proves the big screen still has plenty to offer.

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filmthreat.com /2 weeks ago

The Bank Manager

Madeleine Chaplain’s The Bank Manager is built on a heist so clever that no one in outback Queensland was ever caught. In... The post The Bank Manager first appeared on Film Threat...

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buzzmag.co.uk /2 weeks ago

NO SCRUMPING: a short horror with fresh Welsh talent in every bite

A dreamlike folk tale with dark undertones from Uncut Films, directed by Tracy Harris, No Scrumping offers fresh talent a chance to shine. The post NO SCRUMPING: a short horror wit...

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taipeitimes.com /1 month ago

Taiwanese short film wins festival acclaim in US

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tvtonight.com.au /1 month ago

Australian Cinematographers Society Awards 2026: winners

Wins for Australian Story, Madam, The Kimberley, Love on the Spectrum and more.

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tvtonight.com.au /1 month ago

Australian Story

“Acting saved me” director and Tropfest founder John Polson reveals. 8pm Monday on ABC. Have You Been Paying Attention? 10 Four Corners ABC Glenn & Mick’s Celebrity Interventio...

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tvtonight.com.au /1 week ago

Race Around the World

Which filmmaker will most impress the judges with their doco short from a far-flung corner of the globe? 7:30pm Sunday on ABC. The Vampire Lestat AMC We are Jeni SBS Ground Up ABC...

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theguardian.com /1 month ago

Sydney film festival 2026: nine of the best movies and one free event

With 248 films to choose from, highlights include The Death of Robin Hood, Leviticus and a ‘psychosexual horror’ starring Hacks’ Hannah Einbinder and Gillian AndersonThe Sydney fil...

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tvtonight.com.au /1 month ago

Screen Forever 2026: “Imagine the ocean without plankton”

Writer Tony Ayres makes a simple observation about the future of Australian storytelling, this week at industry conference.

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tvtonight.com.au /2 weeks ago

Journey Home: David Gulpilil

AACTA Best Documentary, narrated by Hugh Jackman, follows a powerful 4,500km journey to fulfil the final wish of legendary David Gulpilil. 7:30pm Sunday on NITV. Shark! 9 The Hunt...

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concreteplayground.com /1 month ago

HSBC Spanish & Latin American Film Festival

The annual showcase of Spanish and Latin American filmmaking returns to Australian screens this winter.

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