Aussie filmmaker Glen Dormand (aka Machine Gun Fellatio’s Chit Chat Von Loopin Stab) has created a wondrous salute to his hometown with the double-short-film Bizarre Newcastle, which will premiere at
Papua New Guinean activist Manu Peni discusses Sukundimi Walks Before Me, a mesmerising and impactful documentary about an indigenous community’s bold fight against a huge multinational mining company, which recently
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… elegantly realised …
On the very special occasion of its twentieth anniversary, The Sydney Underground Film Festival has revealed one of its most exciting and dynamic programs yet, kicking off with the opening
After quietly freaking out brave audiences with 2024’s A Grand Mockery (which premiered at Sitges to everyone's surprise), idiosyncratic Aussie writer/director Adam C. Briggs returns with another transgressive eye-opener in
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...a low-key but keenly intelligent winner.
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...signals the arrival of a profoundly interesting writer/director who marches determinedly to the beat of his own drum.
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… a kick-arse ride packing equal parts bombast and brainpower.
The Sydney Film Festival always offers up a diverse and fascinating array of features, docos and events…and this year is no different. After a stroll through the extensive 2026 programme,
Before Thursday’s announcement of the 79th official programme, Cannes artistic director Thierry Fremaux had warned that Hollywood studios no longer want to send their tentpole films to the festival. Essentially,