January

Ballardong Whadjuk Noongar (Australia) producer and writer Brooke Collard has been selected to participate in the Toolbox Programme at the European Film Market (EFM), held alongside the Berlin International Film Festival. Collard was selected by the Winda

Josephine (U.S. Dramatic Competition), Nuisance Bear (U.S. Documentary Competition), Shame and Money (World Cinema Dramatic Competition), and To Hold a Mountain (World Cinema Documentary Competition) Receive Grand Jury Prizes; NEXT

The festival kicks off with acclaimed local filmmaker Sophie Hyde and actor Aud Mason-Hyde in attendance for a Q&A following the Sydney premiere of Jimpa on 12 February at Event

Independent filmmaker James Murray announces Animus, a 24-minute psychological thriller that confronts violence, extinction, and moral instinct with clinical restraint and mounting unease. Set in a near-future defined by accelerating

Central Coast Studios receives SEARs environmental assessment approval as demand for independent production infrastructure reaches historic levels  The NSW Department of Planning has issued Secretary’s Environmental Assessment Requirements (SEARs) approval

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, Canberra Saturday 14 February, 5–7pm Tickets: https://events.humanitix.com/stock-grazing-at-the-nfsa/tickets A two-part immersive event will bring audiences inside the dark, cinematic world of internationally recognised experimental

An invitation-only showcase of Australia’s most outstanding short films  Stellar Short Film Festival has unveiled its Stellar 12 finalists for 2026, cementing its reputation as Australia’s only invitation-only short film

Sydney Opera House and Chauvel Paddington 23-25 January 2026 Australia’s own hit international film fest the Smart Fone Flick Fest (SF3), reached its glittering climax last weekend when its 11th

More than 45 projects from the 2026 film festival were created with Blackmagic Design.  Blackmagic Design announced that more than 45 distinguished feature films, documentaries and episodic series at the

What began as a historic selection has now become a historic result. Following their January screenings at the Sydney Opera House, Melbourne filmmaker Tez Frost (Tez Vi Truong) and his