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First titles for the 2025 Hurtigruten Scandinavian Film Festival announced

Press Releases Jun 2, 2025 2 min read
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PRESS RELEASE Winter is coming, and so too is the 2025 Hurtigruten Scandinavian Film Festival, presenting the best new cinema from the Nordic region this July until August at Palace, Palace Nova and…

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Black Swan announces cast for Deborah Frances-White's Never Have I Ever

Press Releases May 30, 2025 2 min read
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PRESS RELEASE Black Swan State Theatre Company of WA is proud to unveil the cast of Never Have I Ever, a searingly funny, high-stakes debut play from The Guilty Feminist podcast creator and author De…

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St Kilda Film Festival’s popular Filmmaker Development Day returns 7 June

Press Releases May 29, 2025 3 min read
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PRESS RELEASE The 41st annual St Kilda Film Festival (SKFF) presents The Big Picture: Filmmaker Development Day, a jam-packed FREE series of hands-on workshops, forums, panels, exhibitions, screening…

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Central Coast Film Festival Launches Central Coast Filmmaker of the Year Initiative

Press Releases May 29, 2025 1 min read
Press Releases

PRESS RELEASE The Central Coast Film Festival is proud to announce two major new awards for 2025, celebrating and investing in the next generation of homegrown talent: * Central Coast Filmmaker of…

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Genre-bending stories abound at the 2025 Revelation Perth International Film Festival

Press Releases May 29, 2025 8 min read
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PRESS RELEASE From outrageous animation and genre-defining horror to poetic coming-of-age tales and restored cinematic landmarks, the 2025 Revelation Perth International Film Festival has announced i…

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The 2025 Focus on Ability Short Film Festival is open for entries

Press Releases May 28, 2025 1 min read
Press Releases Focus on Ability Short Film Festival

PRESS RELEASE The Focus on Ability Short Film Festival is due to return for its 17th consecutive year in 2025 and is currently open for entries. The global film festival continues its mission to show…

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Queer Icons, Punk Superstars and Troma Legends Abound in Black Forest Films’ Latest Project, ‘Grand Finale’: A New York Odyssey

Press Releases May 20, 2025 2 min read
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PRESS RELEASE Australian-based indie film studio Black Forest Films is bringing queer icons, punk superstars and Troma legends to their latest project, Grand Finale: A New York Odyssey. Currently cro…

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2025 HSBC Spanish Film Festival brings the fiesta to Australia

Press Releases May 19, 2025 6 min read
Press Releases HSBC Spanish Film Festival

PRESS RELEASE The 2025 HSBC Spanish Film Festival will be bringing the fiesta to cities around Australia this June with a curated selection of thirty films from Spain and Latin America, showing at Pa…

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Benson Wu appointed CEO to lead Queer Screen into new era

Press Releases May 15, 2025 2 min read
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PRESS RELEASE Queer Screen is delighted to announce the appointment of Benson Wu as its inaugural Chief Executive Officer (CEO), ushering in an exciting new chapter for Australia’s leading LGBTQIA+ s…

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Entries closing for the Australia Youth Film Festival   

Press Releases May 13, 2025 1 min read
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Press Release Young creatives are being reminded that there are only two more weeks to submit their films for the 2025 Australia Youth Film Festival (AUYFF), with submissions closing on 30 May 2025.…

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Sharko heads to Vimeo after successful tour of Australia

Press Releases May 13, 2025 1 min read
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PRESS RELEASE After a successful Q&A event tour across Australia and a sold-out hometown premiere, the critically acclaimed rugby league documentary SHARKO is now available to rent or buy worldwi…

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Closing Soon: Final call for applications to 37°South Market at MIFF

Press Releases May 13, 2025 2 min read
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PRESS RELEASE 37°South Market is calling for final applications ahead of its exclusive in-person event during the opening weekend of the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) in August, with a…

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