2024: A Hard Year for Australian Films
Right, there’s no beating around the bush: 2024 was a hard year for Australian films. An engaged film critic should hold their local film industry to account, with the following piece delving into th…
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Best Australian Films of 2024
So, what of the best Australian films of 2024 then? The below list talks a look at thirty-one of the best Australian films of 2024. Collectively, those thirty-one films highlight the future state of…
Robert Connolly & Alison Lester Talk About Journeying Down to Magic Beach in This Interview
Subscribe to The Curb podcast via RSS feed, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio or Google Podcasts. Download the episode directly here. For this final chat in the series, Andrew catches up with pro…
Adam Elliot & Sarah Snook Talk About Bringing Heart to their Mollusk-motion Flick Memoir of a Snail to Life
Subscribe to The Curb podcast via RSS feed, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio or Google Podcasts. Download the episode directly here. On this episode, Andrew catches up with Academy Award winning…
The 34th Flickerfest International Short Film Festival returns to iconic Bondi Beach from 17 - 26 January 2025
PRESS RELEASE Flickerfest – Australia’s largest and most prestigious short film competition, renowned for its Academy® and BAFTA qualifications – has announced its official programme for 2025. Celeb…
Charles Williams' Inside Unlocked with New Trailer
PRESS RELEASE Bonsai Films has launched the official trailer for crime thriller INSIDE, the debut feature film from award-winning writer-director Charles Williams, whose short film All These Creature…
Golden Globes Nominations and Nominee Reactions
The nominees for the 2025 Golden Globes have been announced. Read the nominations below, alongside the nominee reactions. On behalf of my producer Liz and I, Sarah, Kodi, Jacki and all the many arti…
Breaking Barriers: Six-Year-Old Alexis Captivates SF3 with Debut Short Film
Six-year-old Alexis Truong has made history by becoming the youngest filmmaker ever to participate in the SmartFone Flick Fest (SF3), one of the world's largest smartphone film festivals. Her debu…
Celebrate truth, knowledge and cultures with Always was, Always Will Be this January 26 on NITV and SBS
PRESS RELEASE National Indigenous Television (NITV) and the wider SBS network invite all Australians to deepen their understanding of January 26 through a curated week of First Nations programming an…
Boy Swallows Universe and Better Man Dominate 2025 AACTA Award Nominees
PRESS RELEASE The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) has announced the nominees for the 2025 AACTA Awards presented by Foxtel Group. Returning to the Gold Coast in February, the…
In the Trenches Director Benjamin Scotford on Documenting the Muddy Battlefields of Esperance
Subscribe to The Curb podcast via RSS feed, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio or Google Podcasts. Download the episode directly here. With his feature documentary debut In the Trenches: The Makin…
Announcing the Winners of the WA Screen Culture Awards
PRESS RELEASE Runt, the WA-made Australian film about a girl and her dog who tries to save their farm, has dominated this year’s WA Screen Culture Awards (WASCA) taking home all four of its nominatio…