The Evolving Cinema of Alice Maio Mackay
Alice Maio Mackay is the kind of filmmaker who seems incapable of sitting still. At only 22, and already with seven features under her belt, she has built a filmography that feels remarkably expansive…
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The Noughts Report Part 2: 2002: From Adventures of Pluto Nash to Whale Rider
Welcome to the second instalment of the Noughts Report. A sequel to 90s All Over Me, each entry revisits a year in film from the 2000s, highlighting movies big and small and the careers and genres and…
The Noughts Report Part 1: 2001: From A.I. Artificial Intelligence to Waking Life
Welcome to the first instalment of the Noughts Report. A sequel to 90s All Over Me, each entry revisits a year in film from the 2000s, highlighting movies big and small and the careers and genres and…
Despite the Night to Premiere in Competition at the Melbourne International Film Festival
Starring Joe Bird (Leviticus, Talk to Me) and Ed Oxenbould (The Visit, Wildlife), and from directors Jack Zimmerman and Archie Hancock, the new Australian short film explores family, grief and climate…
On Sony Entertainment's planning for the impending funeral of physical release video games
On July 1st of this year, the metaphorical tolling of the bell rang out to warn us all of an impending funeral. On this day, Sony Entertainment quietly dropped a notice on their official blog that the…
Heretica: Closing the visibility gap and opening up opportunities
Heretica is built to close the visibility gap, and open up opportunities to connect and create with other filmmakers and creatives, those who didn’t have access to before. 0:0…
The 2026 Australian Film Challenge Check In
We’ve just hit the halfway point of 2026, so it’s a good time to check in on the 2026 Australian Film Challenge. For those keeping track, this is a challenge thrown out to the world to encourage folk…
Fantasia 30 showcases some Australian bangers and much more
The 30th Edition of the Fantasia International Film Festival is set for July 16 — August 2 in Montreal. This year sees some extremely exciting world premieres plus a solid contingent of Australian features and shorts.…
Hal Kirkland on his his sci-fi comedy Please and Thank You
Stop Talking Shit to Siri, You Fool. “What are you thinking?!” Surely you realise all these devices are listening. Everything you say, including the names you call them, is being stored somewhere. A…
“Australia. Find out who you are, and you’ll know how to love somebody else.” - Asian-Australian Memories of Film, Identity and Belonging
In 1983 Hungarian-Australian director Carl Schultz adapted Sumner Locke Elliott’s award-winning novel Careful, He Might Hear You into a film Australia itself has largely forgotten. Set in Depression-e…
Filmmaker Xavier Coy on his Aussie battler film Unremarkable
Sydney’s most unremarkable man has a story to tell. He just doesn’t know it yet. A man whose life has looked like failure after failure, always offset by optimism. Unremarkable is the next chapter in…