Short Film

A completely AI-generated film was selected among 16 finalists out of 700 entries at the recently returned short film festival. 

Out of more than 700 entries, only 16 shorts made the premiere, but it was Sydney mum Lianne Mackessy who won the $50,000 award.  

Life in Australia: Mount Gambier (1964) is a short film produced by Commonwealth Film Unit (now Film Australia) and commissioned by the Department for immigration to encourage Europeans to move to Australia.

Summer has hit its stride with a heatwave across the country this week, providing the perfect backdrop to a new film festival that features beaches, surfing, young love, and that horrible feeling of holidays ebbing by.

Aspiring Darwin filmmakers with disabilities have been getting job-ready, developing skills in scriptwriting, directing, cinematography and editing. It is the first time the program has been offered in the NT, with plans for it to expand even further.

Cult '90s show Race Around the World is back, and we're on the hunt for fearless storytellers! Got a passport, an epic sense of adventure and an eye for a story? We want to hear from you.

After developing their skills across various aspects of filmmaking, participants in the Accessible Filmmaking Program spent a day on set bringing their vision to life.

With promised local content requirements for streaming services delayed indefinitely, Australian filmmakers say the local industry is hurting.

As streaming sees more and more people forgoing traditional cinemas to watch content at home, micro-cinemas showing alternative and niche films are rising in popularity across the country.    

Two films by Australian director Stephen Cummins effectively banned over their inclusion of a steamy kiss between two men are now being screened, three decades later.

Sole Sista explores isolation, and the fish-out-of-water experience. Teen director and Sydneysider Emerie Boone made the film at the Black Girl Film Camp in the United States.

You're not dreamin'... that's Stephen Curry on the News Breakfast couch talking short films, The Castle's legacy, and digging holes.

Eliza-Jayne South's vision loss diagnosis pushed her to live life to the fullest until she could no longer see. The latest achievement in her storied career has led to her biggest opportunity.

Torren Martyn and his partner Aiyana Powell barely knew how to sail before embarking on 12-month voyage through the tropics. On their little boat Calypte, the couple braved wild weather, survived a brush with death and scored some of the best waves of their lives.

Barbie's Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig miss out on key Oscar nominations, while Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer picks up 13 nods. Here's the full list.

The forgotten story of the pioneering Sydney-based creative couple behind the earliest explicit adult film produced in Australia in 1970.

Iranian cinema has long been the darling of the international film festival circuit, earning praise and awards at prestigious film festivals. But protests across Iran sparked by the death-in-custody of Mahsa Jina Amini in September 2022 ushered in a new kind of challenge for filmmakers working under the strict censorship rules of the Islamic Republic. 

Wake in Fright received a frosty reception when it premiered to outback audiences, but a new documentary is giving insight into its rise to a well-regarded piece of Australian cinema history. 

First inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, the young First Nations trailblazer wants to preserve her culture and language for generations to come.

In its 70th year, the festival program boasts almost 300 films — from international heavy hitters and award-winners to lesser-known gems and trailblazing debuts. Here are nine you can't miss.