Italian guitar quartet 40 Fingers will tour Australia for the first time this June, performing across Perth, Gold Coast, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney. With more than 400 million global views and a rapidly growing international audience, 40 Fingers have established themselves as one of the most recognised acoustic crossover acts in the world. The quartet…
In the lead-up to the Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC) 2026, taking place 2–5 March at ACMI, Melbourne / Naarm, AIDC is proud and thrilled to reveal the nominees for the 6th Annual AIDC Awards – Australia’s only dedicated awards for documentary and factual storytelling. The conference also celebrates the announcement of its first-ever dual…
Presented by Principal Partner VicScreen, Presenting Partners ACMI and Screen Australia, and Major Partners ABC and SBS, the Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC) has announced the full program for its 2026 event – including over 50 sessions, screenings and events, more than 100 speakers and 80+ industry decision makers – taking place in-person at ACMI…
LOVING: A Photographic History of Men in Love 1850s-1950s is now on display at the City Library Gallery in Melbourne from 16 January to 22 February. As a collaboration between the EU and the City of Melbourne and as part of Australia’s premier LGBTQIA+ arts and cultural festival, Midsumma Festival, LOVING presents a collection of…
Share a story about the furthest you’ve ever traveled from home. Cool, with these prompts there was bound to be one where I’ve already written about it so all I’ll have to do is throw up a link to the appropriate post. After giving a little context. This road trip might not be the longest…
RACV members will have access to more events following an expansion of its Ticketek partnership delivering more entertainment access to over 2.2 million members.The renewed partnership has been expanded to include sports, concerts and comedy, alongside theatre and events such as Annie the Musical, providing RACV members with access to Melbourne’s hottest theatre productions and…
A celebration of bold storytelling and emerging talent, both local and global, the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) has revealed the nominees
The 73rd Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) has unveiled an outstanding program of over 275 screen works and announced the 10 Bright Horizons films screening in competition and vying for MIFF’s flagship prize. From 7-24 August, cinephiles across Melbourne, regional Victoria, and throughout the country online can explore a diverse program overflowing with features, shorts…
A big thank you to Holly Groves the director of Amalgamate for taking the time to answer a few questions. Amalgamate in the Closing Night Daydream and Nightmares section of the Melbourne Women in Film Festival. The name of my film is Amalgamate. It follows a young Māori man infiltrating a new political party gaining…
With more than 40 per cent of our country’s young people under the age of 16 being exposed to family and domestic violence. Safe Steps released today Unanswered Calls – a short documentary that highlights the plight of this group of vulnerable Australians.In Unanswered Calls, two young people bravely share their lived experience of family…