Following sold-out seasons in London’s West End and the United States, and a record-breaking tour across Australia and New Zealand in 2025, BIG Live’s critically acclaimed Dracula: Ballet at its Darkest will return home for 65 performances across Sydney and Melbourne: 35 in Melbourne and 30 in Sydney. The Australian-born production will play 35 performances…
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2026 MIFF Award Winners Announced
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The winners of the 2026 MIFF Awards have been announced, celebrating the very best of this year’s festival program across a prize pool of more than $300,000 – from bold new voices in world cinema, to trailblazing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander screen creatives, to the local directing talent shaping the future of Australian film.…
MIFF’s 2026 Industry programs wrap up
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Melbourne International Film Festival’s industry programs have closed out its 2026 edition on a high, with Friday night’s world premiere of Mad Rush – directed by MIFF Accelerator Lab alumna Maddelin McKenna – providing a fitting finale to a buzzy period of dealmaking, mentorship and discovery across 37°South Market and the Accelerator Lab program. This…
Rock Posters Celebrating 40 Years
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Behind an unassuming factory facade in Thornbury sits one of Australia’s great living archives of music, art and popular culture. Rock Posters is celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2026, marking four decades of printing and installing the street posters that have announced Melbourne’s concerts, festivals, exhibitions, films, theatre productions, political campaigns and defining cultural moments.…
Fig & Bloom Publishes estimated growing-origin-to-studio distance on its bouquets
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MDFF 2026 – Interview with Sean Cisterna Director of Silver Screamers
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A big thank you to Sean Cisterna Director of Silver Screamers for taking the time to answer these questions.
The Fussy Eater Reboot
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After years of working with families affected by persistent feeding difficulties, Melbourne practitioner and author Marie-France Laval has released The Fussy Eater Reboot: Confident Eating: A Parenting Plan for Stubborn Picky Eaters. The book provides a practical, multi-disciplinary framework for parents who feel they have tried everything, from rewards to separate meals, only to find…
Melbourne Foot Traffic Is Back
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New analysis of City of Melbourne pedestrian sensor data shows the city’s foot traffic has recovered strongly through 2025, while the daily rhythm that once organised the CBD around the nine-to-five commute has shifted for good. The analysis, released by outdoor advertising company Rock Posters, draws on the City of Melbourne’s public pedestrian counting system.…
Upcoming Documentary MAYPILAMA: Keel Line of Creation
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A new documentary shares the journey of Yolŋu mothers, grandmothers, leaders and health workers to bring birthing back on Country, shining a bright, powerful light on First Nations maternity care and self-determination. MAYPILAMA: Keel Line of Creation is an upcoming documentary following Yolŋu Elder and Professor Ḻäwurrpa Maypilama’s mission to return Birthing on Country through…
MIFF Program First Look
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Today, Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) offers its first look at the 2026 program, announcing 25 films and special events, among them six MIFF Premiere Fund titles, a selection of 17 international and local highlights and special live events, many of which will make their Australian premiere at this year’s 74th edition. Running 6–23 August…