The chilling new Aussie folk horror flick Pelverata will screen at Melbourne’s Eclipse Cinema with director Mark Lipkin in attendance for a special Q&A session. “Pelverata finds its sense of place through disorienting reverberations of past trauma…confronting us with Australia’s sacred, sullied soil, and the restless ghosts that demand an audience.” – Anton Bitel, Projected…
With just three months to go until MIFF 37°South Market, the global screen co-financing marketplace returns to Melbourne this August with early confirmed international financiers and two new initiatives making 2026 another landmark edition. Now in its 19th year, 37°South runs from 6–9 August during the opening weekend of the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF),…
HOYTS has unveiled the future of cinema with the launch of HOYTS APEX at HOYTS Karrinyup, introducing the world’s largest LED cinema screen and setting a new standard for premium viewing experiences. Now open, Perth is home to this revolutionary cinema offering, delivering a more immersive and lifelike way to experience movies, bringing audiences closer…
The Allan Labor Government is backing local jobs and talent to keep making screen production in Victoria. The Victorian Budget 2026/27 invests a further $27 million to support the Victorian Screen Incentive, designed to attract and secure more blockbusters right here in Victoria. This new funding creates an overall investment of $48.7 million to keep…
NARM-JAAP: A Flinders Street Station History, a new book by Melissa-Jane Fogarty, offers a powerful re-framing of one of Melbourne’s most recognisable landmarks. Centred on the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung understanding of place, the book invites readers to reconsider Flinders Street Station not simply as a transport hub, but as a site of deep cultural and…
Melbourne’s epicentre of live events is partnering with global ticketing provider AXS to deliver a world-class ticketing experience for year-round events outside the Australian Open (AO), making it easy for fans to access world-class sport, music and entertainment. As a global ticketing provider, AXS powers the world’s most iconic venues, including The O2 in London,…
American Express delicious. Month Out (AEDMO) returns next month, encouraging consumers to dine out across Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth and Canberra throughout May. In celebration of the seventh consecutive year of this much-loved culinary campaign, globally renowned pastry chef and Milk Bar founder Christina Tosi will travel to Sydney to bring her iconic New…
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…