1+ week, 15+ hour ago   (202+ words) Award to be presented at Regional to Global Screen Forum, Thursday 10 September Screenworks will present its first-ever Lifetime Achievement Award at this year’s Regional to Global Screen Forum 2026, recognising an outstanding contribution to the Australian screen sector. The inaugural award…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1267+ words) A young Hervey Bay filmmaker has taken out the top award at the 2026 Australia Youth Film Festival, with winners announced at the Festival’s Award Ceremony in Melbourne on Saturday. The Best Overall Film was awarded to Breannah Mitchell, from Hervey…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (503+ words) The Society of Australian Cinema Pioneers has announced acclaimed producer and passionate film industry advocate Sue MASLIN AO as the recipient of its highest honour, the 2026 National Cinema Pioneer of the Year. Sue will be presented with the award at…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (526+ words) From 20 to 25 October, six days of professional development, local talent showcases and an awards night round out ShowFest 2026’s eight-event program across the Sunshine Coast. Tickets are now on sale, with individual event tickets and all-access passes available. The opening-night…...

3+ week, 13+ hour ago   (788+ words) Brisbane actress and filmmaker Simona Varga has turned a deeply personal story into her directorial debut, with Queensland-made short film Marbles earning four nominations at the AFIN International Film Awards ahead of its Australian premiere on Tuesday, 15 September 2026. Rather than…...

3+ week, 15+ hour ago   (414+ words) The Australian Production Design Guild celebrated the 2026 APDG Awards on Saturday, August 22, with the fabulous host Alex Papps at the Meat Market, in Melbourne. The red-carpet event began with the Lifetime Achievement Award which was presented to milliner Phillip Rhodes,…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (712+ words) 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…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (251+ words) Finalists in the 2026 CinefestOZ Short Film Competition were announced ahead of the Short Film Awards, which will be held Thursday 3 September in Busselton, Western Australia, as part of Australia’s largest destination film festival (28 August to 6 September). Recognising exceptional storytelling and…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (587+ words) Producer Greer Simpkin, one of the creative forces behind the upcoming film adaptation of Prima Facie, starring Wicked’s Cynthia Erivo, will chair the CinefestOZ Film Prize Jury, which will decide the winner of Australia’s richest $100,000 Film Prize at this year’s…...