Events

Ritz Cinemas in Randwick has announced a This Is Celluloid retrospective, featuring a lineup of 35mm and 70mm screenings every Friday night from 10 March to showcase cinematic triumphs from the 1920s to the present day across almost 40 weeks. The program kicks off with a 35mm screening of Michael Mann's modern crime masterpiece Heat on Friday 10 March. Other highlights include a special 35mm marathon presentation of George Lucas's Star Wars Saga, featuring six films from the original and prequel trilogies...

As part of its 50th anniversary celebrations, AFTRS will screen a series of acclaimed feature films directed by AFTRS alumni, beginning with Phillip Noyce's Dead Calm at 6.30pm on March 28. The screening will also feature a special video introduction from Noyce. Each film in this series was directed by an AFTRS alumnus and almost all feature alumni in key creative roles including producers, cinematographers, editors, production designers, and costume designers. In partnership with the National Film and Sound Archive...

The Japanese Film Festival is the premier destination for fans of Japanese cinema. Proudly presented by The Japan Foundation, Sydney,...

The Irish Film Festival Australia shares the culture, traditions, history and character of Ireland and the Irish people with...

Adelaide Film Festival is South Australia’s premier screen event and one of Australia’s leading film festivals. This year's event...

Byron Bay’s 10-day celebration of independent cinema returns, screening in Palace Cinemas Byron Bay and venues in Lennox Head,...

The 29th Brisbane International Film Festival will include a program of world premieres, Australian premieres, Queensland premieres and special events from October 26 through to November 5. BIFF will take place at selected Dendy, Reading and Five Star cinemas locations across Brisbane. Opening the festival is New Zealand coming-of-age comedy Uproar, while Taika Waititi's Next Goal Wins will close the festival. Australian titles include Kitty Green’s The Royal Hotel, Goran Stolevski’s Housekeeping for Beginners, Luke Sparke’s Bring Him To Me, Mark Leonard Winter’s The...

Featuring 55 Australian premiere films from 19 countries, this year's Jewish International Film Festival will deliver a program 30 feature films, 20 documentaries, two series, and six short films alongside a suite of live events to audiences in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane, Canberra, Hobart and Gold Coast. Launching JIFF 2023 is the Australian premiere of Erez Tadmor's Matchmaking, the story of Moti Bernstein (Amit Rahav), an Ashkenazi ideal, who defies tradition for Nechama, a Mizrahi beauty. The local contingent includes...