The Fantastic Film Festival returns to Sydney and Melbourne in May for its fifth edition, offering a cross-section of...

The annual Independent Cinemas Australia conference will be held in Sydney this May at Ritz Cinemas. The Tuesday will be a combined NACO/ICA day where the MPDAA studios will screen footage of their upcoming line ups. From Wed-Fri the event will then move into the traditional ICA Conference format, with this year's focus 'The Future is Now'. On the agenda is premium seating, digital marketing, food and beverage and AI amongst other discussions. The ICA Gala dinner will be held...

The First Nations Film Festival (FNFF) will be held from May 27 to June 10, with the program to stream during National Reconciliation Week, which this year carries the theme of Now More Than Ever. Among the featured films is Sinem Saban's Luku Ngarra - The Law of the Land, set in the Yolngu Nation of Northeast Arnhem Land and driven by one of the country's most respected Indigenous elders, Rev Dr Djiniyini Gondarra. Other notable titles include Ivan Sen's...

The Sydney Film Festival (SFF) returns in June, offering its usual mix of titles from Australia and the world across 12 days and nights. Films will screen alongside a series of public program talks and events set to be attended by both local and international guests. The first titles in this year’s 71st SFF program will be announced in April, and audiences can expect the full festival program to be revealed in May. The venues for the festival are the...