Sydney Underground Film Festival

Event Cinemas, George Street 505/525 George Street, Sydney, NSW, Australia

The Sydney Underground Film Festival (SUFF) returns next month from Thursday, September 8 to Sunday, September 11. This year’s event will be held Event Cinemas George Street, marking the festival's first in-person edition since 2019, complete with the launch of a brand-new Festival Hub. Featuring a full-scale program of compelling feature and documentary films from around the globe, exciting Australian premieres, and a smorgasbord of shorts and live events, SUFF has built up a following from nationwide audiences and filmmakers....

AFTRS Digital Futures Summit series — Audio: Community, Connectivity and Audience

The third edition of AFTRS’ Digital Futures Summit series focuses on the intersection of sound, radio, and podcasting and the shared and individual challenges and possibilities facing the sectors in the age of digital disruption. Following an introduction by AFTRS Council Chair Russel Howcroft, Lillian 'Flex Mami' Ahenkan will offer her insights into creating content and how she engages, connects with, and grows her audience in a session with AFTRS radio and podcasting program convenor, Natalie Pozdeev. Ahenkan is a...

‘Strictly Ballroom’ 30th anniversary at NFSA

National Film & Sound Archive McCoy Circuit, Acton

The National Film and Sound Archive (NFSA) will celebrate the 30th anniversary of Baz Luhrmann’s Strictly Ballroom on September 16 with a Canberra screening of the newly restored Australian classic, followed by a Q&A with stars Paul Mercurio and Tara Morice, as well as a party. Strictly Ballroom was the award-winning debut feature film of internationally acclaimed director Baz Luhrmann and became one of the most beloved Australian films of all time.  Its world premiere took place at the Cannes...

AACTA Pitch: Focus: Submissions

Entries are now open for AACTA Pitch: Focus, delivered in partnership with Sony. Now in its second year, the national short film pitching initiative offers emerging creatives an opportunity to break into the industry by challenging student filmmakers to form teams and create an original production to be assessed by a panel of industry judges. Teams can be made up of directors, writers, producers, editors, and/or cinematographers, with at least one member of the team actively pursuing studies in film...