Ngara: NFSA NAIDOC Week screenings

National Film & Sound Archive McCoy Circuit, Acton

The National Film and Sound Archive (NFSA) has curated a lineup of films that honour the history and culture of First Nations people to screen throughout NAIDOC Week at Arc Cinema, Canberra - including an advanced screening of Warwick Thornton's The New Boy. The program, titled Ngara ('Listen' in Dharawal language), reflects this year's NAIDOC Week theme, 'For Our Elders'. The program also includes screenings of Thornton’s Samson and Delilah; Rachel Perkins’ 1998 drama Radiance, newly restored through the NFSA Restores program;...

Coastal Surge Film Festival

Avoca Beach Theatre 69 Avoca Drive, Avoca Beach, NSW, Australia

The Coastal Surge Film Festival will premiere three Australian films shot entirely on the Central Coast in NSW with...

$15

Powerhouse Late: AI

Powerhouse Museum 500 Harris Street, Ultimo, NSW, Australia

Audio specialist agency Eardrum, in collaboration with the Powerhouse Museum, will present Powerhouse Late: AI: an evening of presentations and interactive events exploring the impact and potential of artificial intelligence on the arts. The evening will include interactive displays, in-depth panel discussions, and a world-first AI-assisted live radio play. Artworks exhibited on the night will highlight Australians incorporating AI into their practice, including Kier Spilsbury, Brent Griffin, Jonas Peterson, Jamie Sissons from Absolutely Ai, and students from AI programs at...

Free

Digital Originals 2023: Submissions

Screen Australia, SBS, and National Indigenous Television (NITV) are inviting applications for the Digital Originals initiative. Now in its fourth year, the program aims to develop short-form drama projects to premiere as a single hour-long episode program on SBS On Demand and NITV, from screen creatives historically under-represented in the sector. This includes people who identify as culturally and linguistically diverse, First Nations Australians, people with disability, female and gender diverse, LGBTQIA+, and those who are located in regional and...