The Best Films You’ve Never Seen: The Devil’s Playground

The Capitol 113 Swanston Street, Melbourne, VIC

The AFI Research Collection (AFIRC), in partnership with RMIT Culture’s film series ‘The Best Films You’ve Never Seen’, will host an in conversation at The Capitol with Fred Schepisi. Sharing insights into the creative process behind his first feature, 1976 film The Devil's Playground, Schepisi will discuss his remarkable career which spans five decades and includes films such as The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith, Roxanne, and Six Degrees of Separation. This will be followed by an exclusive 35mm screening of...

AIDC FACTory International Pitching Showcase 2024: Submissions

The Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC) is inviting applications for next year's FACTory International Pitching Showcase. Up to 15 teams will have the opportunity to present their work to a world-class line-up of Australian and international commissioners, sales agents, funders, and distributors at AIDC 2024. This year, applicants will also gain free access to Getty Images extensive library of over 25 million clips and stills for every subject imaginable for use in applications, to help them prepare for the best...

Iranian Film Festival Australia 2023

The Iranian Film Festival of Australia (IFFA) returns in 2023 after being forced to pause in 2022, with screenings taking place across Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, and Perth from November 16 to December 13. Of the 13 films to be presented, there are eleven Australian premieres and both the 2023 UK and the 2024 Iranian official entries for the Academy Awards, as well as six award-winning shorts. The festival will also feature a retrospective honouring acclaimed director Dariush Mehruji...

Fresh Cuts Documentary Pitch Initiative

Screen Australia and the Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC) have announced applications are open for Fresh Cuts. Now in its second year, this initiative invites documentary creators to pitch projects in development that appeal to young adult audiences at AIDC, and offers the opportunity to secure development funding from Screen Australia. Through the initiative up to six applicants and/or teams will gain the opportunity to receive pitch training and mentorship, and participate in a live pitch to market at AIDC....

Marshmallow Laser Feast: Works of Nature at the ACMI

ACMI, Melbourne Flinders St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Marshmallow Laser Feast (MLF): Works of Nature features five major digital artworks that incorporate guided meditation and transcendent, interactive experiences. Visitors evolve from droplets of water to majestic and ancient trees, cells and black holes – gaining a deeper understanding of the natural world, and our place within it. MLF has staged exhibitions across the globe – from Sundance and Tribeca Film Festivals to London’s V&A and Design Museum, to Lisbon Triennial, Istanbul Design Biennial, and beyond – using immersive...