Events

Made in the West Film Festival is returning this November, highlighting the cutting-edge films being made by indie and student filmmakers in the region. Now in its 12th year, the festival includes a cinema screening at Event Cinemas Liverpool on Saturday, November 25, after which four major awards will be presented - Best in the West, Best Student Film, Best Music Video and the Audience Choice Award. There will also be individual category prizes for Best Director, Cinematographer, Editor, Sound...

Forty films by Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) graduates will be streamed for free on the Melbourne International Film Festival's digital player, MIFF Play. The 2023 Film and Television Graduate Season features a diverse range of films, from those shot on antique 16mm film to future-facing virtual production projects created with the University of Melbourne’s education partners NantStudios. VCA will celebrate the new lineup of films at an official launch December 1.

Eighteen short films produced through Bus Stop Films’ Accessible Film Studies Program are set to tour nationally, kicking off with a gala event in Perth on Sunday December 3, hosted by Julia Hales. The films were created by 180 filmmakers, all young adults with mild/moderate intellectual disability or autism. The participants in the Accessible Film Studies Program worked with their tutors to create short films alongside industry professionals who mentor the students on set. The films include dramas, documentaries and...

The winners of the 20 categories in the 2023 Australian Directors’ Guild Awards will be announced at an awards ceremony at The Grand Electric in Sydney’s Surry Hills on Tuesday, December 5.   https://if.com.au/gracie-otto-leads-adg-award-nominees/