Events

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....

Back for its third year, XR:WA is bringing the immersive world of virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and computer games to multiple locations across Perth, Western Australia. Spread across three days, this major conference and public exhibition will showcase the ideas, works, technology and constantly evolving environment of the virtual reality and digital screen industry. Explore stunning immersive VR experiences and technologies, hear from some of the industry’s leading thinkers and innovators, and network with local, national, and international...

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...

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...