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....

The 2022 ST. ALi Italian Film Festival returns to cinemas nationally in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Canberra, and Byron Bay from September, featuring a mix of contemporary drama, comedy, and documentaries, while also honouring one of Italy’s greatest filmmakers, Pier Paolo Pasolini. The 2022 Festival opens with the Italian box office hit Belli Ciao, starring comedic duo Pio and Amedeo. It follows two formerly inseparable friends who reunite in their hometown in Puglia after years apart, resulting in an...

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...