Events

Tech authority and venture capitalist Matthew Ball headlines the second session of AFTRS Digital Futures Summit series, The Business of Australia’s Digital Future, which will be held online on Thursday, February 17. Ball is considered the world’s leading expert on the Metaverse, a multi-dimensional world that many believe will be the successor to the internet, converging immersive 3D online environments, augmented reality, virtual reality, and personal computing with real life. Author of Metaverse Primer and the upcoming The Metaverse: And...

Transitions Film Festival returns this February with an program of documentaries about the solutions to society's greatest challenges and that showcase the heroes and change-makers who are building a better world. The program features over 20 virtual sessions available online, nationwide, as well as a small selection of screenings in Melbourne.

Almost 30 short films from a selection of Australia’s emerging filmmakers – the 2021 graduating class of the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) Film and Television department – will be available for free on the MIFF Play streaming platform from February 21 to March 6. This out-of-season presentation is a showcase of diversity, with stories about love triangles, pacts with the devil, zombie comedies, existential sci-fi dramas, hilarious animated hijinks, and engaging documentaries. The full program and ticketing information...