Polish Film Festival Sydney

The Polish Film Festival Sydney returns this May and June with a  line-up of critically acclaimed films screening across two cinemas, Palace Norton Street and The Ritz Cinemas. The program brings two Australian premieres, six NSW premieres, and a broad selection of work by a new generation of incredibly talented Polish filmmakers. Commencing on Sunday, May 22, the event will open with Polish-Irish comedy-drama I Never Cry (Jak najdalej stąd) from the Silent Night director Piotr Domalewski, who takes audiences...

German Film Festival

From this May to June, the German Film Festival will showcase the best contemporary German cinema direct from major festivals in Europe plus a selection from its German-speaking neighbours, Austria and Switzerland. This year’s Festival Special Presentation is Dear Thomas (Lieber Thomas), a historical monochrome biopic of East German writer and filmmaker Thomas Brasch, starring rising star Albrecht Schuch (Fabian: Going to the Dogs and Berlin Alexanderplatz GFF21). Brasch was born as a German-Jewish emigrant in England, moving to the GDR...

St Kilda Film Festival

The 2022 St Kilda Film Festival (SKFF) will return to the big screen across Friday, May 27 – Sunday, June 5 to celebrate some of Australia’s best local short filmmakers and screen artists. Now in its 39th year, SKFF is Australia’s longest-running short film festival, recognising the genre of short film, including music videos, gaming and immersive forms. The festival is proudly presented by City of Port Phillip and will feature an extensive short film program with 13 screening sessions...

55th Annual AWGIE Awards: Submissions

The Australian Writers’ Guild is calling for entries for the 55th Annual AWGIE Awards. Celebrating the very best in Australian stage and screenwriting, the AWGIE Awards recognise and reward the outstanding achievements of Australian storytellers and their contribution to Australia’s cultural landscape. This year, there are some major updates to the categories, including: • Theatre – stage has been split into original and adapted. • Audio has been split into fiction and non-fiction. • The television series and miniseries categories have been...

Quicksilver Production Initiative

Mercury CX and the South Australian Film Corporation have launched the Quicksilver Production Initiative with the aims to fund four short-form productions - 2 x $25,000 and 2 x $10,000. This initiative is designed to act as a stepping-stone for emerging, advancing and transitioning screen industry practitioners from South Australia to help them achieve their career goals. Applications are invited from teams with projects that are in advanced stages of development and are production-ready. The lead applicant must be an MCX...