Events

The 25th annual Revelation Perth International Film Festival returns to Luna Cinemas Leederville for a 10-day celebration of the best independent global and local cinema. The silver jubilee edition includes 26 feature films, 16 full length documentaries and over 50 short films and short documentaries from 29 countries.

Showcasing the best new cinema from the Nordic region, the Carlsberg Scandinavian Film Festival returns to Palace, Palace Nova and Luna Palace Cinemas this July. The program includes Finland’s The Woodcutter Story(Metsurin tarina), the directorial debut from Mikko Myllylahti which screened in Cannes Critics Week, while the opening night selection includes a co-production between Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Czech Republic and Poland titled Margrete – Queen of the North (Margrete den første) from director Charlotte Sieling. Also on the early line-up is The...

Melbourne Cinémathèque announces a very special curated season, Masterpieces of Ukrainian Cinema. The season pairs six historical and contemporary retrospective titles across three weeks showcasing works of auteurs, contemporary talent, and some of Ukraine’s greatest films of all time. The season screens from July 20 – August 3 every Wednesday from 7pm at ACMI. The program commemorates Ukraine’s 100-years of feature filmmaking and is made possible by the Dovzhenko Centre (the Ukrainian National Film Archive), whereby a portion of the season’s proceeds...

Melbourne Documentary Film Festival will present its 7th edition, 'Punks, Rebels, Mavericks and Renegades' in-cinema at Carlton's Cinema Nova this monbth. The line-up includes 120 documentaries, including web series, VR and shorts. Among the line-up are seven world premieres and four digital Australian premieres. Twenty-four Australian feature docs will screen in competition. Opening night will consist of three films, Charlotte White's Angel, Camden Casey's Making Wonder and Fiona Cochrane's PATOU: In Black in White. Closing the festival will be Craig Miller's...

The 5th Taiwan Film Festival is returning to Australian cinemas from July 28 to August 13. This year's program will be presented in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Canberra, with more than 30 sessions and 20 Australian premieres. The slate of features, hybrid documentaries, classic retrospectives, and shorts includes the opening film Goddamned Asura (2021), from writers Lou Yi-An and Singing Chen, who team up once again to question and reshape the karma effect of the decisions made in everyday lives....

Ritz Cinemas, Randwick continues to celebrate its 85th birthday by announcing Australia on Celluloid, a year of Australian Classics presented on 35mm prints. Proudly presented by Ritz Cinemas, the National Film and Sound Archive and Umbrella Entertainment, Australia on Celluloid is a historical celebration of Australia's rich and unique film heritage, with special 35mm screenings of iconic and overlooked films from the NFSA's Kodak/Atlab and Deluxe/Kodak collections presented together for the first time. Screenings will occur every Saturday at 4pm, with select films accompanied by discussions...