Events

The Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC) has confirmed the dates of next year's event, with the in-person portion taking place at ACMI, Melbourne from March 5-8, followed by an online marketplace from March 9-11. Discounted early bird passes are now available for the 2023 conference ahead of an initial program release on November 3. The 2022 program featured more than 90 national and international speakers from across the nonfiction screen and digital media industries, sharing their insights in more than...

The Alliance Française French Film Festival 2023 arrives across Australia from March 7 – April 23. The 34th edition of the largest celebration of French film outside of France will open with Nicolas Bedos’ Masquerade. An official selection of Cannes Film Festival 2022, the drama, which stars Pierre Niney, Isabelle Adjani, and Marine Vacth, transports cinemagoers to the dreamy shores of Côte d’Azur. Closing the festival on a bittersweet high is Didier Barcelo’s road trip film Freestyle, featuring rising star...

Ritz Cinemas in Randwick has announced a This Is Celluloid retrospective, featuring a lineup of 35mm and 70mm screenings every Friday night from 10 March to showcase cinematic triumphs from the 1920s to the present day across almost 40 weeks. The program kicks off with a 35mm screening of Michael Mann's modern crime masterpiece Heat on Friday 10 March. Other highlights include a special 35mm marathon presentation of George Lucas's Star Wars Saga, featuring six films from the original and prequel trilogies...

ACMI's Focus on the Dead will spotlight seven films spanning half a century of modern zombie cinema and beyond.  Curated by Reece Goodwin, Focus on the Dead aims to unpick the evolution of the zombie film and interrogate the links of the subgenre to the personal and political. The seven features include George A. Romero’s original Trilogy of the Dead: Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead (presented in a newly restored 3D version making its Australian premiere) and Day of the...

The Birrarangga Film Festival, a celebration of Indigenous films from around the globe, is returning to Naarm, from March 23-28. Now in its third year, audiences can look forward to an inspiring collection of stories from First Nations filmmakers, screening at The Capitol, ACMI, Lido, Classic, Victorian Pride Centre, and Federation Square.  Tickets will be on sale from February 23, 2023. Originally conceived by Wurundjeri/Yorta Yorta screen creative Tony Briggs (creator and writer of The Sapphires) and produced by Damienne...

As part of its 50th anniversary celebrations, AFTRS will screen a series of acclaimed feature films directed by AFTRS alumni, beginning with Phillip Noyce's Dead Calm at 6.30pm on March 28. The screening will also feature a special video introduction from Noyce. Each film in this series was directed by an AFTRS alumnus and almost all feature alumni in key creative roles including producers, cinematographers, editors, production designers, and costume designers. In partnership with the National Film and Sound Archive...