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First Nations films to feature in Sydney’s 73rd Sydney Film Festival
Returning to Sydney from June 3-14, the Sydney Film Festival will present 248 fi...
Phoebe Blogg 7 May 2026
First Nations film showcase Nunga Screen celebrates 15 years
Country Arts SA's award-winning First Nations film showcase Nunga Screen returns...
Giovanni Torre 13 Apr 2026
Warwick Thornton’s film Wolfram premieres at Berlin Film Festival
Warwick Thornton has premiered his new outback western Wolfram at the Berlin Fil...
Jackson Clark 23 Feb 2026
Brooke Collard selected for European Film Market’s Toolbox Programme
Ballardong Whadjuk Noongar producer and writer Brooke Collard has been selected...
Phoebe Blogg 5 Feb 2026
‘Mob supporting mob’: AFTRS On Country Pathways Program celebrates with final showcase
The Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS) celebrated the final sho...
Alexandra Giorgianni 19 Jan 2026
Groundbreaking First Nations-led animation asking the big questions on January 26

A "love letter to human kind" film from First Nations artistic and academic voices blends timeless knowledge with the newest of technologies to ask some big questions, for one day only, on January 26.

January 8, 2026
Indigenous-owned Wirra Distribution secures new psychological thriller for 2026 release

Wirra Distribution, an Indigenous-owned company founded by Wongutha filmmaker Travis Akbar, has acquired Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) distribution rights for Noongar filmmaker Thibul Nettle's psych...

January 2, 2026
25 years of cyberTribe celebrated with recognition of Indigenous women in screen culture

The 2025 Solid Screen Awards have been announced as part of cyberTribe's 25th anniversary year. Five Indigenous women have been honoured this year, reflecting cyberTribe's long-standing focus on Indig...

December 22, 2025
Indigenous cinema to take centre stage at Brisbane International Film Festival

Brisbane International Film Festival will return from 27 to 30 November, bringing more than 60 films to venues across the city as part of its revitalised 2025 program.

November 20, 2025
Young Indigenous director makes history with her short film 'Don't Ignore Me'

Fifteen-year-old Indigenous filmmaker Charli Fletcher is making waves in the film industry with her supernatural short 'Don't Ignore Me', which has gained international acclaim.

November 12, 2025
Stargazer Cinema bringing Indigenous stories to life under the stars

Barangaroo Reserve has transformed into a hub for Indigenous storytelling with the launch of Stargazer Cinema, an eight-week outdoor program dedicated to showcasing Indigenous filmmaking from Australi...

October 20, 2025
Emerging and established First Nations talent celebrated at 2nd Shoalhaven First Nations Film Festival

The recent Shoalhaven First Nations Film Festival spotlighted emerging and established First Nations filmmakers from around Australia. Held at Husskinson Pictures in Shoalhaven, the Festival screened...

October 18, 2025
Marrugeku celebrates 30 years with a return to Western Arnhem Land

In celebration of 30 years since the premiere of its inaugural work, Marrugeku returned to Gunbalanya – the community in West Arnhem Land where the company began with its first-ever production...

September 11, 2025
First Nations-led debut feature film secures funding as SA's Film Lab: New Voices selection

Yankunytjatjara sisters and filmmakers Pearl and Lilla Berry will premiere their debut feature The Debt at Adelaide Film Festival in 2026 after securing production funding as winning selection of a le...

August 12, 2025
Resonant Films among grant recipients in regional screen investment

Indigenous screen company Resonant Films, founded by Caden Pearson in Gimuy (Cairns), has secured support from Screen Queensland's NQ Enterprise initiative to scale its operations.

July 28, 2025
Wiradjuri filmmaker Jazz Money brings archive stories to life

A screening of 'WINHANGANHA', the debut feature film by Wiradjuri artist, poet and filmmaker Jazz Money, will take place in North Sydney, followed by a conversation with fellow Wiradjuri writer Nathan...

June 17, 2025
From Nevada to Sydney: 'Remaining Native' shines a light on Indigenous survival

Remaining Native, a new documentary by Haudenosaunee filmmaker Paige Bethmann, will screen this week at the Sydney Film Festival. The film follows 17-year-old long-distance runner Kutoven Stevens as h...

June 5, 2025
Indigenous-led short films move into production in South Australia

Three Indigenous South Australian writer/directors have entered production on new short films as part of the South Australian Film Corporation's First Nations Short Film Program.

June 5, 2025
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