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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 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
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
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
National screen and audio school AFTRS creates new pathways for First Nations communities

Following a successful pilot in WA's Kimberley region, and recent workshops in Cairns, the Australian Film Television and Radio School has announced the next step in its 'On Country Pathways Program'.

June 4, 2025
WA First Nations filmmakers shown love in new rom-com short film initiative

Seven Western Australian filmmakers will receive support to develop scripts and short films as part of Proper Loved Up, a new romantic comedy initiative for mid-career First Nations producers and emer...

May 15, 2025
Damulgurra Stories launches to lead meaningful First Nations screen partnerships

Set to launch at Screen Forever next month, the new First Nations initiative, Damulgurra Stories, will strive to redefine respectful, holistic engagement with Indigenous communities in the screen indu...

April 30, 2025
Indigenous producers land major boost from Screenwest

Western Australian producers Brooke Collard and Shari Hutchison are the recipients of Screenwest's Producer Talent Accelerator initiative, each receiving $100,000 to put towards professional and proje...

March 10, 2025
Indigenous Creators Pitch winners announced

Four Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander filmmakers have been announced as winners of the inaugural Indigenous Creators Pitch. The initiative, supported by Indigenous Business Australia (IBA) and th...

March 6, 2025
Birrarangga Film Festival set to return in 2025

Birrarangga Film Festival, a dedicated celebration of First Nations film, is set to return to Naarm in 2025. Set to take place from March 13-18, the festival will host events at multiple locations acr...

March 3, 2025
Cliff Curtis honoured at Asia Pacific Screen Awards for decades of excellence

Renowned Māori actor and filmmaker Cliff Curtis has been honoured with the prestigious FIAPF (International Federation of Film Producers Associations) Award at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards.

December 13, 2024
Dylan River becomes first winner of Baz Luhrmann Pathfinder Award

First Nations filmmaker Dylan River felt deeply honored to be named the inaugural recipient of the Australian Directors' Guild's Baz Luhrmann Pathfinder Award.

November 26, 2024
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