The Great Baz Luhrmann
Australia’s showman filmmaker continues to enthral – and divide – cinema audiences
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ASO on Twitter
Follow @australiascreen on Twitter for all the latest Australian film industry news.
NFSA FAC on YouTube
Watch government-produced documentaries from the Film Australia Collection in full. Latest: South West Corner (The Commonwealth Film Unit, 1961).
Arc Cinema highlights
Australian screenings in May at Arc cinema at the NFSA include: My Brilliant Career, Romeo + Juliet and special sessions Don McAlpine Carte Blanche. Full program
Restoring the Road
NFSA digital restoration of Wrong Side of the Road to premiere at Sydney Film Festival.
Winner's Wish
Wish You Were Here wins five Film Critics’ Circle of Australia awards. Winners
Logie Awards 2013
Nominations for the 2013 Logie Awards have been announced. TV Tonight
Titles at Tribeca
The Rocket and Red Obsession both competing at the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival. Indiewire
Berlinale bonanza
Aus films The Rocket, Satellite Boy and The Amber Amulet win prizes at the Berlinale. Details
ACMI's perspective
ACMI’s upcoming Australian Perspectives features David Hannay and Bruce Petty. Details
New Trop crop
Tropfest announces its finalists for 2013 (YouTube).
Sapphires shine at AACTAs
The Sapphires is the big winner at the 2013 AACTA Awards. Details
RIP Pat Lovell
Patricia Lovell has died. Obituary
Berlinale goes NATIVe
Beneath Clouds, Samson and Delilah, Ten Canoes, Green Bush among the films screening as part of Berlinale’s NATIVe program.
Whole nine Yards
Yardbird wins Best Australian Short Film at Flickerfest. Full winners list
RIP Bille Brown
Actor Bille Brown has died. Obituary
Ozcars 2013
Congratulations to this year’s Oscar nominees, including Australians Hugh Jackman, Naomi Watts, Jacki Weaver and makeup artist Rick Findlater. Full list
Satellite in Seattle
Satellite Boy and Lore are screening in Women in Cinema at the Seattle International Film Festival. Details
QueerScreen goes Head On
15th birthday screening of Head On will take place during 20th Mardi Gras Film Festival.
Satellite & Rocket to Berlin
Satellite Boy and The Rocket selected to screen at Berlinale. Details
RIP Koko
The star of Red Dog has died. Details
Drink milk, make less noise
Classic NSW Government community service announcements promoting public health and safety
Australian women’s stories
For International Women’s Day 2013, Australian women writers talk about their craft
Deadly Yarns
Short film initiatives like Deadly Yarns showcase and support Indigenous filmmakers
Surfing through summer
Watch films about surfing and the beach to celebrate summer in Australia
Spotlight on The Australian Ballet
As the national company turns 50, we explore the origins of ballet in Australia.
History is back in fashion
The theme of NSW History Week 2012 is 'Threads’: fashion through the ages, wardrobes of the past.
National Science Week 2012
Moving images that broaden the mind and expand your horizons.
Commonwealth Bank of Australia is 100
How much has banking changed since these advertisements were screened in the 1950s?
Spirit of NAIDOC Week 2012
The activism of 40 years ago has led to the Indigenous filmmaking successes of today.
Australian Animation
Australian animation is under the spotlight at two events in Melbourne this month.
Shadowcatchers of the screen
A new book celebrates the work of Australian cinematographers and captures more than 100 years of film history
Serial mums: television and Mother’s Day
Remembering Australian TV mums for Mother’s Day
Remembering Kokoda
For Anzac Day, we commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Kokoda
Science of cinema: CSIRO Film Unit
The national science agency has been furthering Australian scientific research through its films since 1949
Care for kids: 30 years of the ACTF
For 30 years, the Australian Children’s Television Foundation has been making quality kids TV look like child’s play
A View from the Bridge
Sydney’s famous 'coathanger’ bridge opened 80 years ago amid a storm of controversy
