REVIEWS / ANCESTRY ROAD

The genre-hopping Aussie director Glenn Triggs settles into magical realism and generational dynamics with his latest supernatural drama (Click here)

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FEATURES / PREVIEW: 2025 HSBC SPANISH FILM FESTIVAL

One of the biggest Spanish-language film celebrations in the world is about to unfold across multiple venues around Australia (Click here)

INDUSTRY / FCCA SHELL OUT TOP TROPHIES FOR MEMOIR OF A SNAIL

Adam Elliott's mental health exploration took three of the key categories on offer at the delayed-but-worth-it evening, held at the iconic Paddington RSL (Click here).

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In this week's newsletter - Sydney Film Festival, Trump's Tariff madness, Kidman conquers Cannes, Clown in a Cornfield, The Wedding banquet and that Margaret Qualley trailer (Click here)

REVIEWS / INGRESS

A love spanning multiple realities proves to be both a miracle and a burden in Rachel Noll James' metaphysical Ingress (Click here)

REVIEWS / IT'S OUR TIME

Entirely fitting that Joy Hopwood's latest feature is set on Sydney's leafy lower north shore; it's not very deep, but it is lovely to look at and filled with fun, frothy personalities (Click here) 

FEATURES / PREVIEW: 2025 SOUTH AFRICAN FILM FESTIVAL

A global sector largely underseen in Australian cinemas, South African cinema gets its moment in the sun with the 2025 South African Film Festival set to unspool (Click here)

REVIEWS / GRACE POINT

Brat Pack-er Andrew McCarthy and son-of-Brat-Pack-er John Owen Lowe lead a strong cast in a survival odyssey thriller that aims higher than most of its kind (Click here) 

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INDUSTRY / FILMMAKER MATTHEW HOLMES' PLEA FOR A FAIRER FILM SECTOR

Indie director Matthew Holmes has hit all the KPIs that you think would open the industry door for a 48 year-old with four features and 35 years of experience to his name. In an open letter to our sector, Holmes asks, "What do I have to do?" (Click here)

REVIEWS / CONJURING TAPES

The two genres us critics aren't usually too thrilled about - found footage pics and anthologies - get an adrenalin shot thanks to expat Aussie Rob Livings and co-director Randy Nundlall Jr low-budget, highly-inventive shaky shocker (Click here) 

REVIEWS / CARMEN & BOLUDE

A true-life reiendship has inspired a new Australian comedy-drama that proves to be a bold undertaking, rife with contemporary society bullet points, the likes of which you don't usually find in these sorts of film (Click here)

WORLD CINEMA / APRIL TAKES BEST FILM AT 17th ASIA PACIFIC SCREEN AWARDS

Actress/comedian Nina Oyama (pictured, left) set the bouyant, celebratory mood as MC of the 17th Asia Pacific Screen Awards, which bestowed 2024 honours on a culturally diverse selection of winners (Click here)

FEATURES / IFFR TO FETE THE CULTURAL IMPACT OF VHS HEYDAY

Screen-Space boss Simon Foster, a 25-year veteran of Australia's home vid sector, could not be more thrilled that IFFR are highlighting the importance of VHS culture at this years festival (Click here)