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First Nations creatives to take centre stage at St Kilda Film Festival
Viral sensation Black As, North Melbourne AFL player Jy Simpkin and some of Aust...
Phoebe Blogg 29 May 2026
Netflix and Australian Film Television and Radio School announce $100,000 First Nations scholarship program
A new partnership between the Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS...
Alexandra Giorgianni 22 May 2026
The late Rhoda Roberts AO honoured with National NAIDOC Lifetime Achievement Award
The National NAIDOC Committee has named the late Rhoda Roberts AO as the recipie...
Giovanni Torre 21 May 2026
Borderline: Award-winning Sami siblings' debut film collaboration tells their story in their own Indigenous voice
These Sámi siblings are committed to ensuring Indigenous voices and perspective...
Jarred Cross 12 May 2026
Mentors announced for 2026 Indigenous Storytellers Scholarship
The Indigenous Storytellers Scholarship has unveiled its distinguished lineup of...
Phoebe Blogg 11 May 2026
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 films from 81 countries, including 19 World Premieres, three International Premieres and 140 Australian Premieres, with sc...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg May 7, 2026
First Nations film showcase Nunga Screen celebrates 15 years

Country Arts SA's award-winning First Nations film showcase Nunga Screen returns in 2026 for its 15th year of sharing history, humour, culture and Country through powerful storytelling.

Giovanni Torre Giovanni Torre Apr 13, 2026
Poster unveiled for Indigenous-led film 'The Shadows of Trust'

Wirra Distribution has unveiled the official theatrical poster for 'The Shadows of Trust', a psychological thriller from Whadjuk and Bibbulman filmmaker Thibul Nettle.

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Mar 27, 2026
Yaegl screen industry veteran appointed Head of First Nations Engagement at audiovisual institution

Yaegl woman Pauline Clague has been appointed Head of First Nations Engagement at Australia's national audiovisual cultural institution, the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia.

Callan Morse Callan Morse Mar 24, 2026
Rachel Perkins to lead First Nations strategy at Screen Australia

Proud Arrernte and Kalkadoon woman Rachel Perkins will help guide the future of First Nations storytelling in Australia after being appointed as Screen Australia's new Director of First Nations Strate...

Jackson Clark Jackson Clark Mar 1, 2026
Warwick Thornton’s film Wolfram premieres at Berlin Film Festival

Warwick Thornton has premiered his new outback western Wolfram at the Berlin Film Festival, marking another step in First Nations storytellers reshaping the narrative through cinema.

Jackson Clark Jackson Clark Feb 23, 2026
Brooke Collard selected for European Film Market’s Toolbox Programme

Ballardong Whadjuk Noongar producer and writer Brooke Collard has been selected to participate in the Toolbox Programme at the European Film Market (EFM), held alongside the Berlin International Film...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Feb 5, 2026
‘Mob supporting mob’: AFTRS On Country Pathways Program celebrates with final showcase

The Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS) celebrated the final showcase of its landmark 'On Country Pathways Program' on Friday, marking an end to 18 months of mentorship and training fo...

Alexandra Giorgianni Alexandra Giorgianni Jan 19, 2026
Powerful First Nations short films to feature at Flickerfest

Seven First Nations stories are being featured at the 35th Flickerfest International Short Film Festival, screening a curated selection of First Nations short films on January 26 in acknowledgement of...

Alexandra Giorgianni Alexandra Giorgianni Jan 16, 2026
'Riders of the Buffalo Nations' records life, culture and survival on reservations

'Riders of the Buffalo Nations' is a long-form photographic and documentary project that centres on Indigenous youth living on reservations across South Dakota and Montana, documenting how culture, fa...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jan 9, 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.

Jarred Cross Jarred Cross Jan 8, 2026
FOCUS: First Nation Films set for January return

Set to take place this month, the City of Fremantle has announced the return of FOCUS: First Nation Films. A free and accessible event, FOCUS: First Nation Films strives to connect community through a...

Phoebe Blogg Phoebe Blogg Jan 5, 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...

Joseph Guenzler Joseph Guenzler Jan 2, 2026
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