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High point: the Bring Her Back team after winning best film at the AACTA Awards in Febuary.

The explosive drama behind the scenes at Australia’s main film and TV awards

The Australian Film Institute’s announcement that chief executive Damian Trewhella was leaving has triggered weeks of bitter claims and counterclaims.

  • Garry Maddox

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Home of the Arts (HOTA) is the Gold Coast’s premier arts precinct.

Gold Coast ups its culture credentials with appointment of Brisbane arts luminary

The longtime leader of the Queensland Performing Arts Centre has been appointed to a similar role an hour down the road.

  • Nick Dent
GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 06: Micheal and Danny Philippou pose during the 2026 AACTA Awards at HOTA (Home of the Arts) on February 06, 2026 in Gold Coast, Australia. (Photo by Don Arnold/Getty Images for AACTA)

Homegrown horror Bring Her Back, Jacob Elordi and Narrow Road to the Deep North lead AACTA wins

With their follow-up to global hit Talk To Me, the Philippou brothers’ horror film has won nine awards including best film and direction.

  • Garry Maddox
Sarah Snook in Christopher Esber; Phoebe Tonkin in Christopher Esber; Yerin Ha in Zimmermann; Kat Stewart in Maticevski at the 2026 AACTAs.

The best looks from the AACTAs: Unfiltered Australian style on show

Sarah Snook and Bridgerton star Yerin Ha lead a showcase of Australian designs.

  • Damien Woolnough
Dacre Montgomery.

Stranger Things star launches Australian filmmaking career

Dacre Montgomery has been buried in an editing suite – but he has emerged to launch a key part of this year’s Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards.

  • Garry Maddox
Nominated for AACTA International Awards … Rose Byrne, Joel Edgerton, Sarah Snook and Jacob Elordi.

Edgerton, Byrne and Elordi vie for AACTA international awards

The country’s brightest hopes for Oscar nominations next year are being recognised by the Australian academy.

  • Garry Maddox
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Michael and Danny Philippou on the set of Bring Her Back.

‘Just grateful’: Two ‘bogans from Australia’ lead film award nominations

The horror film Bring Her Back has dominated the AACTA Award film nominations, with the Belle Gibson Netflix series well ahead of its rivals in the TV categories.

  • Garry Maddox
Baz Luhrmann at the AACTA announcemetn on the Gold Coast.

Baz Luhrmann drops key detail about new film as he receives industry honour

The Australian director and his creative partner and wife have joined Russell Crowe, Nicole Kidman and Cate Blanchett in receiving the honour.

  • Garry Maddox
Fangs for the memories … the new Australian horror film Beast of War has bite.

This new Australian horror movie is a bloody masterpiece

Boy Swallows Universe star Lee Tiger Halley dives into a gory wartime thriller about a shark stalking its prey.

  • Michael Idato
“Our vision is to centre both filmmakers and audiences, to really build up the industry capacity of the festival.” New executive director of the Brisbane International Film Festival, Sophie Mathisen.

Brisbane Film Festival gets new boss, funding boost and a Cannes relaunch

The new boss of Brisbane International Film Festival will announce BIFF’s reinvention as a co-production marketplace at the world’s premier film festival.

  • Nick Dent