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    A 'Game of Thrones'-Style Medieval Banquet Is Coming to Sydney

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    Paraguayan Film 'The Heiresses' Takes Out Top Prize at the 2018 Sydney Film Festival

    And a film about a Sydney ghost hunter won best documentary.

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    You'll Soon Be Able to Visit a James Bond Museum Built Into an Austrian Mountain

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    Australia's Scandinavian Film Festival Reveals Its Dark and Eerie 2018 Lineup

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    Ten Stellar Sydney Film Festival Titles You Can Still Grab Tickets To

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    Behind the Scenes of 2018's Scariest Film with 'Hereditary' Director Ari Aster

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    Ten Must-See Films at the 2018 Sydney Film Festival

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    Five Films from Cannes 2018 We Can't Wait to See in Australia

    Some of them are already on their way to our cinemas; others we'll have to cross our fingers for.

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    Sydney Film Festival Adds Eight Films From Cannes to Its 2018 Program

    Including the winner of the acclaimed Palme d'Or and the latest film from Jean-Luc Godard.

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    Melbourne International Film Festival Has Revealed Its First 2018 Films

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    This New Pop-Up Is Taking Retro Cinema to Brisbane's Most Unlikely Venues

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    A Concert Series Pairing National Geographic Footage with a Live Orchestra Is Touring Australia

    The images will draw upon Nat Geo's 130-year archives, while the score will feature the work of composers such as Hans Zimmer, Austin Fray and Andrew Christie.

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    Sydney Film Festival's Full Jam-Packed 2018 Program Is Here

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    Studio Ghibli's Magical Theme Park Will Now Open in 2022

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    The Brisbane International Film Festival Is Moving to GOMA for the Next Three Years

    The complicated history of BIFF takes another turn, with the Brisbane gallery winning the tender to present the festival from 2018 to 2020.

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    Sydney Film Festival 2018 Will Open with New Zealand Comedy 'The Breaker Upperers'

    After premiering at SXSW, this Taika Waititi-produced comedy takes pole position at this year's SFF.

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    Netflix Might Be Getting Into the Cinema Game With Its Own Chain of Theatres

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    Five Films to See at the 2018 Spanish Film Festival

    Clear a few nights to see beloved Spanish classics, side-splitting comedies and gothic fables.

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    Thornbury Picture House Is Melbourne's New Retro-Style Independent Cinema

    Now open, the High Street cinema features a 57-seat cinema and an onsite bar.

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    Australia's Indie-Focused American Essentials Film Festival Has Unveiled Its 2018 Program

    Featuring Nicolas Cage's latest horror-comedy, a focus on classic LA-set flicks and a mob drama straight from Cannes.

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    Melbourne's ACMI Is Set to Undergo a $40 Million Revamp

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    Five Enchantingly Essential Studio Ghibli Gems From Co-Founder and Director Isao Takahata

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    A Look Down the Rabbit Hole at ACMI's Wondrous World-First Wonderland Exhibition

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    Brisbane Might Be Getting a Free Permanent Outdoor Cinema

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    Sydney Film Festival Unveils the First Part of Its Ace 2018 Program

    This year's 65th anniversary festival boasts Sundance winners, Oscar-nominated animation and Martin Freeman-starring chillers — plus a brand new venue.

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    Spanish Film Festival Announces Packed 2018 Program

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    Melbourne Is Now Home to a Harry Potter-Inspired Escape Room

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    Palace Is Opening a 12-Screen Cinema in Surfers Paradise

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    CherryPicks Is the Rotten Tomatoes Alternative Focusing on Female Film Critics

    Expected to launch later this year, it'll provide "perspectives on film, tv, music, and more... though a female lens."

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    Sydney Is Getting Another Star Wars Screening with a Live Orchestra

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    The Best of Berlinale 2018: Ten New Films We Can't Wait to Hit Australian Cinemas

    We hopped over to the Berlin International Film Festival to get the jump on what's coming soon to cinemas.

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