• News

    Australia's Scandinavian Film Festival Announces Full 2017 Program

    See 20 features from Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark and Iceland — including the winner of the Silver Bear for best director at this year's Berlinale.

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    The Brisbane International Film Festival Is Coming Back

    The resurrected festival returns in August, screening around 60 films in Palace's Brisbane locations.

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    Artisan Brunch Is the Photo Series Turning Your Favourite Meal Into Famous Works of Art

    Giving iconic artworks the food-focused makeover no one ever realised they needed — until now.

  • News

    Breaking Bad Is Coming Back as a Virtual Reality Experience

    Prepare to follow in Walter White's footsteps.

  • News

    Lorde Announces 2017 Australian Tour of Outdoor Venues

    She'll play the Opera House Forecourt, the Sidney Myer Music Bowl and the Brisbane Botanic Gardens.

  • News

    We're Giving Away Double Passes to Kilter's Upcoming National Tour

    Celebrate the release of Kilter's debut album, 'Through The Distortion', with tickets to his upcoming show.

Latest Guides
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    Woolloongabba's Getting a New Dine-In Cinema

    The new eight-screen complex will boast both large and boutique theatres — and Gold Class-like nosh options.

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    A Look Inside GOMA's Massive Marvel: Creating the Cinematic Universe Exhibition

    Take a walk through GOMA's blockbuster exhibition, featuring over 600 Marvel costumes, props and artefacts.

  • News

    Studio Ghibli Is Building Its Very Own Theme Park

    The Totoro-themed park is scheduled to open in 2020 — and if it doesn't feature a catbus, we'll eat this susuwatari.

  • News

    A Giant, Inflatable Sad Kanye Is Coming to Splendour in the Grass

    The next SITG project from Hungry Castle, the folks behind the 'Nicholas Cage in a Cage' jumping castle.

  • News

    A Weekender's Guide to Brisbane During BIGSOUND

    Where to stay, eat, drink and party around Brissie during this epic music festival.

  • News

    Victoria Is Getting a New Coastal After-Dark Winter Arts Festival

    Headed for Apollo Bay in the Otways, WinterWild is made up of four Saturdays of music, film and storytelling themed around the elements.

  • News

    Placebo Are Coming to Australia for a National 20th Anniversary Tour

    And yes, they'll play old songs like 'Pure Morning’ and 'Nancy Boy’.

  • News

    Five Films from Cannes 2017 We Can't Wait to See in Australia

    Now showing in French Riviera cinemas between May 17 and 28, and hopefully coming soon to a screen near you.

  • News

    This Short Film Competition Gives Filmmakers the Chance to Work With Dominic West

    Write a killer seven-page script and The Wire's Jimmy McNulty could star in it.

  • News

    Netflix Is Finally Making an Original Australian Series

    Tidelands' ten episodes, each running for 50 minutes, will be shot in Queensland in 2018.

  • News

    A National Geographic Animal Photography Exhibition Is Coming to Melbourne Zoo

    It will be the first time Photo Ark has visited the southern hemisphere.

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    Brisbane's GOMA Is Getting a Major New James Turrell Light Installation

    It will be Australia's third permanent Turrell piece, with the others at Hobart's Mona and the NGA in Canberra.

Latest Events
  • Event

    The Great Artist Market

    Sat, 28 Mar, 2026

    Felons Barrel Hall, Brisbane City

    This riverside brewery is celebrating Brisbane's creative community with a one-day market featuring over 70 local talents.

  • Event

    Armand Van Helden at The Tivoli

    Fri, 10 Apr, 2026

    The Tivoli, Fortitude Valley

    Groove to house music all night long, as one of the genre's pioneering stars makes a long-awaited return to Brisbane.

  • Event

    Archie Moore: kith and kin

    Sat, 27 Sep 2025 - Sun, 18 Oct 2026

    GOMA, South Brisbane

    This artwork won the 2024 Venice Biennale's Golden Lion — and Australians can see it at home in Brisbane.

  • News

    The Lord of the Rings Design Workshop Is Bringing an Insane Insect Exhibition to Australia

    Get up close and personal with large-scale creepy crawlies at this immersive showcase.

  • News

    The Creators of Wallace & Gromit Are Coming to Australia

    Peter Lord and David Sproxton will help launch ACMI's massive Aardman Animations exhibition with a series of talks and masterclasses.

  • News

    The New York Times Officially Launches Australian Coverage

    With the launch of a Sydney newsroom, the publication will extend their coverage to Australian news and issues.

  • News

    Brisbane Loses Another Cinema Icon with The Schonell Ending Its Regular Film Sessions

    The St Lucia site will cease its cinema operations and become a venue for hire.

  • News

    A Look Inside the NGV's Blockbuster Van Gogh Exhibition

    Take a walk through the NGV's huge winter exhibition, featuring over 60 works from the Dutch post-impressionist master.

  • News

    Australia's Getting a Bingo Rave

    The UK's wildly popular and highly unexpected cult event is launching in Sydney and Melbourne. Just yell "bingo" and wait for the drop.

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    'Wet Hot American Summer' Is Being Turned Into a Role-Playing Game

    Make your dream of stepping into the 2001 cult hit a reality with this crowdfunded tabletop game.

  • News

    How Modern Filmmakers Are Tackling the Complex Topic of Psychological Manipulation

    With the release of Cate Shortland's Berlin Syndrome, we look at how victims and perpetrators of psychological abuse are portrayed in modern film.

  • News

    Five Must-See Films at the 2017 Spanish Film Festival

    Our picks from the 39 features on the bill, from Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon's latest Trip to a sumptuous period piece and a classic cat-and-mouse thriller.

  • News

    Blues, Roots and Langos: A Journey Through Bluesfest's 2017 Food Lineup

    From Yemeni bread to vegan pasta and those organic doughnuts — here's what we ate at Bluesfest this year.

  • News

    Five Films Worth Making the Drive to the Gold Coast Film Festival to See

    Road trip to see Australia's answer to 24, Cynthia Nixon as Emily Dickinson, and a black-and-white boxing flick that's also a love story.

  • News

    American Essentials Film Festival Reveals Indie-Focused 2017 Program

    Two Greta Gerwig films, Australia's own Bond and Ewan McGregor jumping behind the camera rank among the second-year festival's 31 titles.

  • News

    This Immersive London Exhibition Will Put You Inside an Episode of 'Black Mirror'

    Relive the anthology series' "Fifty Million Merits" episode as part of the Barbican's three-month science-fiction showcase.

  • News

    NYC's Metropolitan Museum of Art Has Installed a Surreal Rooftop Dinner Party

    Characters and objects from the Met's collection have been digitally scanned, cast as sculptures and spread underneath the Manhattan skyline.

  • News

    Brisbane Has a New Live Music Venue, The Flamin' Galah

    Alf Stewart would approve of this Upper Roma Street newcomer.

  • Guide

    The Best Things to Do Around Brisbane This Long Weekend

    From Easter egg hunts around bars to 18-hour pinball tournaments and long lazy Easter brunches.

  • News

    A Huge Akira Kurosawa Retrospective Is Coming to Australia

    The legendary Japanese director's work will screen in Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra.

  • News

    The Museum of Everything Is Coming to Australia

    The world's first dedicated showcase of ordinary art is heading to MONA for its first Australian visit.

  • News

    Dark Mofo Has Announced Its Spectacular Full 2017 Lineup

    Large-scale lasers, an orchestra mixed with around 500 litres of blood, and a 200-kilometre pilgrimage to six different churches are all on the bill.

  • News

    A Handy Guide to This Year's Splendour Sideshows

    Not heading to Splendour? Just bring the festival to you.

  • News

    Australia's Human Rights Film Festival Announces 2017 Program

    Tired of the same old blockbuster formula? See a film that cuts through the noise.

  • News

    Academy Award-Winning Director Oliver Stone Is Coming to Australia

    The influential, polarising American filmmaker joins both the Vivid Ideas and Semi Permanent lineups in Sydney.

  • Guide

    Ten Brisbane Art Exhibitions to Brighten Up Your April

    Frolic through a candy-coloured land and slide from the top floor of GOMA to the bottom before this exhibition leaves.

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