The Indian Film Festival 2010 – Bollywood and Beyond has a fantastic program of films this year from the best of Bollywood’s recent blockbusters. Cinema that will have you laughing and dancing in your seats, from seductive romantic comedies to edge-of-your-seat thrillers, from thought-provoking social dramas to fascinating documentaries. There will be Australian premieres and prize-winning short films made by you – from Australia, New Zealand and India.

The Alliance Francaise French Film Festival is back for another year, it’s 21st Year!!!

This years list of films programmed for the Alliance Francaise French Film Festival features a number of the finest productions released by the French film industry in the past 12 months.

With many of the the films receiving or been nominated for many prestigious awards it’s definitely not an event to be missed.

One of the great movies featured at this event entails the intense love affair between two creative giants; Coco Chanel and Igor Stravinsky.

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The First Factual Films Festival (F4) is a new screening program held during the Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC) 2010. Co-presented by AIDC and the Media Resource Centre, F4 showcases first films from Australian documentary filmmakers at the start of their careers alongside the first films of legendary documentary masters attending AIDC 2010.

Reworking an animated short film in just three days was the task three students from Swinburne University faced when they represented Australia at the Asia Pacific Animation Challenge (APAC).

After winning an Australia-wide contest with their animated film Tweet Revenge, the multimedia students flew to Hong Kong for the APAC. Their work was critiqued by a panel of judges and the team had to improve it by the end of the challenge. Read all about Tweet Revenge →

The Yallingup Surfilm Festival is proud to announce the long awaited summer of 2010 screening lineup. With 12 screenings in all, films from around the world are making their way to YSF10 for World Premieres, World Festival Premieres and Australian Premieres.

Held in Yallingup, WA January 22-24, from a cast of international film submissions and honored panelists of the surfing world, this event is one to set the bar for the evolution of surf films. Read all about the The Yallingup Surfilm Festival →

AIDC 2010 aims to connect Australia with the world and the world with Australia. The world is getting smaller and stories are getting bigger.

International co-production will take centre stage at the 2010 conference by building relationships and exploring common ground, sharing experiences and teaming up for business.

If you are involved in the factual content industry you simply can’t miss the Australian International Documentary Conference.

The St George Open Air Cinema offers comfortable grandstand seating, Dolby Digital surround sound and a film program with premieres, previews and the latest releases. Each December this event sells out. The cinema has a restaurant and bar. The 2010 season film schedule is now available and pre-sales commence on 17 December 2009.

The S.P.A.S.H is an independent organisation dedicated to the discovery and study of undocumented, suppressed and censored historical events that have occurred in Australia since becoming a federation on the 1st of January 1901. Read all about The Society for the Preservation of Australian Secret Histories →

Flickerfest is Australia’s only Academy® Award accredited short film festival. The program covers three competitive categories: International, Australian and Documentary. There are 1500 entries and 23 national touring venues. The competitive programs will be joined by a special programs and forums, including the Australian premiere of Stories On Human Rights, a series of 22 short films by award-winning filmmakers from across the world, and the Best of the Oscars. Bondi Pavilion Bondi Beach; then on tour.

19th Flickerfest festival – Sydney, then national tour  Flickerfest Director Bronwyn Kidd & filmmaker Gemma Lee introducing her film, 2009. Image courtesy of Flickerfest. 8–17 January 2010; then national tour till March 2010

After three hugely successful years, the Optus One 80 Project is back giving aspiring TV and Film Makers a shot at drama production – this could be your chance to crack into the notoriously tough Film and TV industry with the ultimate leg up thanks to Optus, MTV, Blackberry® and Event Cinemas.