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Sisters Setara Amiri, left, and Nazifa Hamdani, the star and writer respectively of the Setara chapter of My Melbourne.

Setara fled the Taliban. Now she’s living her dream, as a movie star

Three years after arriving in Australia as a refugee, Setara Amiri is one of the stars of an Australian movie about to be released in India.

  • Karl Quinn

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Chantelle Murray, who directed The Lost Tiger.

Chance meets with film legends set director without a mentor on her path

The director of new Australian film The Lost Tiger grew up in Broome, but she knew a boat was no place for her.

  • Garry Maddox
Sam Delich and Kylah Day in Territory. Netflix declined to commission a second series, despite its global success.

Could Trump’s tariffs spell disaster for Australia’s screen industry?

High-profile shows cancelled, no sign of streaming quotas and the spectre of Donald Trump have sent a chill through Australia’s film and television industry.

  • Karl Quinn
Guy Pearce.

Guy Pearce is up for an Oscar. Will he prepare a speech?

In an era of Hollywood stars being scrupulously careful about what they say, Guy Pearce is refreshingly direct.

  • Garry Maddox
Jacki Weaver hosts the SBS documentary series Australia: An Unofficial History.

Sure, Jacki Weaver thinks about retirement. But there’s too much to do

Since her Hollywood breakout with Animal Kingdom, the Australian actor has hopped between major films and TV shows.

  • Garry Maddox
Keanu Reeves stars in Ruben Ostlaund’s latest social satire.

A Keanu Reeves comedy set on a long-haul flight to Australia leads Stan’s new line-up

A Russell Crowe film, a Bump Christmas movie and a drama starring Brooke Satchwell were among the 14 original Australian titles announced.

  • Karl Quinn
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Jacob Elordi (left) and Justin Kurzel, director of The Narrow Road to the Deep North, at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival. 

Why ‘superfan’ Jacob Elordi took the Long Road home to Australia

The Saltburn and Euphoria star was in Berlin for the premiere of Richard Flanagan’s POW drama, directed by Justin Kurzel.

  • Stephanie Bunbury
Back in cinemas: actors Helen Thomson and David Wenham with Spit director Jonathon Teplitzky.

Back in thongs: David Wenham revives the beloved star of Gettin’ Square

Called a standalone comedy rather than a sequel, Spit has had a world premiere on the Gold Coast.

  • Garry Maddox
Margaret Fink AO, producer and originating member of the Sydney Push dining at Otto restaurant in Woolloomooloo, NSW. December 4, 2024. Photo: Kate Geraghty

Before Margaret Fink would do lunch with me, I had to audition

You need to bring your A-game when you dine with the Sydney movie producer whose extravagant dinner parties are legendary.

  • Michael Koziol
The famous “that’s not a knife, that’s a knife” scene from Crocodile Dundee.

There’s a new release of Crocodile Dundee. Here’s what’s been edited out

The premiere of The Encore Cut has the first chance to see how the classic film has been updated, with “considered edits” included to give Paul Hogan’s Mick Dundee a modern makeover.

  • Garry Maddox

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