Sweet Milk Lake Premiere
Sweet Milk Lake celebrated its World Premiere at Melbourne International Film Festival. Supported through VicScreen’s Originate Features initiative and the Melbourne International Film Festival Premiere Fund, Harvey Zielinski's debut feature is a raw and heartfelt story of identity, belonging and self-acceptance.
A PATHWAY INTO SCREEN: THREE EARLY-CAREER FIRST PEOPLES FILMMAKERS SHARE THEIR STORY
Up-and-coming First Peoples screen practitioners Travis Cloudy-Hensgen, Kynan Clarke and Merryn Trescott share their different industry pathways.
A YEAR OF BIG IDEAS AND BOLD STORYTELLING
As 2025 comes to an end, savour the moment by looking back at the bold and inspiring films, TV shows, games and events that were produced and presented right here in Victoria to international acclaim.
What India’s Screen Stars love about Melbourne
The Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) invigorates the city each year, bringing together the biggest and boldest voices in South Asian cinema to meet local fans and industry. We asked some of the guests about their thoughts on Melbourne.
The Family Next Door: Adapting Sally Hepworth’s Best-selling Book for TV
New York Times best-selling Victorian author Sally Hepworth has penned nine novels, selling millions of books worldwide. One of them, The Family Next Door, has been adapted into a new television series currently airing on the ABC and available on ABC iview.
BIRRARANGGA FILM FESTIVAL & VICSCREEN CO-PRESENTS A MASTERCLASS WITH IVAN SEN
Wiradjuri producer Merryn Trescott reflects on acclaimed filmmaker Ivan Sen's masterclass at the 2025 Birrarangga Film Festival.
THE BUSINESS OF CREATIVITY: SIR WILLIAM SARGENT ON POLICY, PROFIT AND THE UK’S SCREEN BOOM
A leader in the global VFX and creative industries, Sir William Sargent explains the meteoric rise of the UK’s screen industry off the back of strategic government intervention and what’s required to sustain the creative pipeline.
Your Melbourne International Games Week sorted
This year marks 10 years of Melbourne International Games Week (MIGW), showcasing the best of local and international games over its jam-packed program in October.
The 15th Indian Film Festival of Melbourne brings cinema visionaries back to Victoria
The 15th annual Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) has opened with thousands of community members gathering to welcome some of the biggest names in Indian cinema back to Melbourne for 10 days of film festivities.
Play Now Melbourne 2023 highlights
Play Now Melbourne is Australia's pre-eminent games market. As part of Melbourne International Games Week, Play Now Melbourne was held on 5 October 2023 at the State Library of Victoria. It featured an impressive line-up of leading international and local publishers, platform holders and investors, hearing pitches from more than 40 projects from across Australia. Here are some of the highlights from the day.
VicScreen meets SXSW
Victoria's creativity and capability in screen was on show at Australia House at SXSW Austin this month.
10 First Nations projects to watch this NAIDOC Week
This NAIDOC Week, show your support for the First Nation screen practitioners, crew, and storytellers by watching, streaming, and supporting these key local projects.