International action thriller Empire City, starring Gerard Butler, is set to film in Melbourne this month — bringing a major boost to Victoria’s screen sector.
International action thriller Empire City, starring Gerard Butler, is set to film in Melbourne this month — bringing a major boost to Victoria’s screen sector.
Victoria has a long, proud and terrifying history of producing some of the best horror films— and horror filmmakers — Australia has ever seen. From telekinetic, murderous coma patients to haunted nursing homes, we’ve collated a list of the most disturbing and influential Victorian-made horror films.
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.
Play Now Melbourne, Australia's pre-eminent games market, returned to Melbourne International Games Week in 2025. This year 21 international and local publishers, platform holders and investors heard pitches from 78 projects. Check out the highlights from the day.
Following the outstanding success of the debut season, VicScree, the ABC and Screen Australia are thrilled to announce that Do Not Watch This Show: Season 2 has been greenlit. Season 1 saw its first episode hit an average audience of over 2.5 million.
Victoria’s reputation as a hub for genre filmmaking continues to grow with Minister for Creative Industries Colin Brooks today announcing Melbourne as the filming location for the next instalment of Blumhouse’s Insidious franchise for Sony Pictures’ Screen Gems and Stage 6 Films.
The ABC, Screen Australia and VicScreen are thrilled to announce two of Australia’s most beloved comedians, Anne Edmonds and Kitty Flanagan will join forces for the new 6-part comedy series, Bad Company.
VicScreen, Foxtel Group and Screen Australia are delighted to announce that the mystery thriller High Country is set to return for a new eight-part series.
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.
ABC, Screen Australia and VicScreen are thrilled to announce filming has commenced in Melbourne on Dog Park, a heart-warming new six-part comedy series starring Leon Ford (The Last Anniversary, Elvis) and the award-winning Celia Pacquola (Rosehaven, Love Me).
After 20 weeks of filming across Victoria, psychological drama series The Dispatcher has just wrapped in Victoria – creating jobs and delivering a $50 million boost to the state economy, including bringing $5 million into regional Victoria.
The Melbourne International Film Festival’s (MIFF) 2025 edition features some of the most anticipated films of the year. We’ve pulled together a list of must-see Australian films, from debut filmmakers to seasoned visionaries, supported by VicScreen and MIFF Premiere Fund.