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Here are some of the upcoming Screen Australia titles

Here are the Australian films that will be in cinemas in April

Here are the first release Australian TV dramas and documentaries that are on in April

Here are Australian productions that have recently been released online

Catch up on the top-rating, critically-acclaimed and award-winning Australian dramas and documentaries from 2017.

David Stratton reveals his top six Australian films ahead of the cinema release of feature documentary David Stratton: A Cinematic Life.

Here are Hugo Weaving's top Australian films – and where to stream them.

These Australian documentaries celebrate the life and times of celebrated Australian artists across disciplines.

From in depth portraits of extraordinary Australians to real life thrillers and close up insight into natural disasters, here are some documentaries that have stormed the box office with their ability to inspire, surprise and educate.

From snapping crocodiles to the humble fly, here are just a selection of Australian documentaries that celebrate creatures.

Screen Australia's landmark study Seeing ourselves: reflections on diversity in Australian TV drama highlighted that disability is under-represented on screen compared to the Australian population. Here we look back at some popular and critically-acclaimed films and TV dramas that put disability on screen.

Screen Australia's landmark study Seeing ourselves: reflections on diversity in Australian TV drama highlighted that cultural bakgrounds represented on screen don't match up with the Australian population. Here we look back at some popular and critically-acclaimed films and TV dramas that put different cultural backgrounds on screen.

Here are some of Australia's most-loved feathered and furry friends from film and TV.

From Heartbreak High, to The Year My Voice Broke, to a young Heath Ledger in Sweat, to Round the Twist, Australia has created many much-loved and stories that spoke to and connected with young people.

If you're looking for true blue family friendly movie, start with one of these...

Ranked by total reported gross Australian box office as at May 2016:

Director Scott Hicks laboured for years to have Shine made and starring then relatively unknown, outside theatre circles, Geoffrey Rush. Here's a snapshot of the director's other Australian work

The ‘father of Australian independent cinema’, Paul Cox was a pioneering force in Australian filmmaking

We’re supporting our Gender Matters initiative by highlighting some homegrown productions that pass The Bechdel Test. Haven’t heard of the test? What started out as a comment in a comic strip in 1985 has since become a marker for female representation – films and series make the grade when two women talk about something other than a man. 

These quintessentially Australian local movies and television were “noice, different and unusual”, as they got us guffawing with classic quotable lines that sent them “straight to the pool room” of cinema.

Whether it’s criminals on the run, stranded travellers or drag queens on a bus named Priscilla, the stars of these films all venture from home to tell their story.

Sharks, crocs, pigs and werewolves – Australia can be a pretty scary place! See for yourself in these hair-raising flicks.

Talented Indigenous filmmakers make their voices heard in features ranging from musicals to dramas.

We pay tribute to Australian directors who carved their name into cinema history with distinctive and bold debut feature films.

Many acclaimed contemporary novels that lit up our imaginations have found new life on the silver screen.

Whether it’s an adaptation of a classic novel, a biography, or a contemporary tale, these stories are set in another time and were published in print before making their way to celluloid. 

Features, docos and series created by, or about, journalists at home and abroad.

Private eyes, sassy detectives and cluey cops do their bit to catch criminals and clean up our streets in this crime-busting collection.

These mysterious nail-biters kept us on the edge of our seats throughout all their twists and turns.

Documentaries, biopics, social movements and contemporary issues.

From documentaries to dramas, Australians explore what turns them on through shorts, series and features about sexuality.

Aussies prove their love of a good underdog in these tales of battling it out for the win.

This collection shows the range of Indigenous TV productions, from ground-breaking comedy, to elaborate high-concept series and dramas inspired by real life.

Indigenous Australians make their voices heard in these documentaries about their personal or cultural history, and the struggles of Aboriginal people.

The Australian Outback provides an evocative backdrop for stories ranging from deep drama to family adventure to real life stories on the land.