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The Star Leisure Deck - venue for Brisbane International Film Festival (BIFF)

10 essential films to see at this year’s Brisbane International Film Festival

With big stars, renowned directors and unique events, the festival packs a lot of BIFF into four days of film.

  • Nick Dent

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Jaws (1975)

We’re gonna need a bigger budget: Festival cancels waterside screening of Jaws

Brisbane International Film Festival may have bitten off more than it can chew with one of its showpiece events called off.

  • Nick Dent
George Miller is a judge of the Omni AI Film Festival.

George Miller has thoughts on AI filmmaking – they may surprise you

The legendary creator of Mad Max, Babe and Happy Feet has always been fascinated by technology. But is AI really just another tool? 

  • Karl Quinn
Celebrating the return of Tropfest over a coffee at the Tropicana Caffe, where it began in 1993: Tropfest founder John Polson, right, with actor-producer Bryan Brown and director Charlotte McLaverty, whose career kicked off with a Trop Jr short.

The sweet request that prompted the return of Tropfest

The short film festival has been on hiatus since 2019 – but a suggestion from its founder’s daughters set the stage for its return.

  • Garry Maddox
Council staff have recommended against making permanent a six-month trial to allow bring-your-own alcohol at Camp Cove Kiosk.

‘A precious place’: Anger over BYO booze plan at popular eastern suburbs beach

A kiosk wants to allow patrons to drink alcohol. A handful of residents – among them a famed Hollywood director – have labelled it a safety risk and a “folly”.

  • Megan Gorrey
Anya Taylor-Joy in Furiosa.

Will Furiosa’s box-office struggles mean the end of Mad Max?

George Miller’s latest film has struggled for a second weekend in cinemas around the world. What does it mean for the future of the franchise?

  • Garry Maddox
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Chris Hemsworth almost steals the show as warlord Dementis in Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.

Chris Hemsworth steals the show in this ambitious addition to Mad Max saga

George Miller’s action sequences in Furiosa, the most expensive Australian film ever, are as exhilarating as ever.

  • Jake Wilson
Alyla Browne, Anya Taylor-Joy and Elsa Pataky depart the Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga in Cannes.

George Miller’s latest Mad Max instalment sends crowds wild at Cannes

During the six-minute standing ovation, star Anya Taylor-Joy directed cameras to Miller, standing next to her. Hemsworth slapped his shoulder. All three were wreathed in relieved smiles.

  • Stephanie Bunbury
Anya Taylor-Joy attends the Australian premiere of Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga in Sydney.

How Anya Taylor-Joy took over Australian cinema’s most iconic franchise

The Hollywood star spent more than six months in Sydney ensconced in George Miller’s dystopian Mad Max universe, and lived to tell the tale.

  • Robert Moran
The story of how a low-budget indie flick led to a global pop culture phenomenon. Video by Tom Compagnoni.
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How Mad Max redefined post-apocalyptic movies

The story of how a low-budget indie flick led to a global pop culture phenomenon. Video by Tom Compagnoni.