Features
Q&A with David Wenham
The last time David Wenham was in Darwin was to shoot Baz Luhrman’s blockbuster Australia. This month the actor presents his film Ellipsis – and it couldn’t be more different...
DIFF Program Launch
The hotly anticipated program for September's Darwin International Film Festival (DIFF) will be launched with Warwick Thornton’s irrepressible new doco We Don’t Need A Map. The very personal film-essay examines...
Assault Your Ears – August Podcast Review
Welcome to Assault Your Ears, a monthly column dedicated to podcasts. By Jess Ong. Do you remember the other stories from your day when you heard Nelson Mandela was released...
Q&A with journalist and author Alanna Mitchell
Award winning Canadian journalist Alanna Mitchell spent three years on the high seas with scientists to write her book about the crisis happening to our oceans. Off The Leash caught...
Words & Ideas
This year's words and ideas component of Darwin Festival includes an interesting mix of local storytelling, history and science. A favourite on the festival program, Darwin’s live storytelling night SPUN...
Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair Foundation Film Gala
Years after he died, Albert Namitjira's copyright was sold by the Northern Territory public trustee for just $8,500, and is now privately owned by a Sydney family. The story of...
Cambodia's Golden Era of Rock n Roll
Cambodia's 'golden era' of rock n roll lasted for little more than a decade before it was tragically snuffed out by war and the murderous Khmer Rouge regime, but its...
MUSIC on the Big Screen
When the Darwin Entertainment Centre turned 30 last year, the management’s attention turned to the venue’s projector room, which was built but never commissioned, lying dormant and film-less. “So for...
Assault Your Ears – July Podcast Review
Welcome to Assault Your Ears, a monthly column dedicated to podcasts. By Jess Ong. If there’s one thing you need to wrap your ears around, it’s Ear Hustle – a...
Book Club Trivia
Have you ever been at a trivia night marred by dull sport and geography questions? Or glib 90s hits whose lines you’ve long forgotten? The NT Writers’ Centre’s literary trivia...
NAIDOC Week and Beatles Doubles
Deckchair screens two innovative, and at times surreal, indie trailblazers this month as part of double feature celebrations. In recognition of NAIDOC Week, a screening of Tracey Moffat’s beDevil takes...
Neruda
In 1948 Pablo Neruda was the most famous literary figure in Chile, and a vocal Communist politician who was expelled from his country’s Senate when the Chilean government made communism...
Q&A with Richard Frankland
National Reconciliation Week kicks off this month with a free screening of Stone Bros at the Deckchair Cinema. In this road tripping comedy, city-based Eddie sets off to reconnect with...
French Film Night
Droll humour, direct dialogue and high style – French film is proving popular in Darwin, at Alliance Française's French film nights. The monthly Wednesday film screening takes place alongside glasses...
Death In Brunswick – John Clarke Special
The death of John Clarke last April left a gaping hole in Australian satire. Since then, many have revisited Clarke’s witty sketches and pointed comedy. The Deckchair Cinema grants us...
NT Writers' Festival
Gather round people, this celebration of all things story is based in Alice Springs this year – but no need to miss out if you can’t get to the Red...
FlicNics
Dust off your picnic blanket and pack some snacks, the City of Palmerston’s free outdoor movie program FlicNics is back. Make the most of perfect Dry season Saturday nights and...
BANFF Mountain Film Festival
The BANFF Mountain Film Festival – licence to thrill. You’ll be planning your next adventure before the credits roll, guaranteed. BANFF is the most prestigious short film competition about mountain...
Flickerfest
Flickerfest is touring the Territory with yet another tasty platter of short films by the most talented filmmakers from Australia and around the world. In its 24th year, the home...
Darwin International Film Festival
Got an idea for a short film? The Darwin International Film Festival (DIFF) is calling for original short film screenplays of five to 10 pages in length. Five winning entrants...
