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Sydney filmmaker's iPhone horror film wins festival nod

Festival recognition is giving smartphone-made horror a bigger profile, after a Sydney filmmaker shot a feature entirely on an iPhone.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • This month

Film production

Emilie Lowe's short film wins praise for cinematography

Festival awards for cinematography have spotlighted an intimate Australian short made with a five-person crew and lean digital workflow.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last month

Global Stories

Film Festival stories

Licensing

Alternativa launches global south film distribution

Broadcasters and streamers will gain wider access to festival-acclaimed Global South titles as Alternativa widens its support for filmmakers.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last month

Film production

The growing wave of Irish-Australian screen co-productions

More Irish and Australian productions are reaching screens as the treaty-backed partnership opens financing, talent and wider audiences.

By Zoe Smith • 4 min read • Wed, 1st Jul 2026

Generative AI

Behind DeepMind & Darren Aronofsky's AI-led short film slate

Google DeepMind teams with Darren Aronofsky's Primordial Soup to produce three AI-driven short films, starting with ANCESTRA, On This Day...1776.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Wed, 18th Feb 2026

Physical Security

Utopai East buys Alquimista Media to anchor Korea push

Utopai East takes full control of Seoul's Alquimista Media, securing a 15-title slate and launching its AI-driven push into Korea.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Feb 2026

Marketing Technologies

Adobe expands Firefly Foundry AI with major film deals

Adobe broadens Firefly Foundry with major Hollywood deals, pitching brand-safe generative AI tools for film, TV and immersive content.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Fri, 23rd Jan 2026

Marketing Technologies

Adobe boosts AI video tools & unveils USD $10m fund

Adobe unveils expanded AI video tools for Premiere and After Effects and pledges USD $10m in new Film & TV Fund grants for creators.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 21st Jan 2026

Artificial Intelligence

AARON Awards launched to honour AI-led commercial creativity

The AARON Awards have been launched globally to celebrate AI-led creativity in advertising, focusing on solo and small teams advancing commercial campaign innovation.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Fri, 5th Dec 2025

Marketing Technologies

Adobe software used by 82% of Sundance Festival films

Adobe Premiere Pro is one of the most popular film editing tools used by top movie studios, according to data recently released by Adobe.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Fri, 24th Jan 2020

Drones

The drone film festival is coming to a city near you

The Drone Film Festival Australia and New Zealand is set to take flight, showcasing nearly 40 short films shot by drones.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 4th Oct 2017

Stories from Other Regions

Film Festival stories

Software Development

Hologram selfies with film stars debut in 15 US city cinemas

Proto Hologram has launched interactive hologram selfies with film stars in cinemas across 15 major US cities, coinciding with the new film's UK debut.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Sun, 23rd Nov 2025

Digital Entertainment

Taika Waititi and Spark to host a new NZ film festival

Taika Waititi teams up with Spark to launch the Tall Shorts Film Festival, a unique vertical-format event for mobile storytelling. Winner takes GBP £10,000.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Fri, 6th Apr 2018