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Check out the highlights from the upcoming Volvo Scandinavian Film Festival 2018

2018 Volvo Scandinavian Film Festival highlights include: Winner of Best Screenplay and Best Actress at the Danish Academy Awards, A HORRIBLE WOMAN is a dark comedy which cleverly explores a dysfunctional relationship from the man’s point of view, from the writer/director of Parents (Scandi FF 2016) Christian Tafdrup. Norwegian supernatural drama, THELMA follows a student who moves to Oslo where she discovers that she has terrifying powers. Directed by Joachim Trier, the film was ...

Win a Double Pass to the German Film Festival!

After a break last year, German-made and co-produced films return in a nationwide festival to Australian cinemas showcasing the best cinematic talent Germany has to offer and boasting a program curated with exclusively Australian premieres. In collaboration with German Films (the national information and advisory centre for the promotion of German films worldwide), Palace Cinemas is giving the 15-year-old German Film Festival a fresh start in 2018.   //   The Festival ...

The nationwide German Film Festival to return to Australia in this month!

The Festival program includes a contemporary selection of 26 feature films varying from award-winning dramas and box office comedies to documentaries and a selection of short films. Now in its 13th edition, Short Export 2018 presents six outstanding new short films from Germany, ranging from documentary, to animation and experimental fiction.   //   Additionally, this year’s program includes films especially dedicated to families, children and teens. Presented by the ...

The Presets touring Australia this June!

That album was certified triple platinum and won them six ARIA Awards in their homeland. By contrast, 2012’s critically acclaimed Pacifica was comparatively introspective but epic gigs around the world – from Glastonbury Festival and Coachella to Splendour In The Grass – forged the duo’s reputation as Australian electronic music trailblazers.   //   Continuing in this tradition, The Presets’ fourth album HI VIZ – which lands May 18 – delivers a ‘back to ...

American Essentials Film Festival touring the country this May!

Opening nationally with Sophie Brooks’s directorial debut THE BOY DOWNSTAIRS featuring Girls star Zosia Mamet as Diana, an ambitious, aspiring writer who finds the perfect Brooklyn apartment only to discover that her new downstairs neighbour is her ex-boyfriend. Join us at the opening night for a New York style bite and live music. The strong program features hard hitting dramas including: 55 STEPS - based on the true story of the friendship between lawyer Colette Hughes (Hilary Swank) ...

Missy Higgins Solastalgia Australian Tour this May!

Kicking off in Queensland at Brisbane’s QPAC Concert Hall on Friday 4 May, the tour will go on to visit Toowoomba, Wollongong, Sydney, Canberra and Adelaide before wrapping up with a special hometown show at Melbourne’s Palais Theatre on Sunday 13 May. Higgins’ highly-acclaimed albums The Sound of White (ARIA Album Of The Year featuring hit singles ‘Scar’ and ‘The Special Two’), On A Clear Night (featuring North American gold selling single ‘Where I Stood’ and ‘Stee...

Watch the trailer for Palace Films new release – Loveless

Winner of the Jury Prize at the Cannes International Film Festival 2017, LOVELESS is the searing new drama from Andrey Zvyagintsev (Leviathan, Elena, The Return), arguably the most fearless and vital filmmaker in modern European cinema. In the midst of a vicious divorce, and already embarking on new lives with new partners, Zhenya (Maryana Spivak) and Boris (Alexey Rozin) are impatient to start again, even if it means threatening to abandon their 12-year-old son Alyosha (Matvey Novikov...

The Squeeze Mini-Festival touring this May!

Oli and Louis say "We love discovering new music at festivals and so that’s why we’re announcing our first ever Mini Festival, The Squeeze! It's something we’ve been working on for a while now and it’ll be an annual event, showcasing some of our mates and some hidden gems too. We're fired up to have some of our favourites, such as Bootleg Rascal and the hilarious Aaron Gocs, joining us on the road. We’re taking this festival to Melbourne, Brisbane and our own hometown in Sydney!...

The Spanish Film Festival Returns for 2018 with a stellar lineup!

The twenty-day festival, which showcases 25 films, will close with Guillermo del Toro’s masterpiece PAN’S LABYRINTH. The visionary Mexican director recently took home four Academy Awards including Best Film and Best Director with a further nine nominations for his whimsical and spellbinding underwater romance The Shape of Water. To celebrate this incredible achievement, we’re bringing his beloved dark fairy-tale back to the big screen to close the 21st Festival. Special event ...

SUPERDUPERKYLE coming to Australia this May for his debut tour!

South of the equator for Groovin’ The Moo, the Ventura-native will bring his trademark brand of feel good hip-hop to Aussie fans for the very first time – kicking things off at Sydney’s Manning Bar on Tuesday May 1, Melbourne’s Corner Hotel on Wednesday May 2, Brisbane’s Woolly Mammoth on Wednesday May 9, and wrapping up on the west coast at Perth’s Jack Rabbit Slims on Thursday May 11. Lauded for his playful lyrics, video-game sampling and positive “you, do you” attitude, ...