The Byron Bay Film Festival (BBFF) says it is proud to announce the introduction of the David Stratton Best Documentary Award, honouring the life and legacy of one of Australia’s most respected and influential voices in cinema.

After having just watched the 2025 Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land, which highlights the Israeli violent oppression of Palestinians in the West Bank, I can no longer remain silent.

After being postponed due to Tropical Cyclone Alfred, Bangalow Film Festival has announced new dates and a revised program for 2025.

Julian Assange’s US extradition appeal is a significant event in the world’s history of democracy but he’s been in jail so long some have probably missed the memo.

If you’ve been feeling the need for something uplifting lately, you may well find it in the story of local surfer and surf coach Karin Ochsner.

Local filmmaker, Sinem Saban, who is screening her latest documentary, Luku Ngärra: The Law of the Land this week in Byron, has considered herself an activist for over 20 years. 

The award-winning surf documentary, 'Bustin’ Down the Door' will be showcased at the Lennox Head Cultural Centre tonight.

Local flood film, Out of the Mud, is a feature-length documentary featuring firsthand accounts from local Northern Rivers residents following the catastrophic floods of 2022.

Murwillumbah mum Ursula has lived every parents worst nightmare – her child, at the age of just 17, took his own life – and a lot of time and energy, questions and conjecture and finger-pointing can rumble around this, but at the end of the day Ursula’s precious boy is gone and he’s not coming back.

Regional documentary film production was the focus of the REGIONALITY conference at Lennox Head Cultural Centre last week, presented by the AIDC and Screenworks.