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11:30 am

Saturday

Feel-Good TV

2:30 pm

Saturday

Networking 101

11:30 am

Saturday

Life on Set

10:00 am

Saturday

Breaking into the Screen Industry

3:00 pm

Thursday

Feature Story Development Panel

1:00 pm

Saturday

Yerin Ha - Bridgerton's New Leading Lady

11:30 am

Saturday

The Philippous Unleashed

2:30 pm

Saturday

30th Anniversary of Shine

2:30 pm

Saturday

Writer Tony McNamara In Conversation

11:30 am

Sunday

Hour by Hour - Shabana Azeez in The Pitt

1:00 pm

Sunday

In Conversation with Anna Torv & Emma Freeman

1:00 pm

Thursday

Industry Keynote with Wayne Garvie

2:30 pm

Sunday

David Michôd & Antony Partos: Music in Film

6:00 pm

Sunday

Two Years Later: World Premiere

7:00 pm

Sunday

Celebrating 20 years of Kenny

6:30 pm

Saturday

Australian Premiere – EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert

2:30 pm

Sunday

David Williamson on writing Gallipoli

1:00 pm

Sunday

Dance Academy: Reunion

8:00 pm

Saturday

The Most Upsetting Guessing Game in the World LIVE

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Friday

AACTA Awards Ceremony

1:00 pm

Saturday

Big Brother Housemates: Then & Now

1:00 pm

Saturday

Bob's Burgers Unpacked

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Saturday

Screen Careers Expo presented by Essential Screen Skills

7:00 pm

Saturday

Jimpa: Queensland Premiere

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Wednesday

AACTA Awards Industry Gala

11:30 am

Thursday

Creating Your Path Direct to Audience

5:30 pm

Thursday

We Interrupt This Broadcast

10:00 am

Sunday

Kids Acting Workshop: Primary Schoolers

1:00 pm

Sunday

Crimes That Stay With You

11:30 am

Thursday

Tony Ayres in Conversation

11:30 am

Saturday

The New Wave of Aussie Filmmakers

2:30 pm

Thursday

Queensland on Screen: Iconic Locations, Iconic Stories

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Friday

AACTA Awards Live! By The Lake

1:00 pm

Sunday

Cracking the Secrets to The Algorithm

4:00 pm

Thursday

Queensland: The New Global Production Hub

9:30 am

Thursday

Lead the Way: Delivering Safe & Inclusive Sets

11:30 am

Sunday

Chloe Hayden on Move Over Mama

4:00 pm

Thursday

Building Grouse House

4:00 pm

Saturday

Navigating the Screen Industry as an Actor

2:30 pm

Thursday

What Audiences Want

11:30 am

Thursday

On The Cutting Room Floor

11:30 am

Saturday

Inside the Writers Room: Comedy

11:30 am

Saturday

Meet the Nominees: Actors

10:00 am

Saturday

Digital Comedy Creators

11:30 am

Sunday

In Conversation with Author Andy Weir

11:30 am

Thursday

Meet the Nominees: Music Supervisors

5:30 pm

Thursday

Meet the Nominees: Broadcast TV Producers

11:00 am

Sunday

Kids Acting Workshop: Preteens

4:00 pm

Sunday

Mandy Walker AM ASC ACS: Behind the Lens

2:30 pm

Sunday

Into the Jungle with I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!

2:30 pm

Thursday

Meet the Nominees: Directors

2:30 pm

Saturday

True Crimes, Truth and Justice

5:30 pm

Sunday

Reality Check: Behind The Screens

5:30 pm

Sunday

Christopher Nolan’s Editor: Lee Smith

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Sunday

Making Noise: Meet the GCMA Winners

2:30 pm

Thursday

How Film & TV Drive Tourism

10:00 am

Thursday

The Making of Journey Home, David Gulpilil

11:30 am

Sunday

Beast In Me - Sneak Peek

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Karaoke Nights

10:00 am

Sunday

Dichen Lachman Talks Severance

4:00 pm

Thursday

Meet the Nominees: Film Producers

2:30 pm

Thursday

Inside Curio Pictures

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Live Music in the HOTA Atrium

11:30 am

Sunday

Bruce Beresford In Conversation

10:00 am

Saturday

Kiwi Creators in Oz

4:00 pm

Thursday

International Sales & Presales

11:30 am

Sunday

Inside Genre

4:00 pm

Saturday

Women at the Helm

10:00 am

Saturday

Dissecting First Nations Characters On-Screen

5:30 pm

Thursday

Audiences Now and into the Future

11:30 am

Thursday

Celebrating Blak Joy - Proper Loved Up

10:00 am

Thursday

Meet the Streamers

1:00 pm

Saturday

Inside the Writers Room: Adaptation

1:00 pm

Thursday

Meet the Nominees: Writers

11:30 am

Sunday

Next Gen of Aussie Film Stars

2:30 pm

Saturday

Hands-On Futures

10:00 am

Thursday

Preparing Actors for Professional Auditions

2:00 pm

Thursday

Film Financing Q&A with Jack Christian

1:00 pm

Thursday

Games Unpacked

10:00 am

Saturday

Masters of Crime

6:30 pm

Thursday

The Great Entertainer: Special Screening

1:00 pm

Sunday

The Sound of Fury Road

4:00 pm

Thursday

Meet the Showrunners

4:00 pm

Saturday

Jason Baird: Special Makeup FX Showcase

11:30 am

Sunday

Meet Formation Effects

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Foyer Films: Tjanpi Desert Weavers

2:30 pm

Saturday

Sacha Horler & Susie Porter In Conversation

9:00 am

Sunday

Kids Acting Workshop: Early School-Aged Children

6:30 pm

Thursday

Drag Bingo

11:30 am

Thursday

Tomorrow’s Screen Workforce

6:30 pm

Sunday

The Devil's Playground: 50th Anniversary Screening

2:30 pm

Sunday

From Online Content to Live Career

10:00 am

Thursday

Inside Bunya Productions

11:30 am

Thursday

Industry Update 2026

10:00 am

Sunday

Becoming Wolverine with Liam McIntyre

11:30 am

Saturday

John Seale: Life in Pictures

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Ken Done: No Rules

7:00 pm

Saturday

Premiere of Floodland

12:00 pm

Sunday

Bollywood Dance Lessons

2:30 pm

Saturday

Fearless Filmmaking with Causeway Films

Additional events will be added soon, check back for more information.

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