Creative Industries - Australia

2027 AACTA Awards entries opening week

Event Date	06/07/2026
Event End Date	10/07/2026

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Nominations open until July 31 for the National Film and Sound Archive's Sound of Australia 2027

Help decide what gets remembered

The Sounds of Australia is a collection that celebrates the recordings that have shaped our nation. It's a mixtape of moments that spark conversation, mark milestones, and reveal our shared history, sound by sound.

And this collection is made with you. You can now make a nomination for the Sound of Australia 2027.

It might be a song, a podcast, a radio broadcast, a speech, a sporting moment, a field recording, a movie or TV score, or something else entirely.

This year, recordings from 2016 and earlier are eligible for nomination.

Your nomination will help me and our expert panel understand which recordings still hold significance for Australians today.

Nominate a Sound

Nominations close 31 July 2026. Happy listening!

Meagan Loader, NFSA Chief Curator

P.S. Need inspiration? Previous Sounds of Australia selections have included everything from community radio broadcasts and advertising jingles to Indigenous language recordings, political speeches and rare wildlife calls.

Explore past Sounds of Australia here.

Event Date	06/07/2026
Event End Date	31/07/2026

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Australian Copyright Council June-July Webinar Series - Week 3

Event Date	23/06/2026
Event End Date	24/06/2026

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Australian Copyright Council June-July Webinar Series - Week 1

Event Date	16/06/2026
Event End Date	17/06/2026

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HSBC Spanish & Latin American Film Festival

The HSBC Spanish & Latin American Film Festival returns to Australia from 10 June – July 2026, bringing a vibrant celebration of contemporary cinema, culture, music, passion and storytelling from Spain and Latin America to cinema screens nationwide.

Queensland audiences can experience the festival at Palace Barracks Brisbane and Palace James St, with a spectacular line-up of award-winning dramas, feel-good crowd pleasers, documentaries, romance, music and historical epics.

Festival highlights include the Opening Night film NOTHING BETWEEN US, a charming and intimate romantic drama starring acclaimed actors Gael García Bernal and Natalia Oreiro; the Festival Centrepiece SUNDAYS, winner of the Golden Shell at the 2025 San Sebastián Film Festival and recipient of five Goya Awards; and Special Presentation THE CAPTIVE, an ambitious historical adventure from Oscar-winning director Alejandro Amenábar exploring the early life of Don Quixote author Miguel de Cervantes.

Other standout films include the vibrant salsa documentary LA SALSA VIVE, intoxicating culinary drama ISABEL direct from the 2026 Berlin International Film Festival, and the inspiring true story ANOTHER LEAGUE, following young women fighting for the right to play football in 1970s Spain.

Celebrating its 29th edition in 2026, the HSBC Spanish & Latin American Film Festival invites Queensland audiences to discover unforgettable stories, acclaimed filmmakers and the warmth, rhythm and spirit of Spanish and Latin American cinema on the big screen.

Event Date	10/06/2026
Event End Date	12/07/2026

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