The Australian Children's Television Foundation Movie Trailers

Touch the Sun: Peter & Pompey Trailer (1988)

28 March 1988

The fate of a young Australian boy is somehow linked with that of a young Roman boy who had traveled to Australia by ship during the time of the Roman Emperor, Nero.

Dance Academy: The Movie Trailer (2017)

06 April 2017

This 2017 movie follows the original dance academy TV show and tracks where the characters are in their lives now.

Paper Planes Trailer (2014)

10 August 2014

Dylan discovers he has a talent for making paper planes. He has a chance to compete in a world championship, but he'll have to face bullies and self-doubt to do so.

Little Lunch: The Halloween Horror Story Trailer (2016)

31 October 2016

When Mrs Gonsha's class puts on a Halloween play about a boy who leaves behind his friends for a scary new place, it hits too close to home for one student.

On Loan Trailer (1985)

19 August 1985

At her birthday party, Lindy wishes she knew her actual birth date. But only her real parents would know, and they're both dead.

In the Australian town of Upson Downs, ten-year-old Annie and Runt, her stray dog, attempt to win the Agility Course Championship at the Krumpets Dog Show in London in order to save their family's farm from drought and misery.

Captain Johnno Trailer (1988)

17 April 1988

A young deaf boy who calls himself "Captain Johnno" befriends Tony, an Italian fisherman in the small Australian fishing town they live in.

Room to Move Trailer (1986)

28 August 1986

Carol is a top runner, coached by her father day and night. Then she sees Angie, the punk new girl, dancing magnificently and alone.

Touch the Sun: Princess Kate Trailer (1988)

03 April 1988

Kate McLelland's life is a normal one of a girl her age in the eastern suburbs, until her discovery that she is adopted.

Windcatcher Trailer (2024)

13 October 2024

In a small country town, a trio of unlikely friends – Percy Boy, Keithy Cobb and Daisy Hawkins – band together to take the local school sports day title from a group of grade five bullies.

Yolngu Boy Trailer (2001)

22 March 2001

After committing a crime for which he is likely to be jailed, a Yolngu teenager convinces two of his childhood friends to join him on a journey from North East Arnhem Land to Darwin to seek help from a tribal leader.

Touch the Sun: Top Enders Trailer (1988)

10 April 1988

Two children get stranded in the desert in Australia's Top End.

Sky Trackers Trailer (1990)

01 January 1990

NASA's Tidbinbilla Tracking station in Australia prepares for the re-entry of a decaying satellite containing a dangerous biological experiment.

More Winners: The Journey Trailer (1990)

26 August 1990

An orphan girl seeks her true inheritance in this Australian TV movie. On an isolated Tasmanian mountain, 12-year-old Ada lives with her wealthy father Justus.

Little Lunch: The Nightmare Before Graduation Trailer (2016)

23 December 2016

Mrs Gonsha's students are excited about the end of primary school... until they discover that a classmate might not move on with them.

Devil's Hill Trailer (1988)

01 May 1988

Set in Tasmania, a boy is sent to stay with cousins while his mother is ill and discovers a wilderness adventure.