Two films from Bondi Beach, Australia. HOLD, a psychological short now in production, and THE NIGHT MARKET, a dark fantasy now in pre-production.
Two productions, two distinct worlds: a taut psychological short and an expansive dark fantasy, each made to stay with you long after it ends.
A psychological short about two people, a room that will not let them leave, and time that refuses to move. Stillness turns unbearable, and the smallest details begin to feel wrong. Precisely written and performance-led, Hold is in production in Sydney and due for completion in 2026. Its screenplay won Best Minimalist Script at the Cannes Script Festival, and was shortlisted at the Austin and Berlin Lift-Off festivals.
Drawn away from the familiar world, a young woman named Mara discovers an impossible market hidden deep in the forest: lantern-lit, wrapped in mist, beautiful and quietly unnerving. Its stalls trade in objects that feel less like merchandise than fragments of lives. A dark fantasy short in pre-production, due for completion in late 2026 or early 2027.
Studio2026 is an independent film and television production company based in Bondi Beach, Australia. We make atmospheric, character-led films that take big swings on the scale of a short.
We care about the things that outlast any format: a world you believe in, a performance you feel, and a story that keeps working on you after it ends. Two productions are underway now, with more to come.
Every film begins on the page. Tight writing, true performances and characters worth following are the things we will not compromise, whatever the scale we are working at.
We build atmosphere from the ground up, layering light, texture and detail until a place feels real enough to step into. The strangeness comes from the accumulation of small, believable things.