Madman Entertainment and Causeway Films have unveiled the teaser trailer for The Fox, writer/director Dario Russo’s striking debut feature. A darkly comic folktale blending satire and surrealism, The Fox stars Jai Courtney, Emily Browning, Damon Herriman, Claudia Doumit, Zlatko Burić, Frankie J. Holden, Heather Mitchell, Peter O’Brien and Kim Gyngell with Sam Neill as The…
The Vision Splendid Outback Film Festival has unveiled its 2026 program, promising nine days of Australian cinema, special guests and once-in-a-lifetime experiences in the heart of Outback Queensland. Returning to Winton this June/July, the festival continues to cement its place as Australia’s only outback film festival, where film is experienced not just on screen, but…
Today Umbrella unveiled the official trailer for the upcoming ripper Aussie comedy How to Talk Australians: The Movie, ahead of its nationwide theatrical release on 11 June. How to Talk Australians is based on the hit web series of the same name that became a viral sensation and amassed more than 12 million YouTube views.…
The chilling new Aussie folk horror flick Pelverata will screen at Melbourne’s Eclipse Cinema with director Mark Lipkin in attendance for a special Q&A session. A chilling, thrilling eco-folk horror film that cuts right to the heart of Australia’s relationship with its often-foreboding environment, Pelverata provokes terror and thought in equal measure. Directed by indie…
Nominated for two awards at the upcoming Sydney Film Festival, a rare co-production between Australia and New Zealand directed by Matasila Freshwater and Lachlan McLeod, Sukundimi Walks Before Me is an urgent plea by Indigenous people about their existential fight through lyrical expressions of existence, resistance and life along the mother river. The Sepik River…
Interview: Zoe Pepper Birthright is one of the best Australian films we’ve seen so far this decade! Don’t miss your chance to see this pitch-black generational satire of Australia’s housing crisis when it hits the road for a Q&A tour around the country. With the funny and twisted Birthright, Australian writer-director Zoe Pepper makes an…
The 73rd Sydney Film Festival program has officially launched, and it includes a stellar line up of Australian feature films, documentaries and short films. “We want to invite you to join us at SFF this year, where each moment offers an opportunity for discovery and empathy,” said Festival Director Nashen Moodley. “Art and cinema help…
Written and directed by Stephen De Villiers and starring Callan Mulvey, Charlotte Maggi and Felix Cameron, The Run is a gripping action thriller set in the near future, in a dystopian world that is crippled by global lockdowns and a mysterious infertility crisis. An ageing smuggler, Mac, a man with secrets and a tragic past,…
Radheya Jang’s Trading Cards has been selected for SXSW London, and not just as part of the broader programme. The film is one of only ten shorts worldwide selected for the SXSW London Screen Competition for Short Films, placing it in contention for one of the festival’s top honours. From its world premiere at Flickerfest in…
For the third time, the Adelaide Film Festival (AFF) will take part in the Goes to Cannes initiative at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, presenting a curated selection of Australian films to the international industry. Organised by the Marché du Film, the showcase provides a platform for festivals to introduce new work and support emerging…
Bus Stop Films is thrilled to announce that celebrated Australian actor Daniel MacPherson has come on board as a proud Ambassador, joining a community dedicated to creating meaningful opportunities for people with disability in the screen industry. Daniel is no stranger to Bus Stop Films. He stars in Hopeful Romantic, a short film produced through…
VicScreen, Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) and the AFL today announced the five filmmaking teams selected for the second round of Footy Shorts, a short-form documentary initiative celebrating the stories, communities and traditions surrounding Australian Rules Football. Footy Shorts offers emerging Victorian screen storytellers the chance to create short documentaries exploring Australian Rules Football on…
I was first introduced to Dylan Randall during the selection process for the 2022 WA Made Film Festival. It was late December 2021 when a short film titled Get the Girl landed in my inbox. It was a romantic comedy set in 1985 that immediately stood out. What struck me was Randall’s ambition. Here was…
In a milestone moment for Western Australian film, 26-year-old Emilie Lowe has become the first cinematographer from WA to win the prestigious John Leake OAM ACS Emerging Cinematographer Award. The prize was awarded to the young filmmaker this week at the Australian Cinematographers Society’s National Awards in Adelaide, a celebration of the country’s finest visual…
Welcome to the Cinema Australia Podcast. In this very mini episode, I’m joined by Under a Bamboo Sky filmmaker Serge Ou, to discuss his confronting and revealing new documentary which hits Netflix this week after a successful run of Q&A screenings across the country recently. A tale of human connection, hope and resilience in the…
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