With a 92% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, a ranking of number five on The Guardian’s list of the Top Ozploitation Movies, and the endorsement of filmmakers like Quentin Tarantino, Richard Franklin’s 1981 thriller Roadgames is a bona fide Australian classic. Now, Umbrella Entertainment is giving fans of the film, and general movie buffs, an opportunity…
This year, Christmas comes a little earlier for horror fans with today’s announcement that Steven J. Mihaljevich’s gruesome survival horror thriller Shed is set for a national Q&A tour and cinema release in November. Ten-year-old Mia (Mani Shanks) loves Christmas with her family, but things take a turn on Christmas Eve when she is accidentally…
Getting a low-budget independent Australian film made is one thing. Getting people to actually see it is another. Finding the right distributor can be a long, frustrating and often bewildering journey, particularly for filmmakers working without big budgets or industry connections. In this article, Bunny Rabbit filmmaker James Branson takes us down the rabbit hole,…
These days, almost everyone seems willing to share everything on social media. Some even take it to the extreme, commercialising their entire family’s lives, including their children’s, in exchange for a few free products. Most companies love it. They get to turn people into walking advertisements for peanuts. But actress-turned-filmmaker Bojana Novakovic, who has been…
Three emerging WA creatives have turned limited resources, creative ambition and a shared determination to make films in Perth into a feature-length psychological thriller set to premiere at Luna Cinemas this November. Because You’re Mine will make its Perth premiere on Wednesday 25 November, bringing together the local cast and crew behind the independent film…
Co-directed by Jared Nicholson and Ben Lawrence, Aftermath is a narrative steeped in paranoia, fear, trauma, conspiracy theories and some questionable mistruths. On the surface, however, it’s a delicate, sensitive and well-considered psychological examination of Wendy Scurr and the extreme mental anguish she experienced in the aftermath of the Port Arthur massacre. Scurr witnessed unimaginable…
RIPPA Films has announced that Gracie Sees a Ghost, a gripping horror short directed by award-winning Melbourne filmmaker Gemma Carfi (Ostrich), has been officially selected for the prestigious 33rd Austin Film Festival shorts program in Texas. Taking inspiration from iconic Australian cult horror Lake Mungo, Gracie Sees a Ghost investigates a shocking family annihilation case…
In this exclusive feature article, Agata the Writer writer and director, Kuba Dorabialski, takes Cinema Australia behind the scenes of a shot from the upcoming film. Agata (Mia Wasikowska) a disillusioned writer, arrives in Sarajevo to write a novel set during the Bosnian war. As she speaks with survivors, her project begins to dissolve. In…
Eight emerging Australian writers from across the country have taken centre stage at Netflix ANZ headquarters in Sydney this week, pitching their original scripted concepts to the Netflix ANZ Content team as part of The Next Brilliant Career initiative. The initiative, launched by Netflix ANZ in partnership with the Australian Writers’ Guild and Australia’s eight State and…
For most of us, our personal idea of adventure comes in all shapes and sizes. For some, a fishing trip is an adventure. For others, it might be a spontaneous overseas trip with friends. For others still, it could be something more extreme, like skydiving or rock climbing. For three young Australian men, Valerio De…
Madman Entertainment has announced a series of The Fox Q&A screenings around Australia in November, ahead of the national release of the darkly comic Australian film on November 26. Joining director Dario Russo for post-film Q&As at select stops along the way will be stars Emily Browning, Frankie J. Holden, Heather Mitchell, Kim Gyngell and…
Molly Reynolds’ award-winning documentary A Portrait of Love is now streaming worldwide exclusively on Beamafilm, the Australian-owned premium digital platform dedicated to independent Australian and international cinema. The love story of Roberto Meza Mont and the late Archibald Prize winning artist Craig Ruddy, A Portrait of Love took home the Audience Award for Best Documentary at the 2024 Mardi Gras Film…
Selected for both the Melbourne International Film Festival and the Raindance Film Festival in the UK, Claudia Dzienny’s Zombucha! is ready to hit the road for a series of Q&A screenings on the East Coast of Australia and Adelaide. As oddly relatable to millennial struggles and wellness obsessions as it is uproariously funny, Zombucha! centres…
Thanks to our friends at Umbrella Entertainment, we have three copies of We Bury the Dead up for grabs! Journey into the apocalypse with We Bury The Dead in 4K Dolby Vision for the first time worldwide including new interviews and a new making-of documentary! Head further into danger with all new extras including interviews…
Tracy Bolton’s journey into filmmaking has been anything but conventional. With a background in community theatre and professional acting, including appearances alongside some of Australia’s best-known screen performers, Bolton eventually found herself stepping behind the camera. What began as a screenwriting exercise became Edith, a 20-minute short, before an unexpected expansion transformed Descent into her…
