Acclaimed observational documentary Hotel Coolgardie from Western Australian director, Pete Gleeson and Western Australian producers Melissa Hayward and Kate Neylon is now available on demand on digital platforms including iTunes, Vimeo, Amazon and YouTube Movies. Following a World Premiere at Hot Docs Canadian International Film Festival, Australian Premiere at Sydney Film Festival, a string of…
CinefestOZ Film Festival will host the West Australian debut of The Song Keepers. This Central Australian film will be screening on Aug 25 and 27 at Orana Cinemas Busselton, followed by an exclusive Q&A with director, producer and writer Naina Sen. In the obscure churches of remote Central Australia, a 140-year musical legacy of ancient Aboriginal languages,…
Ewen Leslie was just nine years old when he started acting professionally. It was on a popular children’s television series called Ship to Shore, filmed in and around Rockingham – a small coastal town about forty minutes south of Perth. After graduating from WAAPA in 2000, Leslie’s first feature film role was in Matthew Newton’s…
LoveStuck Directed and Produced by Murray Fahey Starring Rik Brown, Rama Nicholas, Patti Stiles, Cathy Hegarty, Nigel Sutton, Ewan Campbell, Lyn Pierse, Glenn Hall and Gabby Millgate Who do you choose: the girlfriend, the best friend, or the ex-girlfriend? LoveStuck is a full-length feature film starring award winning comedians and Theatresports impro stars. It’s a 100% improvised…
Cinema Australia’s Matthew Eeles sits down with actor Aaron Pedersen to discuss his new film, Killing Ground. Aaron also gives us the skinny on the new Mystery Road TV series directed by Rachel Perkins and starring Judy Davis and Colin Friels. This interview also includes two clips and a trailer for Killing Ground. A special…
Hidden Light Written, Directed and Produced by Aaron Kamp Starring Liam Graham, Troy Coward, James Helm, Maggie Meyer, Vivenne Marshall, Jeremy Levi, Sharnya Thomson, Fleur Pereira, Emily Howard, Jack Jovcic, Brodie Masini, Robert Hartburn, Claudia Cirillo, Jag Pannu, Nicole Crisp, Lis Hoffman, Robert de Heaume, Murray Dowsett, Angelino Schintu and Zalia Joi Synopsis Following a tragic event,…
Can’t make it to MIFF or CinefestOZ? Transmission Films have announced a November 2 release date for Ben Elton’s Three Summers, as well as a fresh new poster by Carnival Studio with art direction by Demi Hopkins and design and illustration by Cassandra Chapman. On the eve of its MIFF Centrepiece Gala World Premiere, Transmission…
“The worst violence is left off screen and left to the viewer’s imagination. I knew that audiences would be able to fill in those blanks in a worse way than I would ever want to show.” Damien Power’s Killing Ground is brutal, violent and unforgiving. Here, Power talks us through the process of making one of…
CinefestOZ will award both Scott Hicks and Jacqueline McKenzie the title of the 2017 Screen Legend. Both will be recognised individually for their outstanding achievements and invaluable contribution to the Australian film industry. Scott Hicks is an internationally acclaimed writer and director, having been nominated for and won many prestigious awards for his work. His film Shine was an international box office…
A new trailer and a fresh new poster has dropped for Zelos ahead of the film’s world premiere at the Great Barrier Reef Film Festival on September 7. The new Australian coming-of-age comedy is the feature film debut for director Jo-Anne Brechin whose short film credits include Booth, This Dog’s Life, Birthday Party and Hard…
Director John Balazs discusses his Australian neo-noir. Australian action film Dancer has enjoyed a very successful festival run overseas having won a swag of international awards. Dancer is a fast-paced, 55 minute, drama/martial arts film set in the nocturnal underbelly of contemporary Melbourne. It tells the story of Richard, a disconnected hitman who develops an…
Genna Chanelle Hayes’ debut feature film Akoni will re-commence production in Sydney this week, and the film has added award-winning actor Mark Coles Smith and emerging young talent Marlikka Perdrisat to its cast. Coles Smith recently won a Helpmann Award for his work on the Belvoir play A Drover’s Wife. Marlikka Perdrisat is an indigenous…
