Lucy Durack’s debut web series, Lift, has secured $70,000 production funding through Screenwest’s Elevate program. The web series, set entirely in an elevator, will be an intimate look at the literal and metaphorical ups and downs of artist Olivia (Lucy Durack) and uptight Simon (Charlie Garber) as they travel the floors of their corporate office…
Film Art Media and Generator Pictures have released the trailer for their documentary film Paper Trails, which follows the beloved Australian broadcaster, writer, activist and mental health advocate Anne Deveson AO as she reflects on her life, memory and history while racing against time to pack her 85- year paper trail into boxes destined for…
Red Christmas stars scream queen Dee Wallace as a matriarch who has invited her children to celebrate one last Christmas in their family home before it’s sold. Amid celebrations and domestic drama, they receive a visit from a mysterious stranger. Disfigured and cloaked, they feel sorry for him until they discover his extreme religious motives…
The Cinema Australia team were lucky enough to catch an early screening of The Pretend One and it left us speechless. We haven’t been this impressed with an Australian feature film since The Babadook. Just sayin’… Stay tuned for our full review. The Pretend One is eyeing a 2018 release. You can keep up to…
Welcome to the first article in a new Cinema Australia feature series we’re calling In Focus. The point of In Focus is to introduce you to an upcoming Australian feature film which may not be on your radar yet. If you’re currently filming an Australian feature film, or if you have one in the early stages…
Oddlands Written and directed by Bruce Gladwin Produced by Brendan Campbell, Alice Nash, Stephen Corvini Starring Sonia Teuben, Simon Laherty, Jacek Koman Des and Tam are members of a clean-up crew in a strange toxic wasteland. It’s a lousy job, but it’s the best they can get, and it may just get them what they want. When they stumble…
A fresh new trailer has dropped for Romi Trower’s unique romantic comedy, What If It Works? Easily one of the best Australian films of the year, What If It Works? is a smart, funny quirky comedy and the first genuine awards contender of the year. Luke Ford and Anna Samson are captivating as the film’s romantic…
“Change the date but also change the system. My worry as an Aboriginal Australian is that after the apology happened everybody assumed that Aboriginal people had equality in this country and it’s just not true.” Actor Shari Sebbens has only four feature film credits to her name, but it feels like she’s been around…
“Dare I say, it is one of the hardest industries to break through, but there is so much to gain if you never give up.” Interview by Joanne Kmaid What gives you a boost in life? I have a slight problem with my daily coffee intake! Although the boosts may not feel like the incredible…
Jennifer Peedom’s Mountain hits Australian cinemas this week. A unique cinematic and musical collaboration between the Australian Chamber Orchestra and BAFTA-nominated director Jennifer Peedom, Mountain is a dazzling exploration of our obsession with mountains. Only three centuries ago, climbing a mountain would have been considered close to lunacy. The idea scarcely existed that wild landscapes might hold any…
by Matthew Eeles As anticipation builds locally, Warwick Thornton’s Sweet Country has taken out another international award after its Special Jury Prize win at the 2017 Venice Film Festival. The Australian western, set in 1920’s Northern Territory, has won Best Film in the Platform Competition at Toronto International Film Festival. “Sweet Country is a spiritual…
Multi-award winning Australian thriller One Less God will have its Australian Premiere at Byron Bay International Film Festival on October 7. The debut feature film by writer/director/producer Lliam Worthington was shot in Nepal, and New South Wales’ Blue Mountains and Central Coast. “Coming off the back of our successful world premiere at Dances With Films in Los Angeles, it’s…
