Welcome to the latest episode of the Cinema Australia Podcast. This episode is a special one for me because I finally had an opportunity to interview Tilda Cobham-Hervey, an actor who I have long-admired, and whose name has been on my interview bucket list for many years. It was also special to interview James Litchfield,…
Rafael Star’s Manhunt will screen at this year’s Gold Coast Film Festival. The new feature film follows Max (Harry Duckworth), a very successful property developer who begins to question who he is actually working for following a series of strange events. In this eerie mystery thriller, Max is a young and very successful property developer…
Jack Johnston’s micro-budget road movie, Everything Grows in Eden, is about dreaming, dying, and living with other people, from an emerging country Victoria auteur A young man, Shane (Cameron Mighell), tries to kill himself by jumping in front of a train. His friend, Lily (Sophie Reynolds), rushes to save him but she’s shaken by how…
Production has officially wrapped on Last Breakfast with Mum, an audacious “chamber drama” that captures the paralysing intersection of personal grief and global political upheaval. Written by Kian Farzam and directed by Ali Vaziri, the film is a visceral exploration of the Iranian diaspora, filmed with a technical framework designed to mirror the urgency of the modern world. Unfolding…
The new documentary (or is it?) That Half Barbaric Twang – about the musical misadventures of legendary Aussie actors Geoff Morrell and David Field, and their gifted musical brother-in-arms Tim Oxley – will take to the stage and make its local bow at The Gold Coast Film Festival in April. What do you get when…
Sydney Film Festival will present Sartorial: Fashion On Film, a program featuring new premieres alongside restored classics that explore the relationship between fashion and cinema, screening as part of the 73rd Sydney Film Festival from 3–14 June 2026. The program strand features seven films spanning decades of cinema, bringing together a striking body of work in which some of the world’s most distinctive filmmakers turn fashion into a lens…
Australian independent feature film, Violet, is set to celebrate its world premiere at the upcoming Gold Coast Film Festival. Co-written and directed by Derek Yang, Violet follows Arthur, a struggling playwright staging a make-or-break theatre adaptation of The Angel of Amontillado. When he unexpectedly recasts aspiring actress Georgia in the lead role — once synonymous…
Communities across regional Western Australia will soon enjoy greater access to Australian films and filmmaking experiences through CinefestOZ On the Road, a first-of-its-kind initiative in WA launched today. On the Road will deliver free film screenings and creative education opportunities, helping bridge the gap in regional access to screen culture and engagement with the creative…
Perth filmmaker Carl King and Melbourne-based actress and producer Sophie Coleshill are bringing their hilarious and unapologetically honest new web series Scratch to audiences, with special screenings set to take place in both Perth and Melbourne this May. Created as an independently produced web series, Scratch dives headfirst into the messy realities of modern relationships, telling…
Bonsai Films has released the official trailer for First Light, the debut feature film from acclaimed Filipino-Australian filmmaker and photographer James J. Robinson. Written and directed by Robinson, who won the Blackmagic Design Best Australian Director Award at the Melbourne International Film Festival last year, the film is the first official co-production between Australian and…
Welcome to the Cinema Australia Podcast. In this episode, I’m joined by one of my favourite Australian actors, Natalie Abbott, who gives an inspiring performance in The Deb. I think everyone will find something they can relate to with her character Tayla considering the depth and complexities of the character. Also, anyone who’s a fan…
“What started as a kid messing around with a camcorder in the backyard has become my way of sharing meaningful stories on screen.” by Emilie Lowe I have been making films since I was seven years old. Now, at that young age they might not have been particularly good films, but I was still very…
“What I saw through cinema was magic, and to think I could one day do that myself planted the seed for everything I’ve pursued since.” by Matthew Eeles Benn Wintle’s filmmaking journey began the way it did for most aspiring filmmakers growing up in the early 2000s: by stumbling across the iconic Apple app,…
The 73rd Sydney Film Festival (3–14 June) today revealed a sneak peek of 13 daring new films set to screen this June, offering a taste of the 200+ strong 2026 program ahead of the full Festival announcement on Wednesday 6 May. “Prize winners from Berlinale and Sundance, an immersive World Premiere from Australia, Isabelle Huppert…
Filmmakers Nick Waterman and Meg Washington (How to Make Gravy) have revealed their next project, the feature film Rosaleen – a gripping, romantic musical inspired by the untold, scandalous affair behind the birth of the Sydney Opera House. The project is being developed through their production company, Speech&Drama Pictures. Set in 1950s Sydney, Rosaleen uncovers…
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