Thanks to our friends at Umbrella Entertainment, we’re giving away copies of The Merger and One Less God on Blu-ray. The Merger Directed by Mark Grentell and starring Damian Callinan, Fayssal Bazzi, Kate Mulvany and John Howard, The Merger is the hilarious & heart felt story of a struggling town: the drought won’t let up,…
by Matthew Eeles The first teaser trailer has been released for Martin Copping’s new Australian thriller, The Dunes one year after the film was successfully funded via Kickstarter. The Dunes was written, directed and produced by Copping who also stars in the film as LA Times scribe Nicholas Rice. While returning to his old hometown The Dunes, a…
The new Australian family film, H is for Happiness, has commenced principal photography in the picturesque coastal town of Albany, in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. The colourful film is the debut feature from well-known theatre director John Sheedy, whose feel-good short film Mrs McCutcheon garnered glowing reviews and accolades in Australia and…
CAPS Short Film Competition international and local finalists have been announced for Central Queensland’s weekend of cinema. The annual Capricorn Film Festival gives residents the chance to support filmmakers from around the region and from all over the world. It also allows for local filmmakers, seasoned and beginner, to enter their short films into the…
Directed by Nic Barker Starring Honor Wolff, Isabelle Ford, Alex Cooper and Kaarin Fairfax. The Greta Fragments is a story about finding yourself, then having to do it all over again. Article by Nic Barker I’ve always been interested in the sort of filmmaking that allows for a lot of spontaneity and freedom on the day.…
First images have been revealed for M4M – director Paul Ireland’s followup to the critically acclaimed Pawno. M4M is a modern update of Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure set in a housing commission block in Prahran. In the film an unlikely love ignites between a modern muslim girl and a local musician amongst the background of racial…
by Matthew Eeles Last year we were left impressed by the indie gem Subject 36, the feature filmmaking debut from Western Australian filmmaker Alexander Lorian. We’ve been anticipating Lorain’s next move ever since and going by the footage and images we’ve seen so far the director’s latest project, Good For Nothing Blues, is worth getting excited…
Directed by Sue Thomson Produced by Adam Farrington-Williams and Sue Thomson An observational feature documentary that follows a group of older LGBTI+ people, who have been invited to attend a Ball celebrating their gender and sexual identity. Faced with the complexities of ageing and isolation, these extraordinary people seize each day with determination and humour. In a…
‘I should definitely run Screen Australia. I would’ve been happy with Head of Production, but following these developments, I am now convinced that I should have the CEO’s job.” Anticipation is reaching fever pitch for Reflections in the Dust. The controversial film has just been announced to screen at the 22nd Tallinn Black Nights Film…
Western Australian filmmakers Alison James and Brooke Tia Silcox have won Best Narrative Short Film at the 2018 Austin Film Festival (AFF) for their short film, Judas Collar. After a decade as one of Western Australia’s top documentary filmmakers, writer/director Alison’s debut foray into scripted filmmaking is a heartbreaking and visually stunning short film with no dialogue,…
The Capricorn Film Festival will return to Central Queensland this year in it’s new home of Yeppoon. The Capricorn Film Festival will run from November 23 – 24 where guest judges and industry professionals will be visiting Yeppoon to lend their expertise to the event, held at the Yeppoon Town Hall. The festival will open with…
Written and Directed by Loani Arman Produced by Melissa Crabtree (Producer) and Loani Arman (Executive Producer) Starring Bernie Van Tiel, Chloe De Los Santos, Thomas Larkin and Christen O’leary Twenty-five year old Kali Diaz’s life is a mess. She’s a fuck up and proud of it. She lives in a shit hole; makes careless decisions on the reg;…
