Mark ‘Chopper’ Read wins Best Supporting Actor at Melbourne Underground FIlm Festival – for his role in Start.Options.Exit. The late Mark ‘Choper’ Read, who passed October last year has taken out best supporting actor for his role as a volatile army disposal store clerk in the subversive independent Melbourne dark comedy Start.Options.Exit. According to Read’s…
Matt Nable’s performance in the 2012 mini-series Bikie Wars: Brothers in Arms gave us our first real taste of the ex-rugby leaguer’s impressive acting abilities. While he’s been equally as good as a supporting character in films like The Turning and Son of a Gun, it’s his lead performance as Thomas in Fell that cements…
INFINITE MAN: A man’s attempts to construct the ultimate romantic weekend backfire when his quest for perfection traps his lover in an infinite loop. Cinema Australia say: One of the year’s great Australian films. A tight script that’s full of laughs with a dash of smarts. FELONY: Felony sees a decorated police officer (Joel Edgerton) run a…
WASTELANDER PANDA – AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY ON ABC IVIEW FROM SAT 20th SEP – 10AM (AEST) Commissioned especially for ABC iview, Wastelander Panda, a post-apocalyptic Sci-Fi western, will premiere tomorrow, with all 6x10min episodes available for viewers to binge from 10am on iview. Wastelander Panda, the first drama program to be commissioned by ABC iview, is a co-production between Madman Productions…
“In the haunting Australian Outback, two brothers discover old secrets and family lies. As their friends start to go missing they fear they are being stalked by someone or something from their worst nightmares. Is it just astory? A legend? A hoax? Or is it reality?” SparkeFilms announced today that Felix Williamson (Happy Feet), Col Elliott (A…
Anticipation around the 4th AACTA Awards increased today with the announcement that 25 Feature Films will compete in the 4th AACTA Awards. The 25 Feature Films In Competition for the 4th AACTA Awards are: 52 Tuesdays; AROUND THE BLOCK; The Babadook; Backyard Ashes; Canopy; Charlie’s Country; Fell; Felony; Galore; Healing; I, FRANKENSTEIN; The Infinite Man; The…
“I’m in the editing suite right now actually.” Australian director Craig Boreham is hard at work on postproduction for his new feature Teenage Kicks, which recently wrapped filming. We were lucky enough to grab 10 minutes with him at such a busy time. He told Cinema Australia, “I really enjoy this part of it. It’s great to see the film finally coming together but…
Filmscope Entertainment (Filmscope) are excited to announce that their crime thriller, The Reckoning, is being launched across Australia this Wednesday September 17 on key VOD platforms. In addition the DVD and Blu-Ray will be available the same day. The Producer, Deidre Kitcher, noted “We feel that the best way to capitalise on the momentum that we have built…
There wasn’t a dry eye in the cinema when the credits rolled for Robert Connolly’s Paper Planes at this year’s CinéfestOZ. And it was with good reason that the film took out the $100,000 film prize. For those who haven’t been lucky enough to see the film yet, here’s the brand new trailer to tide…
With just two weeks until its national release, we thought we’d give you another sneak peek into our new comedy The Little Death with an exclusive clip! You can stay up to date on all things The Little Death by following the film on facebook, twitter and instagram – recently The Little Death team have been out on the streets of Sydney to hear your stories…
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