Allowing just ten minutes to interview two filmmakers with such a rich history in Australian cinema should be considered a felony in itself. It’s not an easy task to interview two personalities as big as Matthew Saville’s and Joel Edgerton’s in such short time, but their generous answers gave me plenty to work with. Interview…
Shot as a one-man crew on a Canon 60d and a rigged-up crude steadicam, Fremantle director JJ DeCeglie’s harrowing film, Jugular, is as independent as Australian cinema comes. And as anyone who’s tried their hand at it will know, independent filmmaking can be a costly endeavour. After successful screenings at underground film festivals around the country, Jugular – a story of one…
A new animated poster for Kriv Stenders’ (Red Dog) Kill Me Three Times dropped a couple of days ago ahead of the film’s screening at the Toronto International Film Festival. You can check it out below. Kill Me Three Times is a feature film directed by Kriv Stenders and starring Simon Pegg, Sullivan Stapleton, Alice Braga,…
Hot on the heels of Austin Film Festival’s early line-up announcement which includes the World Premiere of One Eyed Girl, The Backlot Films is proud to announce its plans to release the South Australian psychological thriller in Australian cinemas during the first quarter of 2015. Starring Tilda Cobham-Hervey (52 Tuesdays) and Mark Leonard Winter (Healing,…
Think you have what it takes to be Australia’s next big success story of stage and screen? Australia’s National Institute of Dramatic Art is now accepting applications for their prestigious full-time tertiary courses, offering the opportunity to train with the best in theatre, television and film. NIDA Head of Acting, Jeff Janisheski said this was…
What do the worlds biggest porn star Ron Jeremy, Australian criminal cult icon Chopper Read, and baby boomer sex symbol, actress and socialite, Tottie Goldsmith all have in common? They are three of the featured cast of Start Options Exit (SOE) – a dark indie, comedy feature film. Start Options Exit (SOE) follows the exploits of twenty-somethings Neville Carlisle and Yolis…
Downriver may have already met its crowd-funding target with punters having pledged just over $40,000, but the film was given a deserving boost recently by Film Victoria. Grant Scicluna’s mystery drama will share in just over a million dollars funding support through Film Victoria’s Assigned Production Investment program. Other feature films to share in the funding will be Lynn-Maree Milburn’s…
Well, we picked it folks! Robert Connolly’s stunning new kid’s film, Paper Planes, was awarded the inaugural CinéfestOZ $100,000 Film Prize. Legendary Australian director, Bruce Beresford announced the winner to an enthusiastic crowd. Connolly was presented with Australia’s richest film prize on Saturday night as part of CinéfestOZ’s Gala Night celebrations in Busselton, in the south west of Western…
Shenton Park Dog Refuge to benefit from FTI Q&A Screening of RED DOG with Producer, Nelson Woss Next Thursday, 28 August, FTI and Producer Nelson Woss will present a screening of the feature film RED DOG at the State Library of WA. A special meet the filmmaker screening and Q&A will follow immediately. RED DOG…
SON OF A GUN: In Australian cinemas October 16. An edge-of-your-seat heist thriller starring Ewan McGregor and talented newcomer Brenton Thwaites, Son of a Gun tells the story of a young man who is drawn into the lawless world of a notorious criminal. While locked up for a minor offence, 19-yr-old JR (Thwaites) becomes apprentice…
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