Acts of God Following a family tragedy and the never-ending barrage of disaster porn shown on current affairs shows, 11-year-old Joan becomes fascinated with natural disasters. Written by Sarah-Jane Woulahan (director): Acts of God came out of my own fascination with natural disasters and their impact on people watching from the outside, particularly through the media.…
A host of actors, filmmakers and industry luminaries will head to the South West of Western Australia later this month for the seventh annual CinéfestOZ. More than 30 actors, directors and producers will attend the prestigious festival – among them top names such as actors Marta Dusseldorp, Joel and Nash Edgerton, Myles Pollard, David Wenham, Viva Bianca, Alex Williams, Harrison Gilbertson, directors Bruce…
eOne has unveiled a poster for their upcoming Western Australian shot film Son of a Gun. Starring Ewan McGregor and directed by Julius Avery, Son of a Gun will have its premier at the opening night of CinéfestOZ in Busselton WA on August 20. Hopefully a trailer is not to far off. Check out the…
Film goers attending this years Stranger With My Face Horror Film Festival in August will have the chance to catch four great short films as part of the Australian shorts program. Check out the program below. THE KINGDOM OF DOUG Josie and her fellow cult members have gathered in an ice skating rink to mass…
Written by Lucas Testro (director): To be honest, I don’t particularly like short films. Story is what drives me as a creator, and the time restrictions of shorts can be frustrating. Too often they’re just gags that don’t resonate beyond their few minutes on screen. Or trailers for probably-never-to-be-made features, posturing as if they’re telling…
Brothers, Rebels, Champions, Outsiders Brothers Tas and Ben Pappas, two boys from Melbourne who took the skateboarding world by storm, defeated Tony Hawk and were crowned International World Champions within a year. Skateboarding came naturally to the Pappas brothers, but success was a different story. In this unflinching, never-before-seen account we witness the dark consequences…
A statement from FTI: FTI advises that Screen Australia have confirmed core funding for FTI through to the end of 2015, beyond which time this Screen Australia funding will cease. FTI has been successfully assisting and developing screen practitioners with funding support from the federal government for over 30 years. Until recently FTI had faced…
CinéfestOZ has unveiled its biggest program to date with more than 60 films on offer at this year’s festival, which starts on August 20th. The 2014 program will feature 14 Australian, 10 French and one “Aussies Abroad” feature-length films, 13 community screenings and 29 short films over the five day event in the South West of Western Australia. Among…
THE BACK OF BEYOND made its film premiere at the Marree Town Hall, SA on July 24th, 1954 followed by a screening at the inaugural Sydney International Film Festival in the same year, then two months later screening in Venice, winning the prestigious Grand Prix Assuluto Award over all the films screened. Throughout the following…
Director Chris Sun announced a new, official trailer today for his upcoming release Charlie’s Farm. Earlier in the year Chris kindly wrote an article for Cinema Australia readers about his experiences making the film. You can read it here. Check out the new trailer below.
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