“With his uneasy playfulness the seemingly fearless director has created an uncomfortable, horrifying and atmospheric tale of redemption.” These Final Hours is one of the more conceivable apocalyptic genre films of late. Rather than getting caught up in an implausible fantasy of Earth’s gritty expiration it stays grounded and focuses solely on its characters and their…
Starring: Paul Fenech, Elle Dawe, Kevin Taumata, Tahir, Rob Shehadie, Vanessa Davis, Johnny Boxer, Paul Nakad. Directed by: Paul Fenech All the characters from Fat Pizza are back and they go head on with the local Housos in Sunnyvale. The new Fat Pizza shop moves to Sunnyvale and clashes with the local Housos. Find our…
Melbourne’s Cinema Nova will host a special Q&A screening of All This Mayhem tonight. Skateboarding champion and subject of the film, Tas Pappas, will join Nova following a screening of the critically acclaimed film. Brothers Tas and Ben Pappas, two boys from Melbourne who took the skateboarding world by storm, defeated Tony Hawk and were crowned…
Our These Final Hours competition has been one of our most popular yet. A big thank you to everyone who entered. Congratulations to Merryl Donn, Gloria Bale, Kerry-Anne James, Constantine Chen and Alex Williams. You have each won an in-season double pass which is now in the mail. Also, congratulations to Edelyn Tjahjadi, Tegan Taudigani, Mike Burt, Jared de’Har and Emily Paterniti. You have each…
It’s just been announced that Ann Turner’s Celia will open the Stranger With My Face Horror Film Festival on August 21. The cult film, starring Rebecca Smart, will screen along with a discussion to shed new light on a remarkable work. The event doubles as the launch of a new book, Kid Power!, featuring an essay about the…
Australia Wide: Win an in-season double pass to THESE FINAL HOURS Perth Winners: Win a double pass to a special screening at Luna Leederville on Monday 28th July which includes a Q&A with director Zak Hilditch and producer Liz Keraney. Filmed over five weeks in Western Australia, the apocalyptic thriller won the coveted The Age Critic’s…
A teaser trailer dropped today for Tony Ayres highly anticipated Cut Snake. Cut snake will have its world premiere as part of this years Melbourne International Film Festival. It’s 1974, and in an attempt to put his old, troubled life behind him Sparra Farrell (Alex Russell,Carrie, Chronicle) has moved to a new city with his fiancée,…
It’s a real pleasure to be invited to write about your film, you get chuffed that someone cares to know. There’s plenty of great creative projects that don’t get that chance, so we’re very appreciative. So cheers Cinema Australia for the opportunity to wax on about our journey with Dick’s Clinic! Written by Johnny Flynn…
CinéfestOZ is delighted to announce the members of the jury who will decide on the winner of its inaugural $100,000 Film Prize. Actress Marta Dusseldorp, film selector Benjamin Illos, producer Sue Milliken and film reviewer Margaret Pomeranz, along with jury chair, acclaimed Australian director Bruce Beresford, have been invited to decide the winner of Australia’s richest film prize at the festival, which takes place…
Joel Edgerton is set to walk the red carpet at this year’s CinéfestOZ for the WA premiere of his latest film Felony. The Australian actor, who wrote and starred in the psychological thriller, will travel to WA with Felony director Matthew Saville to support the film, which is in the running for the festival’s inaugural…
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