“I don’t want this to sound dicky but I wasn’t really expecting it to get into the festivals.” Mekelle Mills has the potential to be a major player within the Australian film industry. Her directorial debut is a fine example of well organised and well executed amateur filmmaking that rivals the writing and directing talent…
Recently, Cinema Australia asked Perth director JJ DeCeglie to give us some insight into the way he went about filming his new feature Jugular. The film will screen locally as part of Perth Monster Fest which begins on March 27 and runs until Arpil 2. I shot Jugular as a one-man crew on a Canon 60d and a…
Closer Productions has finally released a teaser trailer for Sophie Hyde’s 52 Tuesdays. They’ve also announced a full length trailer will be available soon. 16-year-old Billie’s reluctant path to independence is accelerated when her mother reveals plans to gender transition and their time together becomes limited to Tuesday afternoons. Filmed over the course of a…
Based on the novella by the acclaimed Nobel Prize winning writer Doris Lessing, a fearless portrait of love, lust and the power of friendship, Adoration tells the story of Lil (Naomi Watts) and Roz (Robin Wright), two lifelong friends living in a tranquil Australian seaside town, who embark on separate, passionate affairs that will change them forever.…
It’s the familiar story we’ve seen play out in movies a million times over; one of lust, forbidden sexual desires and a seemingly inseparable bond between two young lovers. More often than not these clichéd and formulaic films will conclude with a sickeningly happy ending obvious from the very beginning. That’s where Mekelle Mills’ Zoe.Misplaced…
The Broken Shore An Evocative Australia crime thriller set against a background of police corruption, racism and family tragedy Joe Cashin (Don Hany: Offspring, East West 101) is a Homicide Detective transferred to the small Victorian coastal town of Port Monro where he grew up. When wealthy benefactor Charles Bourgoyne dies, Joe’s investigation uncovers a cycle of…
Review by Stephen Pollock: Petticoats, flower pressing and Botticelli – not what a Brit usually expects from a movie made and set in Australia. Especially not in 1990, when my perception of Australian film was shaped by The Castle, Mad Max, Crocodile Dundee and other red-dust fare. Adverts for XXX (“I can see the pub…
To escape the confronting reality of his home life, eight year-old Callum retreats to the world of comic books. Stepping forward as his favorite comic book hero, Power the Kid, and together with his older sister Jane, Callum withdraws to his imagination and away from the source of their family’s torment. Can Callum find the…
The WOW Awards where announced on Friday, 14th March as part of the WOW Film Festival 2014. Held at Dendy Newtown 11 of the 17 awards are Australian specific and were awarded to the following films: Best Australian Fiction (Drama) The Interviewer Eleanor Winkler Producer Genevieve Clay Director Festival Directors’ Awards Australian Fiction Perception Lyn…
Pinnacle Films launched a new full-length trailer to their new film Healing this morning. Healing is a powerful, moving story of redemption, the discovery of hope and the healing of the spirit – in the most unlikely place, for the most unique men, through the most unusual catalyst. Viktor Khadem is a man who has almost…
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