Lead cast announced for Burns Point

Burns Point a crime drama directed by Tim Blackburn, announced its lead cast members recently via the film’s social media. The cast includes longstanding Australian talent such as John McNeil (Underbelly, Blue Murder, Dirty Deeds) and Ron Kelly (Sea Patrol, Crooked Business) and fast rising stars Andrew Lowe (Ashburn Waters), Francesca Bianchi (House Husbands, It’s a Date) and Aleisha…

Trailer: Apocalyptic

Released late 2014 on DVD and VOD by Monster Pictures, Apocalyptic is another addition to the found footage genre made famous by The Blair Witch Project and more recently Paranormal Activity. The film has a great website where you can find a heap of production videos from director, Glenn Triggs. Click here for more.

Wendy Hughes: A Life in Trailers

On March 8, 2014 Australian cinema lost one of its most accomplished actresses, Wendy Hughes. We invite you to enjoy this collection of Australian feature film trailers starring the beautiful and talented Hughes. She will be sadly missed. Salvation (2008) Directed by Paul Cox Starring Wendy Hughes, Bruce Myles and Natasha Novak Caterpillar Wish (2006) Directed by Sandra Sciberras Starring Victoria…

Jugular premiere gets baked in Northbridge

Director JJ DeCeglie’s Jugular will have its red carpet premiere at the Bakery in Northbridge on Friday night. The Fremantle novelist-turned-director’s debut feature won big at last year’s Melbourne Underground Film Festival taking out Best Film, Best Director and Best Actor for Gregory Pakis. Pakis plays Jack, a man whose world spirals into madness and violence…

Q&A: Meet Aim High in Creation director Anna Broinowski

Cinema Nova, Melbourne’s home of quality art house and contemporary cinema, will be hosting a Q&A session with Australian filmmaker, Anna Broinowski. The documentary filmmaker will be presenting her film Aim High in Creation, a revolutionary comedy about the cinematic genius of North Korea’s late leader Kim Jon-il, with a ground breaking experiment at its…

Hand painted poster for The Mule

Angus Sampson revealed a hand-painted poster for his directorial debut The Mule via Twitter yesterday. The poster was made especially for SXSW where the film is making its much anticipated debut. The Mule will be released in Australian cinemas mid 2014. Hand painted poster for THE MULE 's world premiere at SXSW #sxsw14 http://t.co/pTcaMoLzjC —…

Trailer: The Infinite Man

If you’re like everyone else I’ve shown The Infinite Man trailer to then your first response will be, “Groundhog Day?” Hugh Sullivan’s time travel comedy/romance does bare a resemblance to the Bill Murray film but looks like it has enough quirk to stand on its own. I’m really looking forward to the response The Infinite Man gets…

Sink your teeth into Monster Fest Perth

Monster Pictures, Howling Wolves Wines and Yes Asia are proud to announce the return of the highly anticipated Monster Fest Perth. According to Festival Director, Neil Foley, Monster Fest is Australia’s “nastiest, juiciest and downright evilest film festival.” “We have had increasing demand from our fans in the west, so it’s awesome to be returning…

Setting the world of women’s cinema on fire

The World of Women’s Cinema WOW Film Festival launches today with so much Australian talent on display. For 20 years the festival has showcased female filmmaking talent not only from Australia but from around the world and is held in different venues around Sydney. Below you’ll find a list of all the Australian short films screening…

Mystery Road cleans up at the AFCA awards

Mystery Road was the big winner of last nights Australian Film Critics Association Film & Writing Awards. Ivan Sen’s below average, dusty thriller took home six major awards including Best Film and Best Cinematography. Being a male dominated film the only two local awards Mystery Road didn’t take out were Best Actress (Nicole Kidman, The Railway…