TANGO UNDERPANTS PTY LTD is delighted to announce that its award-winning short film Tango Underpants will screen on SBS Television next month, before heading to the Toronto International Short Film Festival for its Canadian premiere. The film will air on SBS2 as part of its Showing on SBS line-up on Saturday 8 November, with a repeat screening on SBS One…
The first trailer for Jim Lounsbury’s Love Is Now was released this morning and it’s a real beauty. Cinema Australia would go as far as saying it’s the best trailer we’ve seen all year right next to The Babadook’s. It makes excellent use of a cover of Pat Benatar’s We Belong which really sets the…
Written by Timothy Boyle (Writer/Director/Producer): To the readers of Cinema Australia, This is an article I was asked to write about the making of my latest feature film currently entitled “The Half Dead”. I say currently entitled, as I’m certain that if the film is picked up by any type of distributor. the first thing to go…
The 3rd annual Ausfilm Week London (20 -23 October) commences in Soho, London today – the targeted event aims to develop co-production opportunities between Australian and UK producers for feature film and high-end drama television. Graeme Mason, CEO Screen Australia; Andrew Eaton, Revolution Films, UK; award winning producer Liz Trubridge (Downton Abbey); and Peter Buckingham , SampoMedia will give keynote presentations across the four…
Got an idea for a short film? Enter the Peninsula Short Film Festival now. The Peninsula Short Film Fest, proudly presented by Peninsula Hot Springs, is now calling for entries and invites filmmakers of any level to submit a film, of up to eight minutes in length, by Friday 19, December 2014. Festival Director, Australian…
Revelation Perth International Film Festival will present a celebration of Australian film – past present and future – through a year-round, ongoing series of screenings commencing in November. Revelation’s Australian Revelations series will present monthly screenings that celebrate Australia’s rich and diverse film culture. Revelation Festival Director Richard Sowada said Australian Revelations would bring the…
Hugo Weaving and Angus Sampson are confirmed to attend exclusive Q&A preview screenings of The Mule in Sydney and Melbourne, ahead of the films November 21 digital release, with other cast members yet to be announced. Following the screenings, the actors will speak about their feature, which Sampson also co-directed and co-wrote, before opening the discussion to the…
Interview by Matthew Eeles: As a busy actor, do you still get time to watch movies? Brenton: Well I was just looking at Felony thinking how much I would love to watch it. I’m lucky really because I have pretty cool agents who let me know about the latest directors and their films. Finding the…
Of all of this year’s directors making their feature film debut, Josh Lawson has arguably the highest profile. Not only is he a respected comedian making us all piss our pants in home-grown shows like Thank God You’re Here and Kinne, he’s also made an impression overseas starring opposite Don Cheadle in House of Cards…
Northcote based composer Christopher de Groot has been nominated for Feature Film Score of The Year at the Australian Performing Rights Association (APRA) Screen Music Awards for his unique film score Sororal. This nomination comes off the back of international interest in his work with the prestigious Swedish soundtrack label Screamworks releasing the Sororal soundtrack…
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