by Matthew Eeles 2025 saw only a few new films from Australian filmmaking heavyweights. Bruce Beresford’s The Travellers, Justin Kurzel’s Ellis Park and Robert Connolly’s Magic Beach are the only ones that come to mind. (Even though it enjoyed a festival screening, Warwick Thornton’s Wolfram isn’t officially due for release until next year, so I’m…
YAS Studio is set to become Melbourne’s first dedicated multi-disciplinary youth screen studio, with the launch of YAS Studio in Kensington in February 2026. For YAS Studio founder and acting teacher Daniel Fischer, the vision is clear: build a highly credible, industry-connected creative environment that empowers young people to explore, express and grow, while establishing…
Cinema Australia is thrilled to introduce readers to the ensemble cast of Matthew Holmes’ new film, The Sundowner. Telling the story of a war-scarred swagman who is forced on the run after becoming implicated in a brutal murder in the blistering outback of 1934, The Sundowner unites a large ensemble cast that blends award-winning Australian…
For nearly two decades, Sean Bell has worn more hats than most filmmakers could imagine. From writer, director, producer, fundraiser, art director, set builder, editor, animator, composer and VFX artist, Bell has done it all. Now, the self-taught filmmaker has channelled that experience into his biggest challenge yet: directing his debut feature film, Electric Feel.…
After an international festival run, Lucy Green’s provocative short film, Disarmed lands on Omeleto (stream below) – redefining how we talk about survival. After premiering at Cinequest Film Festival and winning awards across four continents, Disarmed – a sharp, psychologically layered 7-minute short written, produced, and co-directed by Lucy Green – is now making its global online…
With one month to go before Monster Fest returns to Cinema Nova from October 3 to 11, Monster Fest has announced its final programming for the 2025 Melbourne festival, with a host of world and local premieres of the freshest and most fearless genre cinema from Australian shores and abroad. From local shores, Monster Fest’s final programming features…
Independent filmmaking is not for the faint of heart. What does one need to succeed in this industry? Adaptability? Resourcefulness? A thick skin? Arguably, the answer is ‘yes’, to all these things. To be an indie filmmaker, one has to wear many hats to get the job done. It can be a sobering experience to leap…
This article was written by Crossroads writer, director and actor, Michael Papaeleftheriou Most short films start with a burning desire to tell a story. Crosssroads started with a burning desire to make a film. The road to becoming a professional filmmaker has many components to it, but transparency is not one of them. My goal…
This article has been prepared and supplied by the filmmakers of Philia. It started with two characters: Dana and Veronica. Originally inspired by the names and characteristics of the Roman goddesses Diana and Venus; of the hunt and of love, respectively. Two women, one led by the head and one by the heart, who are…
Production is now underway on Find My Bones, a psychological horror feature set against the hauntingly beautiful backdrop of the Snowy Mountains in New South Wales. Written and directed by Jennifer van Gessel (Water Horse), the film reunites her with lead actor Lauren Grimson (Water Horse) and introduces Samantha Allsop (Thor: Love and Thunder) and…
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