In this exclusive feature article, Agata the Writer writer and director, Kuba Dorabialski, takes Cinema Australia behind the scenes of a shot from the upcoming film. Agata (Mia Wasikowska) a disillusioned writer, arrives in Sarajevo to write a novel set during the Bosnian war. As she speaks with survivors, her project begins to dissolve. In…
Daniel Bibby is a Brisbane-based writer and director who draws inspiration from his own life and love for movies. His films are infused with a unique sense of nostalgia that resonates with viewers, transporting them to another time and place. As the founder of Tough Cheddar, a production company focused on telling unique Australian stories,…
In 2024, filmgoers were introduced to Taylor Broadley via his debut feature film, Stubbornly Here, when it premiered in Broadley’s hometown of Perth at the Revelation Film Festival. Stubbornly Here is a surreal and touching journey told through the eyes of three teenagers in small-town Australia. Blending magical realism and coming-of-age drama, the film follows…
Mitchell Withers’ powerful documentary short For the Boys is an intimate portrayal of Australia’s first openly queer former AFL player, Mitch Brown – a trailblazer in Australian sporting culture. Bringing audiences into Mitch’s dedication to his sons, the complexity of his relationship with a game that shaped him, and the winding path to liberating himself,…
Melbourne filmmaker Dayna Di Fulvio makes their directorial debut with Urban Nipple, a thought-provoking documentary exploring how technology, censorship and social media policies affect women and gender-diverse people. The film centres on multidisciplinary artist Michelle Kometz, whose artwork focuses on nipple sculptures. Despite the artistic nature of her work, it is repeatedly removed or censored…
What happens when Melbourne’s biggest commitment-phobe meets it’s most emotionally unavailable bachelor, who also happens to be a literal demon? I Fell in Love with My Sleep Paralysis Demon follows Sarah, a woman who is so scared of commitment that she decides to pursue the most emotionally unavailable guy she can find – her sleep…
Brayden Lewtas’ new short film Flathead has been released via the social media star’s Cinema Council YouTube channel. Directed by Lewtas and written by Jesse Bouma, the filmmakers have opted for a direct-to-audience model that is increasingly reshaping independent filmmaking, sharing the film with Cinema Council’s loyal online community which has amassed over 200,000 followers…
Written and directed by Jack Johnston, and starring Sophie Reynolds, Sandy Keayes, Cameron Mighell, Nicholas Vincent and Kira Nelson, Everything Grows in Eden follows a young woman who promises to take her suicidal best friend to an alternative retreat but when their volatile mutual friend joins the trip, an unexpected detour to a local commune…
Perth filmmaker Giles Chan’s new short film Interview follows an anxious woman desperately looking for work tries to survive a job interview. Giles Chan was born in Hong Kong and moved to Australia at the age of seven. He studied English Literature at university while writing, directing and producing his first feature film Jellyfish. It played…
Perth filmmaker Carl King and Melbourne-based actress and producer Sophie Coleshill are bringing their hilarious and unapologetically honest new web series Scratch to audiences, with special screenings set to take place in both Perth and Melbourne this May. Created as an independently produced web series, Scratch dives headfirst into the messy realities of modern relationships, telling…