Making Small Island Big Song – An Oceanic Songline

Cinema Australia Original Content: Filmed over three years on 16 Island nations across the Pacific & Indian Oceans, this grassroots musical follows the ocean highways uniting ancient musical lineages. From Madagascar to Rapa Nui/Easter Island, Taiwan to Zenadth Kes/The Torres Strait. A heartfelt plea for environmental awareness and cultural preservation from those on the frontline…

What it takes to make The World’s Best Film

Cinema Australia Original Content:  Help us continue to cover more Australian films and festivals by making a donation to Cinema Australia below. In March 2014, Australian filmmaker Joshua Belinfante was told he had only a short time left to live. Forced to confront his own mortality, he thought about what he would do with his life if…

Melbourne director Roger Ungers on making The Wheels of Wonder

Cinema Australia original content: Help us continue to cover more Australian films and festivals by making a donation to Cinema Australia below. The Wheels of Wonder follows a team of ambitious social impact creators as they enter Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, with a curious project. Their mission: to trial and test an unusual prototype play cart with the hope…

Sunday Shorts: Sammy the Salmon

Written and Directed by Jake Shannon Produced by Chris Luscri Starring Liam Maguire, Mark Mitchell, Liz Esguerra and Edward McCullough Spencer, while weeping uncontrollably on a beach starts a conversation with a talking salmon. Spencer explains that he is secretly gay but is due to marry his female fnance. The salmon ofers to help Spencer break up…

Exclusive! Your first look at The Slaughterhouse Killer

Help us continue to cover more Australian films by making a donation to Cinema Australia below. Cinema Australia readers have been treated to an exclusive first look at new Australian horror film, The Slaughterhouse Killer. Shot in Tasmania with a local cast and crew, The Slaughterhouse Killer is directed by Sam Curtain who previously directed the ultra…

Sunday Shorts: Blood Orange

► WATCH THE FULL FILM BELOW Article written by M.P. Wills (Director, Blood Orange) To me, Blood Orange was really inspired by slow cinema, especially the early Asian films of the 80s, and 90s. What struck me most as a kid growing up and watching those sorts of films was their use of visual economy; how…

Three new Australian films have just hit VOD!

This weekend just got a lot more entertaining with three new Australian films being released today via VoD. All titles are available across multiple platforms for your home viewing pleasure. Anticipation Written, directed and produced by Peter Renzullo Starring Glenn Herbert, Julian Anderson and Matt Cal Available via Vimeo on Demand Shot in and around…