JJ DeCeglie’s Can’t Win. Do Try. is a hilarious Perth-set comedy shot during a scorching West Australian summer. Bunked up in a rented Cottesloe abode, the cast and crew – many who have never worked on a feature film – formed a tight bond and created lifetime memories which they share below. “We spent much time getting…
“People are interesting, everybody is interesting.” Rolf de Heer was in Perth recently for a Perth International Arts Festival Film Masterclass where de Heer and collaborator Molly Reynolds discussed their work with Fenella Kernebone. Audiences enjoyed hearing their experiences filming in remote Australia and collaborating with Indigenous communities – and hearing what it means to be a…
“It’s definitely a one man journey, but that journey is littered with relationships that can and will support you along the way, if you allow them to.” Interview by Joanne Kmaid Love your hat trends! Is that your funky charisma or a public persona? [Laughs]. Probably a bit of both! I consider myself to be pretty…
Primitive Films to introduce short film Juncture in Melbourne on March 29 by Luke Creely Primitive Films is the creative culmination and partnership between myself (Luke Creely) and co-founder Jack Coco. Neither of us went to film school. Based on our mutual adoration for and lifelong obsession with movies and the cinematic form, we established…
Two new images have dropped for Stephan Elliott’s highly anticipated new Australian comedy, Flammable Children. Flammable Children’s incredible cast includes Guy Pearce, Kylie Minogue, Radha Mitchell, Julian McMahon, Asher Keddie, Jeremy Sims and the legendary Jack Thompson. 1975: A 200-ton blue whale gets washed up on a local beach and the kids think it’s the…
The Hidden Well has started shooting on location in and around Melbourne including St Kilda, Elwood and Brighton. The second feature film from director Robert Chuter (The Dream Children), The Hidden Well is a portmanteau feature film, composed of six standalone chapters all united by a stylistic cinematic framework and a strong ensemble cast including…
In the latest episode of the Cinema Australia Podcast, Matthew Eeles chats with much-loved Australian actor Steve Bastoni. Steve’s credits include Police Rescue, Neighbours and Underbelly, as well as films including Drift, The Matrix Reloaded, The Water Diviner and more recently Heath Davis’ Broke. He’s also the creator and founder of the Peninsula Short Film…
by Matthew Eeles Bianca Bradey has been cast in a pilot for the television adaptation of El Torres’ popular comic book, Nancy in Hell. The talented Australian actress, who is best known for her breakout performance as Brooke in Aussie cult-classic Wyrmwood, will play the titular character – a trash-talking, wise-cracking, whisky-swilling badass who slaughters…
Space Tourist Films have given Cinema Australia readers an exclusive first look at the teaser trailer for their upcoming short film, Silent Man. Director Joseph Russell’s Silent Man follows the journey of an escaped asylum seeker turned vigilante on a mission to find his daughter after she disappears from an immigration detention centre. Check out the…
Ozflix, a new video-on-demand service dedicated to streaming every Australian film ever made, is set to launch at 6:00pm on Australia Day, 26th January, 2017. Acclaimed by Australia’s most influential directors, producers and actors, Ozflix will begin streaming with around 250 Australian films and three free original content shows, with more free content to be announced. “There are…
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