“Balancing the true heart of the story with a fun, comic touch took a lot of work.” Interview by Matthew Eeles How long has Spin Out been with you as an idea for a feature film? Co-writer Edwina Exton and I started work on the script in 2004. A long road. Lots of fun researching Bachelor &…
Tasty Written and Directed by Meaghan Palmer Produced by David Morris and Varun Swaminathan Tasty is based on a true event… August, 1994 in Melbourne. Ben (17) lives on the surf coast with his mum and hangs out with his goofy best friend Lolly. Ben tries to fit in, but he feels outside of the world as…
Ahead of the film’s trailer release on Friday, 15 July, we sat down with Perth filmmaker Damian Fasolo to learn a little more about his feature film debut, Broken. Interview by Matthew Eeles Tell us a bit about yourself? I grew up in Perth, Italian descent. When I was 15, my parents came home from…
Written by Nick Barkla (writer/director) It was late at night and the phone rang. I answered and heard a familiar voice, edgy with excitement. “Guess what?” “What?” “They want me to fight for the world title in America.” “You’re kidding?” “In five weeks.” “But you haven’t been training.” “I know.” “What are you going…
A brand new trailer has dropped for Australia/New Zealand co-production, Godplex Directed by inter-media artist Darcy Gladwin, Godplex tells the story of Clark Duke, a fellow who has created Virtology, an internet religion with which he plans to change the world. To Duke’s delight he attracts thousands of followers and amongst those are a gender-confused teen, an…
As a non-profit website dedicated to the support and promotion of Australian made films, Cinema Australia rarely gets the opportunity to throw cash at crowdfunding projects. Trust us, if we had the money we’d be executive producers on almost every new Australian film calling for supporters through the myriad of crowdfunding platforms available on the interwebs. That’s…
“You constantly exercise your ability to chase and catch those candid, elusive moments that are the magic and heart of any true story.” Australian filmmaking duo Victoria Carwin and Sam Haft impressed the San Francisco DocFest programmers with their uplifting story Nobody’s Perfect. The film celebrates true kindness, unconditional love and everyone’s right to live…
Dan Ewing’s film career post Home and Away is going from strength to strength. Cinema Australia can reveal the Sydney-born thespian is set to star in mysterious new Australian horror film, Beast No More. Currently embarking on a national promotional tour for his upcoming action/horror film Red Billabong, Ewing gave Cinema Australia a call to…
The Coffee Man It’s 4.30 am in Yirgacheffe, Ethiopia. The sun is hours from rising, but Sasa Sestic is awake and in hot pursuit of the one thing that will make his day. Driven by his obsession, Sasa hunts for his own Holy Grail: the perfect cup of coffee The Coffee Man follows Sasa from Ethiopia, the birthplace…
As a non-profit website dedicated to the support and promotion of Australian made films, Cinema Australia rarely gets the opportunity to throw cash at crowdfunding projects. Trust us, if we had the money we’d be executive producers on almost every new Australian film calling for supporters through the myriad of crowdfunding platforms available on the interwebs. That’s…
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