Sunday Shorts: Hunting the Unknown

Hunting The Unknown Directed, Edited & Produced by: Lewis Rodan Starring: Jeff Watkins and Paul Boucher Cinematography: Naveed Farro Music Score: Craig McElhinney Production Design: Joshua Bader Sound Design: Robbie Stevenson What prompted the motivation to make Hunting the Unknown? (Lewis Rodan – Director) I wrote Hunting the Unknown in 2012 for a screenwriting class I was…

Actor Focus: Tommy Kay

“Dad was very worried. He thought security would be an issue working as an artist, and he was right, but you cannot buy the smile on an artist’s face.” Interview by Joanne Kmaid You have gone from law to acting. Why the drastic change? I think the shortest answer is: Because my soul felt like…

Interview: Bentley Dean

The Film: Tanna Directed by: Bentley Dean, Martin Butler Written by: Bentley Dean, John Collee, Martin Butler Starring: Mangau Dain, Marie Wawa, Marceline Rofit NSW: Sydney – Dendy Newtown – screening now Blue Mountains – Mount Vic Flicks – 19-21 November Orange – Odeon Cinema Orange – November 29 & December 3 Murwillumbah – The Regent Cinema – from 26 November Byron Bay – Byron…

The Crowdfunders: Emo (the musical)

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…

Interview: Richard Brennan

Film producers in Australia don’t come bigger than Richard Brennan. He’s worked on a bunch of incredible Australian films including Mad Dog Morgan, Newsfront and The Last Goodbye. Cinema Australia recently had the pleasure of chatting with Richard ahead of Monday night’s Australian Revelations screening of his 1978 film Long Weekend in Perth. You can hear the interview…

The Crowdfunders: Grid Face

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…

Trailer of the Day: Alex & Eve

Alex & Eve Directed by: Peter Andrikidis Written by: Alex Lykos Starring: Richard Brancatisano, Andrea Demetriades, Helen Chebatte, Tony Nikolakopoulos and Zoe Carides Release Date: October 22, 2015 Alex & Eve is based on the hit stage play by Alex Lykos, who also wrote the screenplay and was produced by Murray Fahey. The original stage play was first performed in Sydney in 2006…