You all know the story of Ned Kelly but how many of you have heard the story of Australia’s other bush ranger, Ben Hall? Well, we’re about to find out a hell of a lot more thanks to local filmmaker Matthew Holmes. After an incredibly successful crowdfunding campaign which raised over $75,000, and the recent announcement of Greg Mclean…
Inside Green With Envy: The Ballad of Frank and Mary Sue Written by David Harris: One of my favourite quotes in all of literature is from Jack Kerouac’s On The Road, which reads: “The only people for me are the mad ones.” It’s a bit of a motto for us at LFD Collective. It’s also the…
A man questions whether or not he has the guts to ask out a perfect stranger. Written by James Pontifex (Writer/Director): Two days before the submission deadline for funding, my producer fell out of the project. I was alone. So what do you do? I could give up… but… I was really annoyed that I…
54 Days – a Post Apocalyptic Independent Australian Psychological Thriller shot mainly in one location – a 1960’s bunker. How do you make a movie based in one location interesting? We caught up with 54 Days’ director Tim R. Lea to find out. Hi there, my name is Tim Lea, and I am the writer/director…
When Rites of Passage won a Special Jury Mention at the 2013 Warsaw Film Festival, the judges there noted the way in which the community and youth work aims of this film produced a unique vision. With other festival awards for editing, direction and audience choice, Rites of Passage has connected with people at a variety of film…
Call for submissions to CinefestOZ Film Prize 2015 Entries are now open for the CinéfestOZ Film Prize for a feature length Australian film which will be awarded during the festival, 26 – 30 August, in the Margaret River region. This film prize rewards remarkable Australian filmmaking with a $100,000 award. In 2014, the inaugural CinéfestOZ…
Find Your Voice is a celebration of family and culture through one young man’s spiritual odyssey. The film tells the story of a young Maori musician who, after a divine windfall, returns to his native New Zealand in a quest to explore his musical roots. Written by Chris Herd (director): The Story of Find Your…
Hosts Cate Blanchett and Deborah Mailman were today joined on stage by a star-studded line up of presenters including Geoffrey Rush (AACTA president), Lachy Hulme, Stephen Curry and cricketer Brett Lee to honour Australia’s best achievements in Australian film and television at the 4th AACTA Awards Ceremony, held at The Star Event Centre in Sydney.…
Cinema Australia Original Content: Help us continue to cover more Australian films by making a donation to Cinema Australia below. Article by Tristan Roache-Turner The Wyrmwood film evolved around late 2010. My brother Kiah was working for Aussie Bum doing promotional videos and I was an electrician/project manager at Ausgrid. We’d make a few commercial productions, and do…
On his first visit to the local Laundromat, a man has a fateful chance encounter with his wife, five years after she walked out. A powerful two hander about guilt, regrets and maybe even a chance at forgiveness. Absolution: by Dean Butler (director). Instead of giving a general overview of Absolution’s production I thought…
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