One of Australia’s longest-standing and publicly owned short film festivals, the St Kilda Film Festival, has today revealed its exciting ten-day program. Proudly presented and produced by the City of Port Phillip, the 2015 St Kilda Film Festival will showcase 100 of Australia’s top short films, music videos, archival screenings, youth programs, an extensive filmmaker development…
Acclaimed Australian short film Tango Underpants will screen as part of April’s Australian Revelations before Phillip Noyce’s Newsfront. Here, director Miranda Edmonds gives Cinema Australia readers a fascinating insight into her film. Written by Miranda Edmonds: Tango Underpants has its genesis in travel. The wonderful John Collee (writer of Happy Feet, Master and Commander, Creation) was…
Christopher Sun’s sick and twisted imagination and incredible passion for his craft is what makes him a favourite in the Cinema Australia office and we couldn’t be more excited for his upcoming film, BOAR. We grabbed five minutes with the busy director to discuss his upcoming creature feature. Interview by Matthew Eeles People are obviously going…
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…
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