Actor Joel Jackson puts his heart and soul into playing Marcus Stamm in Greg McLean’s harrowing survival thriller, Jungle. “I don’t know if Marcus’ family will see this picture, or what they will think, but you become hyper-aware of paying your respects to somebody who went through these things in real life.” Interview by Matthew Eeles…
Young Perth actress Nichola Balestri gives a standout performance in Ben Elton’s new comedy, Three Summers which even impressed her co-star and Australian acting legend, Michael Caton. Here, Nichola fills us in on her journey so far and her ambitions going forward. Interview by Matthew Eeles When did you first become interested in acting? I’ve…
Lost Gully Road will have its world premiere at Monster Fest this month. We caught up with the director of the new Australian supernatural thriller, Donna McRae. Interview by Matthew Eeles Can you tell us about yourself and your filmmaking journey so far. I came into filmmaking as an actor. I graduated from drama school and…
Marital Problems is a solid little Australian dramedy. With a great script and an impressive cast, Marital Problems is the surprise film of the year. Here, Cinema Australia caught up with the film’s creators to discuss bringing their micro-budget indie to life. Interview by Matthew Eeles How did you two come to work on Marital…
Subject 36 is the story of a woman who studies strangers obsessively, until one of her subjects changes everything. “I’ve never done anything like what Gwen does in this film, but some of her unhealthy and antisocial behaviour, and her fears and insecurities are drawn from my experiences as a teenager and young adult.” Interview…
Red Christmas stars scream queen Dee Wallace as a matriarch who has invited her children to celebrate one last Christmas in their family home before it’s sold. Amid celebrations and domestic drama, they receive a visit from a mysterious stranger. Disfigured and cloaked, they feel sorry for him until they discover his extreme religious motives…
“Change the date but also change the system. My worry as an Aboriginal Australian is that after the apology happened everybody assumed that Aboriginal people had equality in this country and it’s just not true.” Actor Shari Sebbens has only four feature film credits to her name, but it feels like she’s been around…
In this episode of the Cinema Australia Podcast host Matthew Eeles is joined by director Rhiannon Bannenberg and producer Steve Jaggi to discuss their new Australian surf drama, Rip Tide. We’re sure you’ll get a lot out of this Podcast if you’re a young filmmaker looking to break into the local film industry. Rip Tide…
It’s been awhile since a small, independent Aussie film (made for just $60,000) received such consistently good reviews averaging around four stars. We can’t remember another low budget comedy receiving this much media attention from outlets like The Herald Sun, The Guardian and Triple J. Such is the power of Erdstein and Foulcher’s micro…
“Improv is so important because you have to be present and honest. You have to be reacting honestly to things at all times instead of being a bullshit artist.” Interview by Matthew Eeles How has the film been received so far? Man, the screenings have been so good. During the Q&As I’ve found that people…
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