The Artist Room: Gillian Armstrong Join Event Cinemas George Street for the fourth instalment of The Artist’s Room with multi-award-winning feature film and documentary director, Gillian Armstrong hosted by Margaret Pomeranz. The rare and insightful Q&A experience with Gillian live and in-person will follow a screening of her 1982 classic Starstruck starring Jo Kennedy and Ross…
Meridian Pictures has announced that principal photography on feature film, Awoken, will commence on Monday, March 5, 2018. Starring Erik Thomson (800 Words, The Black Balloon, Storm Boy), Sara West (Bad Girl, Peter Allen: Not The Boy Nextdoor, One Eyed Girl) and Benson Jack Anthony (800 Words, Emo The Musical), the film marks the debut…
In May last year Netflix announced its first Australian original series, Tidelands – a supernatural crime drama that will debut exclusively on Netflix around the globe with production set to start in Queensland this year. What wasn’t revealed at the time was the cast of the Netflix Original. An anonymous source contacted Cinema Australia yesterday and…
Directed/Written by Jonathon Gittus Co-Created/Produced by Fabiana Weiner Starring Fabiana Weiner & Jackson Tozer Digital Platform YouTube No Pink Cowboys follows ex-fling-turned-best-friend duo Sam (Jackson Tozer) and Annabelle (Fabiana Weiner) as they search for love and fulfillment in all the wrong places. This comedy breathes in the awkward moments of the modern dating world, picking up the pace…
Wrong Night Stand Directed by Mark Huxley Written by Mark Huxley and Neal Huxley Starring Neal Huxley, John McPherson and Tanya Jade Wrong Night Stand tells the story of Eddie and Eve. Shortly after the two start dating, Eve’s crazed ex boyfriend is released from prison, and begins to hunt down Eve. Trouble ensues as Eddie is stalked and…
The 11th annual CinefestOZ Film Festival (22 – 26 August) is accepting submissions for official selection for the 2018 festival. Official selection categories for Australian films and Australian co-productions are, Film Prize, general submissions for narrative and documentary feature length films and short films. CinefestOZ is a renowned film festival held in the iconic Margaret River…
by Matthew Eeles 2017 saw the rise of the Australian mumblecore movement with Zelos, Two People, Frisky and Pretty Good Friends hitting the indie film scene like a morning coffee to the face. None impressed us more than Michael Jones’ Lazybones – an honest, observational look at life for a twenty-something Melburnian (Jackson Tozer) who’s struggling…
The first project from independent film production company, Wintergarden Pictures, has launched on SBS On Demand as part of the Queer for Short: Home Grown series. Cherry Season, directed by Joshua Longhurst, is one of six short films in the series showcasing LGBTQIA+ stories from NSW-based creative teams. Produced with the assistance of Create NSW’s…
That’s Not My Dog! will enjoy it’s Australian Premiere this February with cast, including Shane Jacobson, in attendance. That’s Not My Dog! boasts the biggest line-up of Australian comics seen on screen in years, coming together to celebrate our love of joke telling. That’s Not My Dog! will premiere at Village Cinemas Jam Factory in…
by Matthew Eeles Rachel Ward’s has announced her new film, Palm Beach. The critically acclaimed director of Beautiful Kate and star of films such as Sharky’s Machine and The Death and Life of Otto Bloom will begin shooting her new film at various locations around Sydney, including the picturesque setting of Palm Beach. Palm Beach will…
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