Never Forget will have its NSW premiere this month which will include a Q&A with director Jon Bling. Starring Ann Truong, Tam Dinh, Van Nguyen and Ivan Bradara, Never Forget follows a young nurse who must travel back to her homeland to attend her father’s funeral. Her family sends a suitor to escort her back…
Jolyon Hoff’s new Australian documentary The Staging Post will have a limited national release from Thursday. The Staging Post follows Muzafar and Khadim, two Afghan Hazara refugees, stuck in Indonesia after Australia ‘stopped the boats’. Facing many years in limbo they built a community, started a school, changed UN refugee policy and inspired a refugee…
The Neon Spectrum Written and Directed by Lee Galea Produced by Lee Galea and Joanne Scully Starring Stephanie Gonelli, Pat Moonie, Joshua Orpin, Trevor Hanna, Dylan Lloyd, Will Weatheritt, Rebecca Rayen LeBeau and Nicole Eveleigh After a lonely English girl learns of a hidden letter from her estranged father, she journeys to Australia in search…
Andrew Blair has amassed an enviable collection of Australian film posters from around the world. Impressed, Cinema Australia invited Andrew to share a few of his favourites. Andrew’s full collection of Australian movie posters can be found at his website, http://www.filmposter.com.au. Written by Andrew Blair When I was growing up, I had no idea that…
Principal photography has commenced on Steven Vidler’s (Blackrock) romantic comedy Standing up for Sunny with support from Headgear Films, Spectrum Films, Create NSW and VA Digital Hire. The four-week shoot will take place in Sydney, starring an exciting young cast lead by RJ Mitte (Breaking Bad), Philippa Northeast (Home & Away) and Sam Reid (Prime…
by Matthew Eeles A new film chronicling the rich history of the Ashton Circus and its founder, James Henry Ashton, is in the works. Ashton’s – set in the early 1800’s – will follow the great success of the Ashton Circus family amidst the hardship of the Gold Mining era. Founded by James Henry Ashton in the…
Screenwest announces Seph McKenna as new Chief Executive Officer Screenwest Chair Janelle Marr has announced the appointment of Seph McKenna as the new Chief Executive Officer of Screenwest. “I am delighted to announce that Seph McKenna has accepted our offer of appointment for a five-year term,” Mrs Marr said. Mr McKenna, the current Head of…
George MacKay (Captain Fantastic), Russell Crowe (The Water Diviner), Nicholas Hoult (Mad Max: Fury Road) and Essie Davis (The Babadook) will star in The True History of the Kelly Gang, a film by the creative team behind the disturbing Snowtown. Due to film in Victoria, Australia next year from March, director Justin Kurzel (Snowtown) and writer Shaun…
Big screen Australian comedies are few and far between nowadays, but going by the new trailer for Stephan Elliot’s Swinging Safari it’s certainly set to bring the good. Swinging Safari boasts an incredible cast which includes Guy Pearce, Kylie Minogue, Rhada Mitchell, Julian McMahon, Asher Keddie, Jeremy Sims, Atticus Robb, Darcey Wilson and bloody Jack Thompson. Take…
Landfall Written and Directed by Travis Bain Produced by Travis Bain, Shawn Brack Starring Rob Stanfield, Kristen Condon, Vernon Wells, Tony Bonner, Daryl Heath, Bailey Stevenson, Andy Bramble, Shawn Brack and Anthony Ring A young couple in tropical Australia is trapped in their beach house by three fugitives carrying a mysterious icebox containing unknown contents, and they must…
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