by Matthew Eeles Australian singer and songwriter Damien Leith will make his acting debut in The Target. The Target is currently in pre production and will have strong themes of bullying. “I am thrilled to be part of The Target,” Leith told Cinema Australia. “Having experienced bullying first hand, it’ll be great to work on…
Acclaimed British actor, comedian and writer Eddie Izzard will star in The Call Back, the feature debut of writer/director Marion Pilowsky (My Last Five Girlfriends, Sleuth), which begins filming in Adelaide later this month. The Emmy Award-winning Izzard has developed a stellar reputation as a film, television and stage actor, with recent credits including Victoria…
Ben C. Lucas’ Perth-shot sci-fi thriller, OtherLife, has skipped traditional distribution methods and is now available to watch on Netflix. OtherLife follows brilliant software engineer, Ren Amari (Jessica De Gouw) who, haunted by the accident that has left her brother in a coma, creates OtherLife: a substance that allows users to experience hours of new memories…
Academy-Award® winning actress, Hilary Swank, will star in the highly anticipated sci-fi thriller I Am Mother, it was announced today. A two-time Oscar® winner for her work in the critically acclaimed Boys Don’t Cry (2000) and Million Dollar Baby (2005), Swank joins rising actor Clara Rugaard (Good Favour, Teen Spirit) in the stylish, thought-provoking feature…
Four men venture into the jungle – but the jungle may not want to give them back. Umbrella Pictures has unveiled the key art for the epic real-life story of survival against all odds, Jungle, opening in cinemas nationally November 9. Starring Daniel Radcliffe as young Israeli Yossi Ghinsberg, author of the international best-selling 1996…
Australian psychological thriller One Less God has taken out the top honour at the Byron Bay International Film Festival, winning the award for ‘Best Film’. The debut feature by writer/director/producer Lliam Worthington had its Australian premiere at the festival in competition with Greg McLean’s Jungle starring Daniel Radcliffe, the acclaimed Loving Vincent on the life of Van Gogh, the Sundance award-winning film Rumble: The…
Thanks to Umbrella Entertainment, we’re giving readers the chance to win a copy of Not Quite Hollywood and Dark Age on Blu-ray. Not Quite Hollywood is the fast and furious story of OZploitation – an eye-popping celebration of Australian cult films of the ’70s and early ’80s (including Stone, Mad Max and Turkey Shoot). Exploding with adrenaline-pumping…
As a non-profit website dedicated to the support and promotion of Australian made films, Cinema Australia rarely gets the opportunity to throw cash at crowdfunding projects. Trust us, if we had the money we’d be executive producers on almost every new Australian film calling for supporters through the myriad of crowdfunding platforms available on the interwebs. That’s…
One of the most accomplished ensembles of film industry heavyweights ever assembled in regional Australia is set to share their insights with emerging filmmakers and shine the spotlight on Far North Queensland as part of the Port Shorts Film Festival’s Masterclass Series later this month. Port Shorts Film Festival Ambassadors – champion Aussie actor Stephen…
A major national tour is underway this month for Ben Elton’s big-hearted ensemble comedy Three Summers, ahead of a hometown screening on Thursday October 26 at the Grand Cygnet Cinemas in Como. This will kick off a week of Q&A screenings and appearances at Perth cinemas, including a special charity screening in Mandurah for the…
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