by Matthew Eeles As anticipation builds locally, Warwick Thornton’s Sweet Country has taken out another international award after its Special Jury Prize win at the 2017 Venice Film Festival. The Australian western, set in 1920’s Northern Territory, has won Best Film in the Platform Competition at Toronto International Film Festival. “Sweet Country is a spiritual…
Multi-award winning Australian thriller One Less God will have its Australian Premiere at Byron Bay International Film Festival on October 7. The debut feature film by writer/director/producer Lliam Worthington was shot in Nepal, and New South Wales’ Blue Mountains and Central Coast. “Coming off the back of our successful world premiere at Dances With Films in Los Angeles, it’s…
Submissions have been extended till the 23rd October for regional filmmakers before the 3rd annual Capricorn Film Festival starts later this year. Capricorn Film Festival extends submissions for year three of its highly successful destination event. After the triumph of last year, with a record 22 short films made regionally for two Central Queensland filmmaker…
The Revelation Perth International Film Festival will partner with the City of Vincent for the 2017 City of Vincent Film Project. The City of Vincent Film Project is an opportunity for filmmakers to tell stories in and about the City of Vincent, and the City will provide a total of $15,000 to fund three short documentaries. Revelation…
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…
by Matthew Eeles Writer, director and producer Davo Hardy has released a very special Auslan Q&A for his new film A Silent Agreement. The Q&A features Hardy and actors Joshua Sealy and Jennifer Maclaughlan who play brother and sister Derek and Courtney Shanahan in the film. The three delve deep into the making of A…
We don’t usually report on international film festivals, but this one’s certainly worth a mention. Warwick Thornton’s Sweet Country has won the Special Jury Prize at the 2017 Venice Film Festival. Following its world premiere screening at the festival, Sweet Country received a standing ovation and has garnered outstanding international critical reviews. The film has also won…
by Matthew Eeles Causeway Films has recently received funding from Film Victoria and Screen Australia for its new film, Buoyancy. Buoyancy will be shot entirely on location in Cambodia and Thailand and follows the journey of an innocent boy who is enslaved on a Thai fishing trawler. The boy soon realises his only hope of freedom…
“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…
Frisky Written, Directed and Produced by Claudia Pickering Starring Claudia Pickering, Monica Ammerman, Brandon Wardle and Cameron Hunt “A beautiful exploration of friendship and self-discovery.” by Matthew Eeles Female-driven comedies are seldom seen in Australian cinema. Frisky and Britt Kynde’s Cursed are the only two local features we’ve seen this year written and directed by…
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