Award winning Australian documentary The Last Goldfish will get a limited national release from October 31. The Last Goldfish, written and directed by Su Goldfish, and produced by Carolyn Johnson documents a daughter’s search for her lost family. Rich with archival images, this suspenseful and surprising story – stretching from Australia to Trinidad, North America…
Filming has commenced on Lexus Australia Short Film Fellowship winning film My Boy Oleg directed by Goran Stoleveski produced by Jessica Carrera of Dollhouse Pictures. The film shoots over four days in and around Footscray. My Boy Oleg follows Ukrainian actress Irina who arrives in Melbourne with her son Oleg for a theatre festival performance.…
Lucy Durack’s debut web series, Lift, has secured $70,000 production funding through Screenwest’s Elevate program. The web series, set entirely in an elevator, will be an intimate look at the literal and metaphorical ups and downs of artist Olivia (Lucy Durack) and uptight Simon (Charlie Garber) as they travel the floors of their corporate office…
“Dare I say, it is one of the hardest industries to break through, but there is so much to gain if you never give up.” Interview by Joanne Kmaid What gives you a boost in life? I have a slight problem with my daily coffee intake! Although the boosts may not feel like the incredible…
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…
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