Australia’s Funniest Shorts has announced its 2017 comedy sketch and short film program which will screen as part of CinefestOZ on Saturday, 26 August. Selected from over 100 entries from across Australia, the 15 short films will be eligible for the prizes including a $500 cash prize for Funniest Sketch and $500 cash prize for…
by Matthew Eeles Ahead of the film’s availability on Netflix later in the year, audiences will be treated to the world premiere of Cargo at the Adelaide Film Festival in October. The highly-anticipated Australian zombie film is directed by Yolanda Ramke and Ben Howling and based on the filmmakers’ Tropfest winning short film of the…
Indigenous filmmakers aged 18-35 can now apply for RAW, a new initiative that will develop skills through the production of a TV pilot that will be pitched to Australia’s ABC. The initiative is backed by industry celebrated Leah Purcell and Wayne Blair as Mentors and Executive Producers. RAW comprises two phases. In the first phase up to three…
Principle photography will begin this month of Elfenshot Films’ new short film, The Trebek Technique. Writen and directed by Damian Harris (Diffraction, Narrators), The Trebek Technique is a 16-minute study into how using a perceived weakness to one’s advantage can bring its own set of new challenges. Brydi Frances, a graduate from the 16th Street…
Australian film fans who will be making the journey to WA’s beautiful south west this August are in for a real treat! CinefestOZ has revealed its full festival program, available online now. The festival brings film premieres, documentaries, French features, Indigenous and family film events, Side Bar short film sets and more to the South West from August…
Warwick Thornton’s latest feature Sweet Country has been selected in Official Competition at the Venice Film Festival in September and will have its Australian premiere at the Adelaide Film Festival in October, it has been announced. Inspired by real events and starring Sam Neill, Bryan Brown, Ewen Leslie, Thomas M. Wright, Natassia Gorey-Furber, Anni Finsterer, Matt Day and…
Australian film fan? You’re going to want to get to this year’s CinefestOZ. This year’s talent list is an added drawcard in the lead up to the full program release on July 28 and begins with internationally acclaimed and Academy Award nominated writer and director, Scott Hicks, who will attend in the role of this year’s Film Prize…
“This is a film about finding your true home, love, sex, food and bloody good Shiraz, as well as being my own personal ode to Australia.” Producer, writer and director Marion Pilowsky (My Last Five Girlfriends, Sleuth) will make her feature directorial debut with comedy The Call Back after securing production investment funding from Fox International…
The Artifice Written, Produced and Directed by Matthew Holmes Starring Jushua Jaeger, Nadia Holmes, Bailey Barbour, Gregory Quinn, Adam Wilson and Michael Resce Article written by Matthew Holmes In a way, The Artifice was the short film that launched The Legend of Ben Hall. Nearly all the crew on this film formed the team for…
Priscilla Cameron’s The Butterfly Tree will have its WA premiere at this year’s CinefestOZ. Directed by Priscilla Cameron and produced by Bridget Callow-Wright, The Butterfly Tree stars Melissa George, Ewen Leslie, Ed Oxenbould and Sophie Lowe. The film tells the tale of Evelyn, a burlesque queen who bewitches single dad Al and his teenage son Fin. When…
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