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…
Create NSW is calling on emerging filmmakers with disability to apply for a new Screenability Filmmakers Fund which will support three individual projects with $30,000 as well as appoint an Executive Producer to each production. Applications are sought for filmmaking projects that appeal to a broad audience (with or without disability content), from teams that…
Written a family-friendly comedy full of laughs, sunshine and a jolly good time? Going by a recent trend over the last few years, you’ve got no chance of winning Screenwest’s funding initiative, West Coast Visions. Written something as dark as the devil’s heart itself? Something about an apocalypse, a violent bikie gang or a serial…
Melbourne writer-director Nora Niasari’s short film Waterfall, has been selected to have its World Premiere at the 66th Melbourne International Film Festival, which win run from 3-20 August. Waterfall, is produced by Mary Minas and Fete Films, and involves an incredible team of Australian filmmaking talent such as cinematographer Sherwin Akbarzadeh, established actor Greg Stone,…
Filming has officially wrapped on Luke Sparke’s Australian Sci Fi epic, Occupation. The action-heavy film starring Dan Ewing (Red Billabong, Home and Away), Temuera Morrison (Star Wars, Once Were Warriors), Stephany Jacobsen (Revenge, Battlestar Galactica), Rhiannon Fish (The 100, Home and Away), Charles Mesure (Desperate Housewives, Once Upon a Time) Jacqueline McKenzie (Romper Stomper, The…
Ali’s Wedding, Australia Day, MIFF@CinefestOZ film Jungle and Three Summers have been selected as the four Film Prize Finalists at this year’s CinefestOZ and will each go into the running to win Australia’s greatest film prize. 2017 marks the 10th anniversary of the CinefestOZ Film Festival and the fourth year in which the significant sum…
Although we’re a little disappointed the ScreenWest-backed production won’t have its first screening in its home state of Western Australia, we’re glad Melbourne audiences will be treated to what’s sure to be a quality film. Shooting his first Australian film, internationally renowned writer, director and comedian Ben Elton delivers a big hearted, of-the-moment, multi-story comedy…
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