Bounty Films and HALO Films have officially kicked off their exciting new distribution partnership with the first three releases coming in the first half of 2025. Following last year’s announcement that Bounty Films will distribute a curated selection of HALO Films’ acquired titles to home media audiences globally, this partnership will see the films released…
by Matthew Eeles As an independent journalist who covers Australian films exclusively, 2024 was filled with remarkable Australian film moments for me. Choosing my most memorable Australian film moment from 2024 has been challenging because there were so many. From getting independent films screened on the big screen through my own festival, the WA Made…
CinefestOZ, Australia’s premier destination film festival, is delighted to announce that submissions for the 2025 festival are now open! Set against the stunning backdrop of the South West of Western Australia, the festival will run from 30 August to 7 September 2025. We invite filmmakers across Australia to submit their work for consideration in both…
Women are leading the way on both sides of the camera on Saccharine, the third feature film by Victorian filmmaker Natalie Erika James (Relic, Apartment 7A). Delivering a boost for the local screen industry, Saccharine has created 250 jobs for Victorian crew, local cast and extras, including four skills development opportunities, in addition to injecting…
BBC Studios and The Walt Disney Company today announced the first-ever animated feature film for ’Bluey’, the beloved Emmy® and BAFTA Award-winning animated series that is 2024’s No. 1 series on streaming. The new deal sees Disney acquiring the global theatrical rights for the film, which will land in cinemas in 2027 under the Disney…
Now available on Digital and Disc, Girls’ Night Out is both a slick, honest, funny, relatable take on the Australian university/party experience from the female perspective, and a critique of toxic masculinity and Australian drinking culture, as a boozy, bar-hopping night of laughs, sex and friendship shockingly takes the darkest of turns. Best friends Brie (Emily…
Bonsai Films has launched the official trailer for crime thriller Inside, the debut feature film from award-winning writer-director Charles Williams, whose short film All These Creatures won the Palme d’Or at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. Golden Globe nominee Guy Pearce (The Brutalist), Cosmo Jarvis (Shōgun) and impressive newcomer Vincent Miller (Plum) lead a strong…
Runt, the WA-made Australian film about a girl and her dog who tries to save their farm, has dominated this year’s WA Screen Culture Awards (WASCA) taking home all four of its nominations. The film won in key categories including Innovation in Narrative Feature Film with a budget over $1m and Outstanding Achievement in Writing,…
Pickpockets, a romantic comedy by Damaged Goods Productions has wrapped principal photography in Sydney. The project sees the creative team of Lucy Green & D.C. Fairhurst reuniting to produce and adapt their Flickerfest award-winning short This Town Aint Big Enough For The Both Of Us into a feature caper. Directed by Fairhurst, the story follows…
In a clean sweep for South Australian filmmakers, the Adelaide Film Festival (AFF) has announced the winners of the AFF 2024 Audience Awards. Lesbian Space Princess has taken out the Feature Fiction Audience Award. Songs Inside has won the Feature Documentary Audience Award and the winner of the Short Film Audience Award is Finding Jia.…
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