Five South Australian aboriginal filmmakers have been selected to receive $20,000 each in funding along with mentoring and professional development from some of Australia’s leading film industry figures to make their own short drama. Edoardo Crismani, Isaac Lindsay, Kiara Milera, Thibul Nettle and Dylan Coleman will all receive funding and support as part of the…
Burns Point Directed by Tim Blackburn Written by Chris Blackburn Produced by Chris Blackburn and Steve Jaggi Starring Andrew Lowe, Ron Kelly, Francesca Bianchi, John McNeill, Aleisha Rose, Brad McMurray, Robin Royce Queree and Cate Feldmann What’s it about? A young woman lies dead in a house, strangled by her boyfriend in a fit of jealous…
The filmmaking team behind the award winning Australian drama Broke has announced its next venture, Book Week to coincide with the upcoming national Book Week festivities. Book Week, a comedy drama to be produced in the Blue Mountains, has launched its crowd funding campaign with the who’s who of Australian art and media world pledging their support to…
24-year-old Perth-based producer Jess Black was awarded the prestigious Young Filmmaker of the Year award at the 28th annual West Australian Screen Awards. Black and her short romantic drama Lola & Luis, written and directed by Miley Tunnecliffe, received three nominations, including Young Filmmaker, Best Film (Short Form) and Best Actor for the late Wayne Davies’…
Midnight Snack Productions’ acclaimed science fiction thriller Restoration will premiere on the Nine’s Network’s free-to-air digital TV channel 9Go! in the primetime slot of Saturday 6 August at 9:30pm, followed closely by a release on subscription video-on-demand service Stan on Thursday 8 September. Directed by Stuart Willis and independently produced by Midnight Snack Productions’ Toby Gibson,…
It has been announced that Ben Young’s highly anticipated Western Australian film, Hounds of Love, will have its world premiere at the prestigious Venice Days, a sidebar of the Venice Film Festival. “I’m so thrilled that all the wonderful and talented cast and crew, who took a risk on this small West Australian film, are been…
Down Under Written and Directed by Abe Forsythe Produced by Barbara Gibbs, Jodi Matterson, Greg McLean and Stuart Quin Starring Lincoln Younes, Rahel Romahn, Michael Denkha, Fayssal Bazzi, Alexander England, Damon Herriman, Justin Rosniak, Chris Bunton, Harriet Dyer, David Field, Marshall Napier, Josh McConville and Dylan Young “Smart, hilarious, brutal and confronting, Down Under is one of the…
Jasper Jones, Spin Out, Girl Asleep and The Death and Life of Otto Bloom have been announced as the four finalists vying for Australia’s richest film prize at CinéfestOZ. Now into its third year, the highly coveted $100,000 film prize was established with the aim of pursuing excellence in Australian filmmaking. It is awarded to the…
Screenwest, via the State government, have announced the recipients who will receive the $750,000 in West Coast Visions funding for 2016-17. One of Screenwest’s largest funds, the program aims to uncover, inspire and develop local talent and skills. The project in receipt of the funding is the feature film, 1%, with Western Australian director, Stephen McCallum, writer Matt Nable and…
The countdown to this year’s top Australian screen awards has officially commenced, with the first nominees for the 6th AACTA Awards presented by Presto announced today. Nominees were announced in three categories – Best Feature Length Documentary, Best Short Animation and Best Short Fiction Film. Nominees for Australia’s finest film and television productions of the…
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