Created by the filmmaking team of writer and director, Craig Boreham and producer, Annmaree J Bell, Teenage Kicks. The film is a journey through the minefield of adolescence as Miklos Varga, played by young up and comer Miles Szanto, searches for a way to navigate through his guilt over his brother’s death and his explosive sexuality…
On April 21, indie Australian comic drama Pawno opens in cinemas nationally. The debut film by director Paul Ireland is set to charm audiences Australia-wide following its world premiere at MIFF 2015, where it was the Festival’s fastest-selling local ticket, and its award-winning European and Asian premieres. A valentine to the vibrant, multicultural suburb of Footscray,…
Screenings, including the film’s Australian premiere, have been announced for Observance with more dates in other cities to follow. Observance, a psychological thriller, tells of a private investigator embarking on an unusual assignment to observe a woman from an abandoned apartment, and while witnessing bizarre happenings around her, is unaware the derelict building that he’s surveying her…
Revelation Perth International Film Festival, in association with Cinema Australia, presents Australian Revelations as a celebration of Australian film via monthly screenings. New Australian film Broke will have its Western Australian premiere at Australian Revelations on 26 April. Gambling, footy and the sometimes lonely environments of the suburbs form the backdrop of this terrific new Australian dramatic feature. Selected for screening at multiple festivals around…
The Burning Kiss is an exciting new West Australian summer noir that stylistically draws inspiration from Pop Art, the French New Wave and Southern Gothic. It was shot in 2012, however due to the scope and ambition of the project at the independent level, the production has suffered from various set-backs that have delayed its completion.…
Controversial Australian film Chasing Asylum will hit local screens from 5 May at the Human Rights Arts & Film Festival in Melbourne. This marks the beginning of a premiere season visiting each capital city. From Academy Award® winning Eva Orner (Producer, Taxi To The Dark Side; Director, The Network), Chasing Asylum reveals the personal impact of sending…
Newsfront Directed by: Phillip Noyce Written by: David Elfick, Bob Ellis, Philippe Mora and Philip Noyce Produced by: Richard Brennan and David Elfick Starring: Bill Hunter, Wendy Hughs, Gerard Kennedy, Chris Haywood, John Ewart, Angela Punch McGregor, Bryan Brown, Bruce Spence and Steve Bisley. Written by David Morgan-Brown: Apparently one of Harrison Ford’s favourite films, this…
“I left the screening irrevocably changed. I got outside and asked my friend why nobody had made a film like it in Melbourne, where characters just talk and act like normal people. So a few years later I decided to do just that.” Play It Safe, the debut feature film from award-winning Melbourne filmmaker Chris Pahlow, is set to…
Jag Pannu Productions, in association with VCR Media, have officially signed with sales agent, NewGold Entertainment, to represent their feature film Broken Contract for worldwide distribution. Broken Contract is a story about Max, a down on his luck strip club owner, who has his life and livelihood threatened by local gangsters, so he turns to his wife’s connections…
Australia’s newest film fest, the Noosa International Film Festival, is now open for short film submissions. Submissions are being accepted exclusively via FilmFreeway.com with official selections being screened publicly at various cinema venues. Submission guidelines are available at http://www.niff.com.au. NIFF is staging three short film competitions with an early bird deadline of 3 May, regular deadline 7…
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