As a non-profit website dedicated to the support and promotion of Australian made films, Cinema Australia rarely gets the opportunity to throw cash at crowdfunding projects. Trust us, if we had the money we’d be executive producers on almost every new Australian film calling for supporters through the myriad of crowdfunding platforms available on the interwebs. That’s…
Eight Australian telemovies or television mini-series are battling it out for top honours in this year’s AWGIE Awards for performance writing. Awards for the best original and best adapted screenplays for Australian feature films have nine top-flight nominees. There are 13 nominations in the five theatre categories. The Australian Writers’ Guild (AWG) says nominations in…
That Sugar Film has now taken $1,699,064 at the box office, making it the number one Australian documentary of all time in local cinemas (excluding IMAX). The film has also taken $448,436 in New Zealand cinemas. The record comes on the back of the That Sugar Film’s recently announced AACTA Award nomination for Best Documentary, with the…
Blanchett’s Stateless is one of 23 film and TV projects that Screen Australia has today announced will receive development funding to the total of $640,000. A diverse range of projects and talent are being supported, including works from Bryan Brown and Rachel Ward, Richard Roxburgh, Marieke Hardy, Jan Chapman, Stephan Elliott and Bondi Hipsters’ Nicholas Boshier. Cate Blanchett’s…
Celebrating its landmark 25th year, Flickerfest, Australia’s leading Academy® Award accredited and BAFTA-recognised Short Film Festival, and the country’s largest short film competition, is now accepting entries from Australia and around the world for our 2016 Festival. Flickerfest will screen for 10 days under the summer stars at Bondi Beach in January 2016, with selected…
The countdown to Australia’s top screen Awards has officially commenced, with the first nominees for the 5th Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards announced today in three categories – Best Feature Length Documentary, Best Short Animation and Best Short Fiction Film. The 5th AACTA Awards will also see Australia’s best in film…
A $2.3 million investment by the State Government has secured Denmark as the location to film the movie adaptation of Tim Winton’s best-selling and award-winning novel, Breath. Culture and the Arts Minister John Day said this was an opportunity that could not be missed and the State would reap the benefits of Breath being filmed…
Screen Australia will provide $1.539 million to eight exciting new projects through its Multiplatform Drama program. The program supports unorthodox projects released on a variety of platforms. “Our new slate demonstrates the fund’s twin goals of supporting exciting new teams and finding fresh ideas from established talent. Funding from Screen Australia helps deliver on the…
Are you a creator of online video content? Do you long for your work to be recognised by industry professionals? The OVAs (Online Video Awards) are now calling for your entries. Launched in 2014, The Online Video Awards invites Australian content creators to enter their work for judging by a panel of industry professionals. All…
As a non-profit website dedicated to the support and promotion of Australian made films, Cinema Australia rarely gets the opportunity to throw cash at crowdfunding projects. Trust us, if we had the money we’d be executive producers on almost every new Australian film calling for supporters through the myriad of crowdfunding platforms available on the interwebs. That’s…
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