Sawtell’s small seaside community, 10km south of Coffs Harbour, mourned the loss of their cherished art deco cinema when it closed its doors in December 2012, but two years later the community is buying the cinema back with the help of many generous donors, a crowdfunding campaign and David Stratton. The revival of the cinema…
Greenfield, a five-part series filmed in WA, took home two awards for best performance by an actress and best performance by an actor in WA’s most prestigious industry awards. WASA Award Winner Web Series; Greenfield was shot in the Wheat belt town of Merredin, Western Australia as a part of Screenwest’s 3 to 1 incentive,…
ScreenWest, Western Australia’s screen funding and development agency, has continued its commitment towards the State’s Indigenous screen sector with the release of its Indigenous Screen Strategy 2016-2020. The Indigenous Screen Strategy, developed in consultation with the WA Indigenous screen sector and the wider industry, was presented at the State Theatre Centre of WA this morning…
Over 500 filmmakers, celebrities, media and screen industry representatives turned out to celebrate the very best in Western Australian screen production at the 27th Annual WA Screen Awards at the Heath Ledger Theatre in Perth last night, Monday 29 June 2015, hosted by comedian Joel Creasey. Presented by FTI, the WA Screen Awards (WASAs) is the premier celebration of West Australian screen culture, celebrating…
With the recent closure of so many video rental stores, and DVD and Blu-ray retailers, finding a copy of Jeremy Sims’ 2006 film Last Train to Freo proved a difficult feat. With a promise to throw Sims a tenner when I catch up with him in WA for the promotion of Last Cab to Darwin,…
CinéfestOZ is calling for enthusiastic people to volunteer at the 26-30 August event. More than 240 people volunteer their time to become the ‘face’ of CinéfestOZ during the five-day festival, performing essential duties including film ambassadors, general hospitality, festival promotion and ushers. A lucky number of volunteers take on roles of VIP hosts and drivers…
France has Cannes, New York has Tribeca, Sydney has Tropfest and now it’s Central Queensland’s turn with the recent announcement of The Capricorn Film Festival. This exciting new film festival, proudly representing the Central Queensland region, will celebrate its inaugural year on September 19 when it launches at the Gladstone Marina, where it hopes to showcase filmmaking…
“Getting money to make your film is wonderful, but having people say ‘we believe in you, go do your thing’ is absolutely invaluable.” – Miley Tunnecliffe Written by Miley Tunnecliffe (Writer, Producer): Love in a Disabled Toilet was intended to be a fun, quick film to shoot with a few friends during some down time.…
Phillip Crawford’s Rites of Passage, a once in a generation film about young people by young people, continues to go from strength to strength with he film having it’s television premiere on Sunday, June 28. Made with a message of hope, Rites of Passage is a raw, uncensored and honest film inspired by the real life experiences of…
Australian filmmakers Alexander von Hofmann and Peter Gurbiel are proud to announce the world premiere of their short film Harvey’s Dream at the prestigious Palm Springs International Shortfest Film Festival in Palm Springs, California, on Wednesday June 17 2015. The Palm Springs festival 16-22 June 2015 was recently announced by USA Today as one of the top…
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