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…
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,…
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