WASTELANDER PANDA – AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY ON ABC IVIEW FROM SAT 20th SEP – 10AM (AEST) Commissioned especially for ABC iview, Wastelander Panda, a post-apocalyptic Sci-Fi western, will premiere tomorrow, with all 6x10min episodes available for viewers to binge from 10am on iview. Wastelander Panda, the first drama program to be commissioned by ABC iview, is a co-production between Madman Productions…
“In the haunting Australian Outback, two brothers discover old secrets and family lies. As their friends start to go missing they fear they are being stalked by someone or something from their worst nightmares. Is it just astory? A legend? A hoax? Or is it reality?” SparkeFilms announced today that Felix Williamson (Happy Feet), Col Elliott (A…
Anticipation around the 4th AACTA Awards increased today with the announcement that 25 Feature Films will compete in the 4th AACTA Awards. The 25 Feature Films In Competition for the 4th AACTA Awards are: 52 Tuesdays; AROUND THE BLOCK; The Babadook; Backyard Ashes; Canopy; Charlie’s Country; Fell; Felony; Galore; Healing; I, FRANKENSTEIN; The Infinite Man; The…
Filmscope Entertainment (Filmscope) are excited to announce that their crime thriller, The Reckoning, is being launched across Australia this Wednesday September 17 on key VOD platforms. In addition the DVD and Blu-Ray will be available the same day. The Producer, Deidre Kitcher, noted “We feel that the best way to capitalise on the momentum that we have built…
GEOFFREY RUSH, SAM NEILL AND MIRANDA OTTO LEAD A STELLAR CAST IN SIMON STONE’S DIRECTORIAL DEBUT “THE DAUGHTER” Fate Films, helmed by producers Jan Chapman and Nicole O’Donohue, is delighted to announce principal photography commences on The Daughter in Sydney, Australia on the 12th of September 2014. With support from Screen Australia and Screen NSW, the…
Written by Ryan Unicomb (Co-writer/Co-Director/Co-Producer): So as you know we’re deep into post-‐production on Gifted, our short superhero drama film starring David Breen, Rachel Gobel & Cameron Robbie that wrapped production about 5 months ago. We’re around 85% through it all now; the film just has some small adjustments to be made and then it’s…
If Robert Connolly’s Paper Planes was the Wagyu of this year’s CinéfestOZ then John Soto’s The Reckoning was the Chuck steak. It’s inconceivable that a film brimming with ridiculous inaccuracies and pure silliness was considered for a prize worth a hundred grand, because almost every part of Soto’s wannabe thriller is a dreadful mess. Robbie…
Hugh Sullivan’s The Infinite Man will open this year’s Darwin International Film Festival. One of the finest films to come out of Australian in the last couple of years, the time-travel comedy will screen on Wednesday, 17 September at 7.15pm. Another Australian film to feature as part of the festival will be Fell. Kasimir Burgess’…
The Reckoning opens in cinemas this week! The Reckoning is Perth filmmaker John Soto’s thrilling new film that opens this week at selected cinemas (sessions this weekend 5-7 September, and next weekend 12-14 September), with all tickets the special price of $15 across the board. Earlier this year, The Reckoning won awards at the the 2014 BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL. After being…
The countdown to Australia’s top screen Awards has officially started, with the first nominees for the 4th Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards announced today. Nominees were announced in the Best Short Animation and Best Short Fiction Film categories for the 4th AACTA Awards, which will also see Australia’s best film, television and documentaries awarded…
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