CinéfestOZ is delighted to announce the members of the jury who will decide on the winner of its inaugural $100,000 Film Prize. Actress Marta Dusseldorp, film selector Benjamin Illos, producer Sue Milliken and film reviewer Margaret Pomeranz, along with jury chair, acclaimed Australian director Bruce Beresford, have been invited to decide the winner of Australia’s richest film prize at the festival, which takes place…
Joel Edgerton is set to walk the red carpet at this year’s CinéfestOZ for the WA premiere of his latest film Felony. The Australian actor, who wrote and starred in the psychological thriller, will travel to WA with Felony director Matthew Saville to support the film, which is in the running for the festival’s inaugural…
Australian directors don’t come more committed than Rolf de Heer. For two and half years he’s worked twelve hour days and seven day weeks throwing everything he has at his new film, Charlie’s Country – his third collaboration with longtime friend, David Gulpilil. During a recent Q&A at Luna Leederville his dedication was starting to…
Principal photography has begun on the Eponine Films production Love Is Now, which will shoot over five weeks across Sydney and various other NSW locations including the Hunter Valley as well as regionally in Bigga, Crookwell and Maitland. Love is Now is an intriguing drama chronicling a summer of love along the Harvest Trail for experienced photographer Audrey and aspiring snapper Dean.…
Australian actor/screenwriter Joel Edgerton and director Matthew Saville will tour Australia in August this year in support of their upcoming psychological thriller Felony. The tour will kick off in Melbourne on Saturday, August 16 where Edgerton and Saville will walk the red carpet at the closing night of the Melbourne International Film Festival for the…
Will McIntyre, a young nurse has his life thrown in turmoil after a one-night stand lands him in a maximum security prison from a false allegation of rape. Will must survive prison like and the infamous Jimmy Cove while awaiting his appeal. Meanwhile, a Queen’s Counsel Barrister, Julie Nile, is challenged to compromise her status…
Over 500 filmmakers, celebrities, media and screen industry representatives turned out to celebrate the very best in Western Australian screen production at the 26th annual WA Screen Awards at the Heath Ledger Theatre in Perth last night, Monday 14 July 2014, hosted by comedian Claire Hooper. Presented by FTI, the WA Screen Awards (WASAs) is the premier…
“We sneakily led our horses into a wide idyllic clearing surrounded by steep densely wooded hills. A mob of about twenty black ponies stood watching us.” Russell Kilbey spent 3 years filming Luke Carlon and his crew of stockman as they tried to capture and relocate the Brumbies of the Burragorang. Written by Russell Kilbey…
Principal photography on new Australian feature film TEENAGE KICKS begins today in and around Sydney. Filming over the next five weeks, Sydney’s Inner West and south-eastern suburbs will provide an impressive backdrop to this nuanced, compelling and evocative coming-of-age drama exploring the minefield of adolescence, burgeoning sexuality and the desire to belong. Helmed by award…
Luke Carlon grew up taking tourists on horse trips along the Cox’s river, a place his family has ridden since the 1820’s. Everyone came to ride along this pristine valley for up to a week including the rich and famous. All that ended nearly 20 years when the river was declared a wilderness area, the…
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