CinéfestOZ has announced the six finalists in contention for its inaugural $100,000 Film Prize 2014. Felony, Son of a Gun, The Reckoning, The Waler: Australia’s Great War Horse and MIFF@CinefestOZ films My Mistress and Paper Planes have all been shortlisted for Australia’s richest film prize, to be announced at the festival on Saturday, 23rd August. The Film Prize is awarded to…
Claire Hooper is set to kick off the 26th annual WA Screen Awards in the State Theatre Centre of WA in the stunning Heath Ledger Theatre this Monday 14 July 2014 as a grand finale event to the Revelation Perth International Film Festival. Presented by FTI, the WA Screen Awards (WASAs) is the premier celebration…
Just after being announced as part of the Melbourne International Film Festival a teaser trailer has dropped for Stephen Lance’s intriguing My Mistress. “What starts as a beautiful and strangely innocent affair between a vulnerable teenage romantic and a French S&M mistress soon becomes more dangerous.” You can find out more about the film at http://www.mymistressmovie.com
Twisted Minds: Article written by James Pentecost (director) Development ‘Twisted Minds’ had a long genesis behind it before my involvement in the project. Executive Producer Jag Pannu had come up with the basic plot outline several years before and had engaged a local screenwriter, Teigan Isobel, to draft up the screenplay based on his story ideas.…
Always wanted to make your own films? The 48 Hour Film Project is a fantastic opportunity for new, budding and established film-makers to gain experience,connections, recognition and possibly prizes! The 48HPF is a wild, sleepless, marvelous, illuminating, manic, inspiring, savage and (mostly) enjoyable weekend of artistic experiment; in which you and your chosen dream team make a film. On Friday September…
Ahead of the 26th Annual WA Screen Awards on Tuesday, 14 July, Cinema Australia will be taking a look at three films nominated in the category of Best Short Film – The Fan, Tango Underpants and Barrow. You can find our feature on the categories forth nomination, Factory 293, here. BARROW: Article written by Peter Gurbiel (Writer/Producer) and Wade K.…
Our readers were quick to let us know how much they enjoyed our recent feature, David Gulpilil: A look back. Gulpilil’s impressive body of work was profiled through a collection of trailers from his films and still remains one of this sites highest read articles. You can check it out here. With the release of Rolf…
As reported earlier on this website Kriv Stenders’ Kill Me Three Times was to screen as part of the Melbourne International Film Festivals Centrepiece Galla. Tony Ayre’s Cut Snake will now be screen in it’s place while the premiere of Kill Me Three Times will screen as part of MIFF’s Premiere Showcase, a regional travelling…
CinefestOZ is delighted to welcome Bruce Beresford to the 2014 film festival as Jury Chair for Australia’s richest film prize, the CinéfestOZ Film Prize. The CinéfestOZ Film Prize encourages excellence in Australian filmmaking by providing a $100,000 award to an Australian feature film or feature-length documentary. Bruce Beresford’s role as Chair is to head the five-person…
Thursday 3rd July HERITAGE COLLECTION KIDS OPAL THEATRE Kids films daily at 10am, 12noon & 2pm SARAH RILEY THEATRE Waltzing Matilda Centre 12noon The Shiralee (1981) mini series 180 mins 4pm The Eye of the Rider (Duncan Menge) Motorcycle Adventure Documentary WALTZING MATILDA CENTRE 5-7pm ABC “Conversations” recorded live with Richard Fidler ROYAL OPEN AIR THEATRE 7pm…
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