Your complete list of WA Screen Award nominations

Cinema Australia had the pleasure of attending the 26th Annual WA Screen Award nominations tonight, Tuesday, 24th June. FTI announced the successful 2014 nominees for the 26th annual WA Screen Awards (WASAs) on Tuesday 24 June 2014 at PICA Bar in the Perth Cultural Centre. The WA Screen Awards (WASAs) is the premier celebration of West…

Early September release confirmed for The Reckoning

The latest feature from Perth film-making partners, John V. Soto and Deidre Kitcher, will screen at select Australian cinemas in September 2014. Filmscope Entertainment (Filmscope) is pleased to announce that their highly anticipated crime thriller, THE RECKONING, starring Jonathan LaPaglia and Luke Hemsworth, has been sold in multiple international territories by sales agents Lightning Entertainment. Lightning Entertainment have sold rights to the film…

Interview: Rhys Graham

“I was very lucky because not only were they great to work with but they’re all so incredibly brilliant and supportive of each other.” You’ve been a documentary filmmaker for most of your career with a few short films along the way. When and why did you decide you wanted to make a feature film?…

Release dates for 6 new Australian films

Galore – 19 June, 2014 Directed by: Rhys Graham Starring: Ashleigh Cummings, Lily Sullivan, Toby Wallace and Aliki Matangi In the tradition of Somersault, writer/director Rhys Graham (Murundak: Songs of Freedom) explores the heartrending, chaotic, immense world of teenagers in his narrative feature debut GALORE. It’s a sweltering summer before the final year of school. Best friends…

Interview: David Michôd

“I wanted it to feel like everything that had gone wrong in the world was an entirely plausible product of the forces at work today.” I want to go back to the beginning for a moment. You launched your feature film career as a co-writer on American movie, Hesher staring Joseph Gordon-Levitt. How important was…

Review: The Rover

The Rover has an incredible back story: It’s the near future and Western civilisation has fallen victim to economic collapse. The ancient Australian Outback has found itself host to desperate immigrants from all corners of the globe looking to make a buck in mining. Lack of authority makes it easy for the desperate to exploit…