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…
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…
After a long wait a trailer to Matthew Saville’s Felony has finally dropped and it’s lacking in thrills. Looking more like a telly movie than an edge of your seat thriller, the Joel Edgerton scripted flick looks like a million films before it. Only time will tell I guess. Three male detectives become embroiled in…
“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?…
This winter holidays get ready to flex your acting skills as the National Institute for Dramatic Art brings their popular acting classes to Perth. Head of NIDA Open, Caroline Spence says there are a great range of classes on offer, giving anyone from young kids to adults the chance to find their creative voice through…
What is South By Scooter? South by Scooter follows Max, as he desperately attempts to become the first person to ride a scooter to the South Pole. Unfortunately he lacks the necessary expertise, funds, or boat to get to Antarctica, so he sets about assembling his expedition from whatever bits and pieces he can find around his house.…
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…
“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…
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…
Features THE DEAD SPEAK BACK Intro and Q&A with sirector Jason Sweeney A stunning feature film debut from writer/director Jason Sweeney, The Dead Speak Back is a powerful, raw, perhaps even primal journal into the experiences of the recently deceased and those left behind. THE LAST GOODBYE – WORLD PREMIERE Intro and Q&A with writer/director/actor…
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