The Adelaide Film Festival (AFF) has today announced the first three Australian films which will screen at the Festival in October, including the Opening Night film – the world premiere of The Correspondent on Wednesday October 23. The Correspondent, directed by Kriv Stenders, stars Richard Roxburgh as Australian war correspondent Peter Greste who was arrested…
Academy Award-nominated actor Rachel Griffiths will chair the CinefestOZ 2024 Film Prize Jury. The acclaimed actor, director and producer, who most recently featured in the film Anyone But You, made her screen debut in the iconic Australian film Muriel’s Wedding, and has film credits including The Rookie, Blow, Hacksaw Ridge and Hilary & Jackie which…
Following the black carpet World Premiere screening at the Melbourne International Film Festival this week, Left Write Hook has announced a national theatrical release for 24 October. With screens in Sydney, Gold Coast, Brisbane and Melbourne plus the recently announced CinefestOZ in WA – more people will get the opportunity to see this important documentary…
The WA Screen Culture Awards (WASCAs) proudly announce that submissions for their fifth annual celebration are now open. This year’s event will take place on Sunday 1 December at Luna Palace Cinemas Leederville. Established by the team behind the Revelation Perth International Film Festival, the WASCAs are dedicated to recognising and honouring the exceptional talent…
Screenwest and Screen Australia have announced Rose Riley, George Mason and Hayley McElhinney are starring in Miley Tunnecliffe and Kate Separovich’s debut feature Proclivitas, which kicked off production in Perth, Western Australia this week. Proclivitas is a supernatural horror that sees a troubled doctor rekindle a romance with her teenage sweetheart, awakening painful memories of the past…
In 2013, Rhys Graham released his debut feature film Galore, a poetic and captivating piece of Australian cinema featuring reverberating performances from its two leads, Ashleigh Cummings and Lily Sullivan. In that same year, Graham wrote and directed the segment Small Mercies in Robert Connolly’s anthology film based on the Tim Winton novel, The Turning.…
Ambience Entertainment, Screen Australia and Screenwest are thrilled to announce the commencement of production this month on feature film, Overture. Written and directed by the award-winning Bruce Beresford, Overture is a powerful, funny and moving family story which will resonate with contemporary audiences. Ambience Entertainment is proud to have closed the financing, with the film…
by Matthew Eeles Principal photography has wrapped on Steven J. Mihaljevich’s new survival horror film, SHED. Filmed at prominent Western Australian locations including Beverley, Mundaring, Greenmount, and Swan View, SHED follows Mia (Mani Shanks), a courageous 10-year-old girl who is trapped in a garden shed and must survive inconceivable odds while trying to figure out…
Screenwest and Screen Australia are pleased to announce End to End from writer/director Tim Barretto and writer/producer Melanie Filler has been selected as the 2024 recipient of Screenwest’s highly coveted West Coast Visions initiative. West Coast Visions is a special initiative designed by Screenwest to uncover, inspire and develop talented and motivated WA filmmakers with distinctive visions…
Screen NSW, Screen Queensland, Bronte Pictures and Pictures in Paradise have announced that principal photography has officially commenced in Australia on Beast Of War, the eagerly awaited shark thriller helmed by acclaimed genre director Kiah Roache-Turner (Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead, Nekoronic, Wyrmwood: Apocalypse, Sting). This gripping production is a collaboration between Bronte Pictures (known…
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