Emotion is Dead – written and directed by Pete Williams about the closing of South Australia’s iconic Holden Elizabeth Factory – is hitting cinemas Australia-wide as part of an Aussie indie cinema tour. Pete is travelling with the film to over 30 indie cinema venues from July to October, hosting post-screening Q&A’s at each location.…
Queer Screen Film Fest is coming to lure us out of hibernation and warm our hearts with 35 fresh films, representing every continent in the world*. With Spring just around the corner and the zing of LGBTIQ+ love in the air, this Festival is decidedly flirty. “We’re bookending the festival with two fabulously fun and…
Australia’s largest destination film festival – CinefestOZ – has announced the release of its 2024 program of films and events, which includes an exclusive preview of new family comedy Runt starring Celeste Barber, Jai Courtney and Jack Thompson, more than 80 feature films, documentaries and short films, and a raft of visiting talent from Saturday,…
Two South-East Queenslanders are swinging hard for next festival season after wrapping exciting new Aussie outback short film, Red River Cowboy. Written and directed by emerging Gold Coast filmmaker Grace Wriggles and produced by Christian McCarty from Black Phoenix Productions, Red River Cowboy follows the story of vengeful mistress John, who is left to die…
Beloved cultural event, the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF), has tonight shared its impressive 2024 program of over 250 features, shorts and XR experiences landing across Melbourne, around Victoria and online Australia-wide this August. Running 8-25 August, this year’s film line-up boasts a world class roster of international features, an assembly of stellar World Premiere…
Aspiring and established female and non-binary screenwriters are now invited to apply for the 2024 CinefestOZ and Women in Film and Television (WIFT) Australia Writers’ Retreat. The free program, which will be held from September 1-4 in Western Australia’s South West during the CinefestOZ Film Festival, provides space and time for up to four participants…
The Australian-South American duo, Bianca K. Nuñez and Camila Ponte Alvarez, are set to spark a misfit revolution with their LGBTIQA+ film, Ms. Vanguard, offering a glimpse into the journey of a brown woman in a black-and-white world. The film is inspired by the directors’ arrest for local activism. Reflecting on her experiences, Bianca K.…
CinefestOZ today announced four dramatically different Australian films are in the running to win Australia’s richest $100,000 film prize at the 2024 CinefestOZ Film Festival held in Western Australia’s beautiful South West, August 31 – September 8. The finalists, which will all have their Western Australian premieres at the festival, include hilarious new family comedy…
Four time para surfing World Champion, former Paralympic Cyclist and World Champion, Matt Formston, has taken his quest for sporting greatness to new heights, setting a new Guinness World Record for the largest wave surfed by a vision impaired male (IS2), captured in the new feature-length documentary, The Blind Sea, in cinemas nationwide from August…
In the confronting new Australian film Mercy of Others, six friends reunite after a friend’s murder, only to confront their darkest secrets and deepest fears. Trapped in a night of psychological terror, they must face a long-buried deed to survive, revealing that every action carries haunting consequences. At the helm of this intense thriller is…
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