Zoe Pepper’s Birthright kicks off production

Screenwest and Screen Australia are pleased to announce Zoe Pepper’s debut feature film, Birthright, kicks off production in Western Australia today with an impressive ensemble cast. The dark comedy stars Travis Jeffery (Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, Unbroken, Gallipoli) and Maria Angelico (The Newsreader, Strife, Sisters) as Cory and Jasmine, a professional couple…

The WA Made Film Festival unveils its epic five-year anniversary program

Over 70 WA-made feature films, short films, and documentaries will take centre stage at this year’s WA Made Film Festival, including twelve films made exclusively for the festival as part of its Get Smart! Presented by Buy West Eat Best smartphone filmmaking competition. The WA Made Film Festival maintains its reputation as Western Australia’s biggest…

Watch Tina Fielding’s wild and colourful new web series Out Of Here right here!

Western Australian filmmaker, actress and artist, Tina Fielding has released a new web series Out of Here, the highly-anticipated follow-up to her groundbreaking 2021 short film, Sparkles (Flickerfest 2021, Slamdance International Film Festival 2022, Winner WA Screen Culture Awards For ‘Outstanding Achievement In Writing’, Special Jury Prize Pride Queer Film Festival 2021, Best Director Melbourne…

Australia Independent Film Festival invites filmmakers to showcase their talent

Brisbane’s iconic Australia Independent Film Festival (AIFF) is calling on filmmakers worldwide to submit their films for the upcoming AIFF24, scheduled to take place at Metro Arts West Village Brisbane from Friday, 25 October – Sunday, 27 October 2024. Recognised as “the filmmaker’s festival,” AIFF has solidified its position as Australia’s premier live screening short…

Your first look at Glenn Triggs’ new family drama, Ancestry Road

Here at Cinema Australia, we hold Australian filmmaker Glenn Triggs in very high regard. So when we received word that Triggs has released a first-look still from his new film, Ancestry Road, we couldn’t wait to share it. Written, directed and produced by Triggs, Ancestry Road follows Kevin whose daughter continually goes missing up the…

“There would be nothing that would hinder that creative vision” – James Di Martino, Llewllyn Michael Bates and Daniel Facciolo write about their touching new short, Baby

Mikaela Philleps dreams of having a baby. After witnessing a tragic hit and run car accident involving a pregnant woman, Mikaela, a young woman with Down syndrome, decides to set in motion her life’s goal of having a baby. After falling pregnant with Eric Charles, a fellow resident at her group home, fate intervenes and…