The Australian screen industry boasts many adored acting icons, but very few surpass the legendary status of Sigrid Thornton. From her work on Australian television show’s like The Sullivans, Prisoner, SeaChange and Wentworth, to highly-acclaimed and internationally recognised feature films like The Man from Snowy River, Sigrid Thornton’s performances always leave a lasting impression. Thornton’s latest…
Australian screen royalty, Sigrid Thornton will be inducted to the Australian Film Walk of Fame outside the historic Ritz Theatre in Randwick when she attends the Sydney Premiere of her latest feature film, Slant on Wednesday, July 26. In its announcement today, Randwick Council said that Thornton’s star will be unveiled on the Walk of…
Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) has announced its full 2023 film program for the festival’s 71st edition. With a blockbuster line-up of 267 films, MIFF raises the curtain on an extraordinary selection of features, shorts, restorations, retrospectives and XR experiences in-cinemas from 3-20 August; with regional screenings from 11-13 and 18-20 August; and from 18-27…
CinefestOZ today announced four uniquely Australian films are in the running to win Australia’s richest $100,000 annual film prize at the 2023 Festival in the beautiful South West of Western Australia. Bromley: Light After Dark directed by Sean McDonald will have its World Premiere at CinefestOZ – while Monolith directed by Matt Vesely and MIFF@CinefestOZ…
When Cinema Australia caught up with Myles Pollard this week, the busy WA-based actor was rehearsing for Theatre 180’s Sydney II: Lost and Found, a live theatre performance supported by footage projected onto a cinema screen. The performance explores the sinking of HMAS Sydney II. “It is quite a unique little concept to have a…
Get a Life, Alright will screen on the Nine Network on July 21 at midday. The first diverse romantic comedy-musical and made by a team of women, Get a Life, Alright stars Satish Kala, Abril Tolnay, Aileen Huynh, Dilshan Rain, Sukraj Deepak, Paul Hughes, Dilroop Khangura, Amelia Conway, Yannick Lowry, Belinda Delaney, Danny Barton, Michael…
Ladies and gentlemen, guys and gals and non-binary pals, it’s that time again; Davo Hardy is releasing another topical and confronting feature film and we here at Cinema Australia, as always, are ready and eager for it! Hot on the heels of the formidable auteur’s most recent feature release (the sexually explicit and bitingly hilarious) Public…
Screen Australia and Screenwest have announced that Western Australian feature film Birthright is set to head into production in WA this year having now secured support from Screenwest, Screen Australia and Madman. Birthright is a 90-minute dark comedy feature film from writer/director Zoe Pepper (Lift, The Big Spaghetti), producer Cody Greenwood (Under The Volcano, Girl…
Surviving Sunset: An Actor’s Hollywood Journey is a documentary about the challenging and often unglamorous life of being a working actor. Actor-turned-filmmaker Shaun Anthony Robinson explores the difficulties of succeeding in the industry and lifts the curtain on many Hollywood myths. Often, the public only hears about celebrities who hit the big time, but the…
Principal photography on the feature psychological thriller Lenore has wrapped, which has been shooting in Melbourne all June. Twenty-one days of filming took place over a twenty-four day period, thanks to the hard work of a dedicated cast and crew. Pickups are set to be completed in early July. Post-production is underway, with early discussions…
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