Delta Goodrem is currently filming in the Whitsundays for the romantic feature film Love is in the Air, supported by the Queensland Government through Screen Queensland. Produced by Brisbane-based company Jaggi Entertainment (formerly The Steve JaggiCompany), Delta Goodrem stars as Dana Randall, a seaplane pilot flying in the tropics who finds herself falling for the…
Ryan Silvey’s impressive debut short, Entangled, has won the inaugural Best of the Fest award at the 2023 WA Made Film Festival. The new dramedy, written and directed by Silvey, follows two friends, a young couple, and a family, all of who have deep secrets that slowly unravel over one dramatic night in a Perth bar.…
Pancake Originals have been awarded completion funding from Queer Screen at the opening night of the Mardi Gras Film Festival launch in Sydney, for Gabriel Carrubba’s remarkable debut feature, Sunflower. Sunflower tells the story of Leo, a seventeen-year-old boy struggling to understand and embrace his sexuality as he comes of age in the working-class suburbs on Melbourne’s edge.…
PRESS RELEASE Screenwest has announced that two family features, Whale Shark Jack and Drone Racers, have been greenlit for production, with both films set to commence filming later in 2023 in Western Australia’s Gascoyne and Pilbara regions, respectively. With major production investment from Screen Australia in association with Screenwest, Lotterywest and the Western Australian Regional…
Australia-based Bronte Pictures has signed a deal with Archstone Entertainment, who will take three of the Australian production company’s films to market in 2023, launching at this week’s EFM in Berlin. The new Bronte titles added to Archstone’s catalogue cover three genres: The Greatest Surf Movie In The Universe (Adult comedy/animation); Kane (action) and The…
Filmmakers from across Australia and around the world have just weeks to finalise their submissions to become eligible for a record prize pool worth over $150,000 at one of the longest-running and most prestigious Film Festivals in the world – Sydney Film Festival. As the Festival celebrates its 70th birthday in cinemas from 7—18 June…
Premiering at the 2022 Sydney Film Festival, Ghosted is a short film that centers on Adrian, a social media influencer who is followed by a stalker during a weekend getaway with his partner. Directed by brothers Nick and Nathan Lacey, the film explores the impact of social media addiction through the lens of a romantic relationship. “Our goal…
The feature documentary SHARKO, looking at the life of celebrated rugby league legend Mark Graham through the eyes of his filmmaker son Luke, is now filming in Queensland. Written and directed by Luke Graham, SHARKO is an intimate father-son story of how a working-class boy from New Zealand’s tough streets of South Auckland became one…
The Melbourne Women in Film Festival has announce its full 2023 program. The highly-regarded festival will include exciting program strands likes Freshly Squeezed Shorts, Next Gen Shorts, and Reel Shorts. Through the theme Connections, the 2023 MWFF program explores creative collaborations and community through a dynamic program for its seventh year which runs from 23-27 February at…
Sparke Films has released first images for the electrifying new crime-thriller, Bring Him to Me. Directed by Luke Sparke (Occupation, Occupation Rainfall), the first images reveal Barry Pepper and Sam Neill in the feature film. Myriad Pictures has acquired North American and the rest of world sales rights (excluding ANZ) and will feature a first…
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