Stan has announced that production has commenced on the brand new Stan Original Series C*A*U*G*H*T. Director, producer and writer Kick Gurry (Edge of Tomorrow) stars in the six-episode series alongside Sean Penn (Stan Exclusive Series Gaslit), Ben O’Toole (Detroit), Lincoln Younes (Last King of the Cross), Alexander England (upcoming Stan Original Series Black Snow), Mel…
Matthew C Vella is an international award-winning filmmaker, comedian, podcaster and entertainer from Blacktown, Western Sydney. When he’s not writing and directing films, he’s usually talking about them on his podcast Upcoming Attractions, or hosting Western Sydney Filmmakers Hangout, a popular networking group for Western Sydney filmmakers. As a stand up comedian, Matt has performed…
A new documentary about the life of highly-regarded and much-loved Perth musician Wayne Green has been announced. In what will be the feature film debut for writer and director Luke Griffiths, GREEN: The Fight for Rock and Roll will look back on an incredible era of music as told by Green himself. The story will also…
WA distributor HALO Films has partnered with Adelaide’s Wallis Cinemas Piccadilly to screen its slate of quality productions. This new partnership adds Wallis Cinemas Piccadilly to a list of cinemas which will screen HALO Films exclusively including Luna Leederville in Perth, Melbourne’s The Classic in Elsternwick, Lido Cinemas in Hawthorn, Cameo Cinemas in Belgrave, and The…
With the theme ‘A Celebration of Imagination’, the Adelaide Film Festival (AFF) has launched its full program for the 2022 festival, to be held from October 19 – 30. This year’s Festival is the first annual event, following the South Australian Government’s announcement earlier this year that AFF, established in 2003 as a biennial event,…
The Revelation Perth International Film Festival is seeking films of all forms, all durations, all subjects and all nationalities for inclusion in their 2023 programme. Submissions are now open via FilmFreeway.com and close on 1 April 2023. “The wheels are turning for Rev 2023, and we can’t wait to explore the world of international cinema…
Actor, Eric Bana and director, Robert Connolly, have reunited for Force of Nature, the sequel to the 2021 Australian box office hit The Dry. The film is based on the bestselling series by Jane Harper and sees Bana reprise his character, Aaron Falk. Bana will be joined by cast members Anna Torv (Mindhunter) as Alice…
Help us continue to cover more Australian films by making a donation to Cinema Australia below. First-time director, Duy Huynh partners with Documentary Australia, Screen Australia, VicScreen and University of Melbourne on documentary How to Thrive: a practical guide to happiness. Premiering this October, documentary How to Thrive: a practical guide to happiness is a heartfelt, hopeful journey which tracks…
Help us continue to cover more Australian films by making a donation to Cinema Australia below. In some very exciting Australian film news, Stan will release a new Christmas film following the streamer’s previous releases A Sunburnt Christmas and Christmas on the Farm. Here’s the press release: Stan, Australia’s unrivalled home of original productions, today announced filming…
Help us continue to cover more Australian films by making a donation to Cinema Australia below. If you watch one documentary this year, make it Pub: The Movie. Andrew Leavold’s new film experience takes viewers back in time to an era of Australian pub culture where live music epicentres like St Kilda were wildly energetic and heaving with…
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