MIFF establishes the Southern Hemisphere’s richest feature film competition

Enjoy Cinema Australia? Click below to… Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) has announced that its 70th anniversary edition in August will include the debut of the annual MIFF Film Competition. Already the Southern Hemisphere’s largest and longest-running film festival, MIFF will now also offer one of the world’s most substantial festival prize pools. Initially comprising…

Monster Pictures boards Kurt Martin’s The Walrus & The Oyster

Help us continue to cover more Australian films by making a donation to Cinema Australia below. Monster Pictures signs AU/NZ distribution deal for upcoming Australian horror, The Walrus & The Oyster Monster Pictures has revealed that it’s onboard to distribute The Walrus & The Oyster, the sophomore feature from award-winning filmmaker Kurt Martin (Moon Rock For Monday), in Australia & New Zealand.…

National release announced for Courtney Barnett biopic, Anonymous Club

Help us continue to cover more Australian films by making a donation to Cinema Australia below. Anonymous Club, the feature documentary from Danny Cohen that pulls back the curtain on enigmatic singer-songwriter Courtney Barnett, will screen in cinemas across Australia from Thursday March 17. This follows the news that Anonymous Club will have its international premiere at the…

Seven Australian films selected for SXSW

Help us continue to cover more Australian films by making a donation to Cinema Australia below. Seven Australian screen projects have been selected for the 29th South By Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival which will take place in Austin, Texas and online from 11-20 March this year. Making their world premieres are feature films Seriously Red and Sissy,…

First Nations Short Film Writers’ Program opens

A new short film initiative to advance the careers of South Australian First Nations filmmakers has been launched today by the South Australian Film Corporation (SAFC), with phase one applications open now for screenwriters. Up to six First Nations writers will be selected for the First Nations Short Film Writers’ Program, in which they will…

Visions for a Better World: Explore the Transitions Film Festival program here

Help us continue to cover more Australian films by making a donation to Cinema Australia below. Transitions Film Festival returns this February with an enthralling program of world-changing documentaries about the existential challenges, creative innovations, and heroic pioneers helping us to envision a better world. Use code FRIENDFROMTHEFUTURE for 20% off any ticket or festival pass.  Click…

Damon Herriman, Greta Scacchi and Lily LaTorre join Sarah Snook in Run Rabbit Run

Help us continue to cover more Australian films by making a donation to Cinema Australia below. Daina Reid’s horror/thriller Run Rabbit Run starring Golden Globe Award-winner Sarah Snook (Succession) commences production this week, with the casting announcement of AACTA Award-winner Damon Herriman, Emmy and SAG-nominated Greta Scacchi and newcomer Lily LaTorre as Mia. Snook plays a fertility…

5 minutes with Miley Tunnecliffe

Cinema Australia Original Content: Help us continue to cover more Australian films by making a donation to Cinema Australia below. Filmmaker Miley Tunnecliffe has released a trailer for her powerful short film, In Australia, which will screen at Flickerfest this weekend. In Australia follows Grace (Karin Kowi), whose choice to leave her husband (Ben Mortley) after he…