Australia’s friendliest film festival comes of age next month, celebrating 18 magnificent years with a program of brilliant new Australian stories brought to life on the big screen and at fresh new events in Bunbury, Busselton and Margaret River from 30 August – 7 September. Over 90 features, shorts and TV series will run over the nine…
Tonight, the 73rd Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) unveiled an outstanding program of over 275 screen works and announced the 10 Bright Horizons films screening in competition and vying for MIFF’s flagship prize. From 7-24 August, cinephiles across Melbourne, regional Victoria, and through out the country online can explore a diverse program overflowing with features,…
Monster Pictures, in partnership with Head Gear Films and White Hot Productions, have launched Monster Pictures Studios, a full-service genre film studio, designed to deliver bold and distinctive features that speak directly to audiences. Built by a team with deep experience across development, finance, production and distribution, and backed by a rolling development fund, the studio is positioned to fast-track premium…
The heart warming and poignant Australian film What About Sal? will continue its run around the country, with new showings announced in Hobart on 3 July, and further streaming release coming soon to Netflix. Written and directed by acclaimed Australian actor and filmmaker John Jarratt, What About Sal? tells the story of Sal, a man…
Women in Film and Television Australia has announced the launch of Post Code Doesn’t Matter – a bold new initiative designed to break down the geographic barriers faced by regionally based female and gender diverse filmmakers across Australia. This national program will deliver a series of workshops, screenings, panel discussions, and networking events to ensure aspiring…
Production has officially begun on My Brilliant Career, a new Netflix drama series adaptation of Miles Franklin’s beloved Australian novel. The series, produced by Jungle Entertainment, is currently filming in Adelaide and across various locations in South Australia, with Adelaide Studios serving as a major base for the period production. First published in 1901, My…
Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) proudly returns to Naarm and surrounds to bring some of the most talked about films arriving hot from Cannes, Berlin, Sundance and across the globe. Across 18 days of bold programming, this year’s program is brimming with original storytelling that will ask audiences to Look Closer as the much-loved festival…
Interview: Jane Larkin Following a successful world premiere at the Gold Coast Film Festival last month, Jane Larkin’s bold and emotionally charged new film, The Edge, will soon be available on Netflix in Australia and New Zealand. The Edge explores the raw truths behind Australian competitive sport through the lens of three young women. It…
Having been born in the 1980s and lived my entire life in Western Australia, the devastating legacy of the Wittenoom asbestos mines has always loomed large. This environmental and human tragedy, where more than three million tonnes of deadly mineral waste were dumped over 60 years ago, remains the largest contaminated site in the Southern…
Cinema Australia can exclusively reveal that Lesbian Space Princess will make its Western Australian premiere at this year’s Revelation Perth International Film Festival. This incredible animated film marks the debut feature from directors Leela Verghese and Emma Hough Hobbs. “Perth, here we come! We can’t wait to bring Lesbian Space Princess to the Revelation Perth…
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