For the first time in the organisation’s history, Women in Film and Television Australia (WIFT Australia) has achieved full national representation with elected board members from every state and territory now serving. Dale Thain (ACT), Helena Brooks (NSW), Bobbi-Lea Dionysius (QLD) and Ursula Woods (Tasmania) were elected to the board in March 2025 joining Manda…
Production is underway on Warwick’s Thornton’s Wolfram: A Sequel to Sweet Country with major production investment from Screen Australia in association with Screen Territory, National Indigenous Television (NITV), Screen NSW and the Adelaide Film Festival Investment Fund. Paradise City Sales (formerly Memento International) will introduce the film to international buyers at Cannes, while Dark Matter…
Interview: Angus Kirby The darkly comedic and sharp-witted Carnal Vessels, will be screened at the Gold Coast Film Festival on May 7, before its digital release on May 15 via Radioactive. Written and directed by Angus Kirby, the film follows two friends whose casual fling takes a bizarre turn when they mysteriously swap bodies, forcing…
South Australian writer, director, producer and actor Tilda Cobham-Hervey is set to launch her feature film directorial debut with It’s All Going Very Well No Problems At All, supported by the South Australian Film Corporation (SAFC). The drama will be Cobham-Hervey’s first feature film credit as both writer and director, and follows her success with A Field Guide to…
Award-winning boutique production company Deadhouse Films has announced the appointment of Helen Tuck to its core team as producer. The addition of Tuck to the team marks an exciting new chapter for the company as it celebrates its tenth anniversary and expands beyond its established horror roots, with exciting plans to venture into comedy and…
Melbourne based award winning writer and director Robbie Studsor is gearing up for another short film and needs your help. His most recent short film Shallow Breath had a highly successful run at major international festivals and won Best International Short Film at the Oscar Qualifying Foyle Film Festival, was submitted for Academy Award consideration…
Cinema Australia Podcast #102 | Jack Dignan Enjoy your stay! Fresh off a successful North American debut, the twisted Australian horror Puzzle Box is set to terrify audiences in Australia and the UK when it lands on VOD this Friday, April 18. Puzzle Box is an unsettling found-footage nightmare that will settle in the pit…
Zoe Pepper’s debut feature film, Birthright has been selected to make its world premiere at the esteemed Tribeca Film Festival 2025 in New York. The Western Australian film is a darkly twisted tale about a disillusioned generation and their chase for the success of their baby boomer parents. Set in a single location, filming took place…
Australian director Sean Byrne’s upcoming survival horror Dangerous Animals, will have its World Premiere at the Cannes Film Festival next month, where it has been selected to screen at the Directors’ Fortnight as a Special Screening. The Directors’ Fortnight is an independent section which is dedicated to showcasing a programme of contemporary cinema including shorts, feature…
Interview: Benjamin Scotford Benjamin Scotford’s inspiring new independent documentary, In the Trenches, takes audiences deep into the heart of Western Australia’s largest feature film, Before Dawn. The inspirational peek behind the curtain, directed by Scotford, is now available to own and rent digitally on Amazon Prime Video. In The Trenches, an inspiring new independent film, takes audiences…
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