Written and Directed by James Di Martino Produced by Lucinda Bruce, Rhys Sherring and James Di Martino Starring Sophie Thurling, Lucas Pittaway, Andy McPhee, Roger Ward and Albert Goikhman What’s it about? Three years after Emily has recovered from cancer, she struggles to adjust back to everyday life. Living in fear of redeveloping the fatal disease, a manifestation haunts her from the depths of her subconscious in the form of…
A cantankerous English teacher and disgraced author must show he’s a changed man if his current manuscript is to be published, that is the premise of Book Week – the latest film from writer/director Heath Davis (Broke). Davis will participate in an exclusive Q&A screening on Monday 19 November at Luna Cinemas Leederville. The…
British actor Rupert Penry-Jones (Spooks, Silk) and Australian actors Daniel Lapaine (Zero Dark Thirty) and Jacqueline McKenzie (The Water Diviner) have joined the cast of Miss Fisher & The Crypt of Tears, the feature film based on the international hit television series and best-selling murder mystery books by Kerry Greenwood, which is currently filming in…
Principal photography commences this week on Gregor Jordan’s (Two Hands, Buffalo Soldiers) Dirt Music, adapted from Tim Winton’s award winning and Man Booker shortlisted novel by Jack Thorne (The Aeronauts, Wonder). Golden Globe and BAFTA Award nominee Kelly Macdonald (Puzzle, No Country for Old Men, Boardwalk Empire) and Garrett Hedlund (Mudbound, Tron: Legacy) have been…
The SciFi Film Festival has announced the establishment of The Chris Murray Award, an honour designed to recognise an industry figure of singular vision whose determination and achievements provide inspiration to those who follow. The inaugural recipient will be actress Sarah Houbolt, star of Luke Sullivan’s Reflections in the Dust, which will have its Australian…
The Guardian critic Luke Buckmaster described it as “A weird, dazzling, kinetic, dizzyingly ambitious, sensationally mish-mashed beast of an Australian film,” and one thing is certain – everyone who sees the controversial sample-based film, TERROR NULLIUS will have something to say about it! Developed over a decade by Soda Jerk, Australian born video artist siblings…
Cinema Australia Original Content: Writer and director Nadine Roseboom has announced she will follow up her acclaimed short film The Game with a new Australian Gothic, God of Flowers. God of Flowers is set in the early 1800s and follows Dirk and Roos, a Dutch couple who have recently settled in Australia and become haunted by…
Sam Neill and Michael Caton lead the flock as brothers in a unique reimagining of award winning Icelandic film Rams (Hrútar). Produced by dynamic production company WBMC, filming commenced this week in Western Australia’s Great Southern region. An English-language adaptation of the successful Icelandic film Hrútar, winner of the 2015 Un Certain Regard Award at…
Cinema Australia Original Content: Article by Matthew Eeles Caught Lazybones yet? How about Wolf? They’re both available to stream. So Long played at the Melbourne Queer Film Festival in March this year and it was a little ripper. Did you see it? Have you heard of Blazing Arrow? If you frequent this site you should…
Director Davo Hardy’s breakthrough Aussie drama A Silent Agreement is getting a prestigious screening at the Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS) on October 26, 2018. The event is a celebration of the strength of the human spirit, the Deaf community and the importance of communication in every aspect of our lives. From relationships…
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