The new Australian family film, H is for Happiness, has commenced principal photography in the picturesque coastal town of Albany, in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. The colourful film is the debut feature from well-known theatre director John Sheedy, whose feel-good short film Mrs McCutcheon garnered glowing reviews and accolades in Australia and…
CAPS Short Film Competition international and local finalists have been announced for Central Queensland’s weekend of cinema. The annual Capricorn Film Festival gives residents the chance to support filmmakers from around the region and from all over the world. It also allows for local filmmakers, seasoned and beginner, to enter their short films into the…
First images have been revealed for M4M – director Paul Ireland’s followup to the critically acclaimed Pawno. M4M is a modern update of Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure set in a housing commission block in Prahran. In the film an unlikely love ignites between a modern muslim girl and a local musician amongst the background of racial…
by Matthew Eeles Last year we were left impressed by the indie gem Subject 36, the feature filmmaking debut from Western Australian filmmaker Alexander Lorian. We’ve been anticipating Lorain’s next move ever since and going by the footage and images we’ve seen so far the director’s latest project, Good For Nothing Blues, is worth getting excited…
‘I should definitely run Screen Australia. I would’ve been happy with Head of Production, but following these developments, I am now convinced that I should have the CEO’s job.” Anticipation is reaching fever pitch for Reflections in the Dust. The controversial film has just been announced to screen at the 22nd Tallinn Black Nights Film…
Western Australian filmmakers Alison James and Brooke Tia Silcox have won Best Narrative Short Film at the 2018 Austin Film Festival (AFF) for their short film, Judas Collar. After a decade as one of Western Australia’s top documentary filmmakers, writer/director Alison’s debut foray into scripted filmmaking is a heartbreaking and visually stunning short film with no dialogue,…
The Capricorn Film Festival will return to Central Queensland this year in it’s new home of Yeppoon. The Capricorn Film Festival will run from November 23 – 24 where guest judges and industry professionals will be visiting Yeppoon to lend their expertise to the event, held at the Yeppoon Town Hall. The festival will open with…
NEXT GEN Short Film Festival will return to The Backlot Perth in January 2019 as part of FRINGE WORLD Festival. This award-winning festival celebrates short films made by West Australian emerging filmmakers and are currently searching for their 2019 crop of short films! NEXT GEN is an initiative that aims to support West Australian emerging…
Acclaimed actor Hugo Weaving (The Lord of the Rings, The Matrix, upcoming Mortal Engines) has been cast in Hearts and Bones, which has just commenced shooting in Sydney, Australia. Joining him will be Andrew Luri in his feature film debut. Hearts and Bones is written and directed by Ben Lawrence (Ghosthunter), co-written by Beatrix Christian…
Australian screen legend Steve Bisley is looking to adapt his critically acclaimed memoir Stillways into a feature-length film Pauline, told from the perspective of his mother. Shortlisted for multiple awards including the National Biography Awards, Stillways is a powerful snapshot of Australian childhood in the 60s. The memoir is an unflinching recollection of Bisley’s own…
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