Australian filmmaker Alice Foulcher addresses the gender imbalance within the Australian feature film industry. Her stats prove the industry is still in need of a massive wakeup call. Cinema Australia invites all readers and the Australian filmmaking community to have their say on the matter by leaving comments in the comments section below, or by…
Australian Flyweight champion, Bianca ‘Bam Bam’ Elmir aims to be the first Australian to win a World Amateur Boxing Championship. A Lebanese Muslim from suburban Australia, ‘Bam Bam’ smashes the stereotypes of her family, society and her sport, to prove she is the best in the world. In the wake of a twelve month drug ban, a series…
CinefestOZ has that award-winning Australian feature film, television and theatre actor Sigrid Thornton has accepted the role of Jury Chair for the 2018 Festival. Throughout her career Sigrid has been awarded numerous film, television, theatre awards and nominations including Silver and Gold Logie, AFI, Mo and IF awards and is widely acknowledged as an icon…
Director Matthew Holmes and parts of the creative team behind the 2016 Australian bushranger epic The Legend of Ben Hall will bring Ned Kelly’s infamous final siege to the big screen with a new film titled Glenrowan. Callan McAuliffe is in talks to don Kelly’s famous bullet proof helmet in a role which will see…
In this episode of the Cinema Australia Podcast host Matthew Eeles chats with The Second director Mairi Cameron and screenwriter Stephen Lance to discuss their seductive thriller. The Second follows the author of a celebrated erotic memoir, whose newfound success is threatened when her best friend and muse reveals the truth behind the memoir’s provenance,…
Entertainment One have revealed two behind-the-scenes images from Rachel Ward’s drama-comedy Palm Beach, currently shooting on Sydney’s northern beaches. Palm Beach is a drama-comedy about a group of lifelong friends reuniting to celebrate a special birthday, with Palm Beach providing a stunning backdrop for the unfolding drama. The good times roll with loads of laughter, lavish…
Written, Directed and Edited by Kate Lefoe Produced by Honeylyn Lisson Starring Mary Holgate Cinematography Darrell Martin Somersault Pike is a poetic exploration of the thought process involved in working through self-doubt, mentally preparing for action, and taking the final steps towards achieving a goal. It is played out in on the ten-metre dive platform,…
NITV and Screen Territory have partnered on an exciting initiative and are calling for emerging Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander screen practitioners based in the NT to get involved. The initiative, Red Ochre, is looking for teams to submit ideas for a half hour documentary, a short form documentary series or an entire 3 x…
Highly anticipated Australian sci-fi action film, Occupation, will have its World Premiere at Sydney’s Ritz Cinema on Tuesday July 10, ahead of its Australian release in cinemas on July 12th 2018 and New Zealand on July 26th 2018. Following on from sold-out advance screenings in Brisbane, Melbourne and the Gold Coast, it’s Sydney’s turn to…
The Gold Coast Film Festival will award national screen industry award, the Chauvel Award, to producer Sue Milliken this month. With a career across film and TV stretching from the late 1960’s to today, Milliken is a highly regarded and lauded Australian producer. Most recently, Sue co-wrote and produced the Bruce Beresford’s Ladies in Black,…
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