SBS has announced that It’s Fine, I’m Fine, a happy/sad series about therapy, will air Mondays from 10 October at 9:30pm on NITV and be available to stream free on SBS On Demand, launching on World Mental Health Day. It’s Fine, I’m Fine was the only Australian production to be in the official selection in-competition…
Madman Entertainment has announced that zero-waste innovator Joost Bakker will participate in a series of special Q&A events around Australia ahead of the theatrical release of Greenhouse By Joost in November. Joost Bakker will be joined after screenings of the film for an on-stage discussion with a variety of special guests including Damon Gameau, Sarah Wilson, Jack Thompson,…
Matthew C Vella is an international award-winning filmmaker, comedian, podcaster and entertainer from Blacktown, Western Sydney. When he’s not writing and directing films, he’s usually talking about them on his podcast Upcoming Attractions, or hosting Western Sydney Filmmakers Hangout, a popular networking group for Western Sydney filmmakers. As a stand up comedian, Matt has performed…
Groundbreaking new Australian drama series Sirens dropped a haunting first look trailer today. The coming-of-age thriller, shot entirely on location in the NSW Central Coast, has been generating buzz internationally, nominated for a whopping eight awards at five festivals globally, including LA Webfest and Seoul Webfest. The series is set to make its Australian premiere…
Sue Thomson’s Under Cover will his Australian cinemas from October 6, incorporating World Homeless Day on 10 October. As Australia’s egalitarian dream fades and its housing crisis deepens, this Margot Robbie–narrated documentary shows us the fastest-growing social group facing homelessness…women aged over 55. Some 240,000 women over 55 are at risk of homelessness In Australia…
Welcome to the latest episode of the Cinema Australia Podcast. This is a different episode format than what regular listeners will be used to. Here, I’m chatting with two filmmakers in seperate interviews that were originally recorded for my radio spot on the Community Radio Network. The first interview is with Christine Luby to discuss…
A new poster and trailer have dropped for Everything In Between, as well a release date for Nadi Sha’s new Australian drama. Everything In Between follows18-year-old Jay who has had enough of life. 28-year-old Liz can’t get enough of it. And as Jay (Jordan Dulieu) stands on a cliff top contemplating putting an end to the meaningless…
Limelight Distribution has today announced the release date for Gloriavale. Directed by Australian/New Zealand creative team Noel Smyth and Fergus Grady (Camino Skies), the gripping expose on New Zealand’s most infamous and secretive religious group founded by Australian evangelist Neville Cooper who later assumed the name Hopeful Christian, is set to arrive in Australian cinemas…
RELATED COVERAGE: Read our interview with director Thomas M. Wright here Following its respective world and Australian premieres at the Cannes Film Festival and Melbourne International Film Festival, Thomas M. Wright’s dark thriller The Stranger will have a theatrical release in Australia from 6 October. The film revolves around two strangers who strike up a conversation…
Sydney-based filmmaker and author James Morcan has unveiled a new trailer for his feature film directorial debut, Anno 2020. Anno 2020 is based on James Morcan’s published novel of the same title and is about various groups of connected people all going through chaos during the cataclysmic year that was 2020. Anno 2020, which recently wrapped…
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