They’re coming! Trailer drops for new sci-fi, The Society

WA-based filmmaker Shaun Gonzalvo has revealed a new trailer for the pilot episode of sci-fi action series, The Society. Written, produced and directed by Gonzalvo, The Society follows three super-powered individuals as they face the hardest challenge of their lives. Will they be strong enough to take on an organisation that deems them to be defects? The…

New Trailer: After She Died

A new trailer has dropped for Jack Dignan’s After She Died ahead of the films Australian premiere at A Night of Horror International Film Festival. A grieving teenager, Jen (Liliana Ritchie), is horrified to discover that her father’s new girlfriend, Florence (Vanessa Madrid), looks identical to her dead mother. She struggles to cope with this…

UPDATE: New release date confirmed for Beyond the Reef

Actor and part-time adventurer Shuang Hu goes Beyond the Reef,in this Giant Screen adventure of a lifetime. Filmed across Far North Queensland in late 2021, this visually stunning feature documentary is aimed at a family audience and explores one of the planet’s most unique and beautiful locations. Beyond the Reef was filmed in glorious premium large format (8k…

What’s On [National]: Greenhouse By Joost Q&A tour with zero-waste innovator Joost Bakker

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,…

Collaborative improv, placeholder punchlines and alternate takes: directing approaches to comedy with filmmaker Matthew C Vella

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…

Under Cover reveals the hidden faces of homelessness

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…