A ferocious new Australian feature, Beast of War takes WWII soldiers from the battlefield into the jaws of the deep. The trailer for Beast of War has dropped, marking the arrival of one of the biggest and boldest Australian films of the year – a high stakes thriller that cranks up the genre into a…
Interview: Lorin Clarke Fresh from playing to sold-out crowds, with queues around the block at the Melbourne International Film Festival, and ahead of its theatrical release on September 4, But Also John Clarke has quickly become one of the most talked-about films of the season, bringing to the big screen the wit, wisdom and enduring legacy of…
Dean Francis’ provocative new film Body Blow will make its world premiere at Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas (September 18–25), cementing its status as one of the most daring genre films of the year. Blending erotic tension, darkly comic twists, and a knowing nod to queer history, Body Blow reimagines the classic film noir as…
Pasa Faho, the anticipated feature debut from Igbo-Australian filmmaker, writer and visual artist Kalu Oji, will receive its World Premiere at the Melbourne International Film Festival in August where it is the first film at this year’s festival to sell out across all its screenings. Audience in Western Australia will have the opportunity to see…
A moving new Western Australian documentary, Pointe, is set to captivate audiences with its intimate and unflinching portrait of acclaimed dancer and choreographer Floeur Alder — daughter of ballet luminaries Lucette Aldous and Alan Alder — as she confronts trauma, family legacy, and the redemptive power of dance. At just 22 years old, on the…
A new trailer and an official release date have been announced for Luke Sparke’s Australian dino-actioner, Primitive War. Based on the popular novel The Primitive War by Ethan Pettus, Primitive War is set in Vietnam in 1968 and follows a recon unit known as Vulture Squad who are sent to an isolated jungle valley to…
A new trailer has dropped for Adrian Ortega’s Westgate – a poetic exploration of family, culture, and the weight of past traumas. It’s 1999. Netta (Sarah Nicolazzo) is drowning—a sick child, Julian (Max Nappo), a business bankrupting her before it has even begun, and a landlord pounding at the door. When Julian’s father cancels their…
A new trailer has dropped for Bruce Beresford’s The Travellers, a poignant, funny and heartwarming family story starring Luke Bracey, Bryan Brown and Susie Porter, Shubshri Kandiah, Celia Massingham and Nicholas Hammond. Stephen Seary, a charismatic and successful stage designer, returns to his small hometown in Australia to say goodbye to his dying mother. What…
The intimate and deeply moving documentary Nansie will enjoy its first public screening at The Ritz in Randwick, right around the corner from where its profound personal drama unfolds. Distributed by Screen Inc (Ice Maiden, The Koalas, Fight to Live), Nansie is a poetic, deeply moving documentary that will strike a chord with everybody. Like…
Cinema Australia is thrilled to reveal an exclusive first look at Richard Eames’ debut feature film, Skeleton Girls. A Kidnapped Society. Straight outta the underground of urban Perth, indie punk thriller Skeleton Girls. A Kidnapped Society has dropped the first taste of what to expect ahead of its premiere at Revelation Perth International Film Festival,…
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