From Ros Horin, the director of acclaimed documentaries The Baulkham Hills African Ladies Troupe and Rosemary’s Way, comes Welcome to Yiddishland, a place with no borders where progressive artists create provocative new works in an ancient endangered language that speaks to our times. Welcome to Yiddishland will screen at the Jewish International Film Festival in Sydney, Melbourne, Hobart, Brisbane, Canberra,…
Maslow Entertainment today launched the trailer for the highly anticipated Australian film The Correspondent, starring Richard Roxburgh. Based on the incredible true story of Australian war correspondent Peter Greste’s arrest and imprisonment in Egypt in 2013, the film will be released in Australian cinemas on 26th December 2024. The Correspondent is a gripping biographical thriller about the relentless defence…
The trailer for the surf documentary You Should Have Been Here Yesterday was launched today, ahead of the film’s release in Australian cinemas on November 21, 2024. Umbrella Entertainment is also delighted to announce that the film’s writer and director Jolyon Hoff will take part in an extensive Q&A tour ahead of the cinema release. Following sold-out screenings…
Madman Entertainment and Arenamedia have launched the teaser trailer for Magic Beach, the big screen adaptation of Alison Lester’s beloved children’s book, directed by Robert Connolly (The Dry, Paper Planes). Magic Beach is an exciting mix of live action and animation, and perfect family viewing for the Australian summer. Alison Lester’s Magic Beach is an ongoing bestseller, continuously in print for 35 years,…
Sharmill Films, in partnership with Bonsai Films, has today announced the release date for Mozart’s Sister, playing in cinemas across Australia on October 31, 2024. Fresh from sold-out sessions at its Sydney Film Festival World Premiere and directed by Madeleine Hetherton-Miau (The Surgery Ship), this fascinating documentary is a ‘musical mystery’ story that explores the lost talent…
Cinema Australia Podcast #87 | Sarah Legg The pieces are in place. The game is set. Only one will emerge victorious. Anyone for tea? A visionary debut from then 19-year-old writer-director-actor Sarah Legg and starring last year’s Australian Idol sensation Angelina Curtis, Cherubhead is one of the more offbeat and ambitious micro-budget films ever made in this country, and…
Dru Brown, writer and director of Double or Nothing, has announced that Brown Python Films has secured a distribution deal for ANZ with Australian distributor, Radioactive. Double or Nothing follows two ex-con cousins, Nick and Turbo, played by Rowan Howard and Andrew Ian-Pope, as they race against time to recover $50,000 for a ruthless Mob boss. The film blends elements of dark comedy and high-octane…
Maslow Entertainment today released the spine-tingling trailer for the highly anticipated First Nations psychological horror film The Moogai, just in time for Friday the 13th. Starring Shari Sebbens (The Sapphires, Thor: Love and Thunder) and Meyne Wyatt (We Are Still Here, ABC TV’s Mystery Road), The Moogai will release wide in cinemas in Australia on Halloween (31 October 2024). The film…
A trailer has dropped for Luke Graham’s Sharko, an intimate portrait of the filmmaker’s famous father, Mark “Sharko” Graham. Sharko is a feature documentary about enigmatic New Zealand Rugby League legend Mark “Sharko” Graham, and his filmmaker son, Luke. In his prime, Mark was the best rugby league player in the world. Known for his…
Madman Entertainment today announced that acclaimed filmmaker Adam Elliot will take part in Q&A events around Australia ahead of the release of Memoir Of A Snail, in cinemas on 17 October. Madman also revealed the new Australian trailer for the much-anticipated film, starring Sarah Snook, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Eric Bana, Magda Szubanski, Dominique Pinon and Jacki Weaver.…
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