At the beginning of 2016 we made this statement, “The Legend of Ben Hall is, above all, the film we’re most excited to see in 2016.” We’ve been following the film since it’s very successful Kickstarter campaign was launched, and today we finally get our first look at Matthew Holme’s new film and it looks incredible. Check…
The Trivialist Written and Directed by Ronen Becker Starring Neven Solian By age 32, Neven Solian was a university drop-out – a taxi driver and social misfit living with his parents; a prodigious intellect with absolutely nothing to show for it. He couldn’t make friends, he couldn’t meet girls, and he couldn’t win his father’s approval. Trivia,…
Revelation Perth International Film Festival in association with Cinema Australia proudly present a celebration of Australian film – past present and future – through its program of monthly screenings with Australian Revelations. Grant Scicluna’s acclaimed Australian drama Downriver will have its WA premiere at this month’s Australian Revelation event in Perth. A young ex-con encounters secrets from the past and…
Boys in the Trees Written and Directed by Nicholas Verso Produced by John Molloy Starring Toby Wallace, Gulliver McGrath, Justin Holborow, Mitzi Ruhlmann, Tom Russell and Trevor Jamieson What’s it about? It’s Halloween 1997 – the last night of high school for Corey, Jango and their skater gang, The Gromits. Childhood is over and adult life beckons.…
Head Above Water Directed by Connor Fairclough Written by Connor Fairclough Produced by Thomas Doherty & Connor Fairclough Starring Elliot Loney, Neel Kolhatkar & Christopher Stollery with Ben Fordham, Nicolette Minster, Scott Tweedie and Des Dowling Synopsis A mockumentary following the rivalry between Australia’s two biggest surfers and the events that follow a shark attack during an annual competition. What Connor Fairclough told Cinema…
Meal Tickets Directed by Matt de Koning Written by Brooke Tia Silcox and Matt de Koning Produced by Dave Kavanagh and Brooke Tia Silcox Cast Mat de Koning, Dave Kavanagh, Will Stoker, Lord Charles, Leroy Slick, Nici Ward, Matt Doust, Pip McMullen, Benny Barbarino and Mitch Mayhem Facebook | Web | Vimeo Meal Tickets is a coming of age roc-doc filmed over…
Cinema Australia readers have been given an exclusive first look at Glenn Triggs’ The Comet Kids through some stunning behind-the-scenes photos and unpublished screenshots. And going by yesterday’s trailer release Triggs and his team have created something very special. “After almost 2 years it’s exciting to wrap production on a film that seemed impossible for a long…
We asked a bunch of seventeen year olds if they knew what an emo was and we were met with blank stares. They suggested maybe hipsters would have been better suited as a character subject for a 2016-set high school film. Nevertheless, the teaser trailer for Neil Triffitt’s Emo The Musical looks great and marks…
The first trailer has dropped for Damian Fasolo’s WA film, Broken. Check it out below and let us know your thoughts. A young wife’s mysterious affair sends a husband’s world into a dangerous spiral as he searches for the truth, but when he goes too far and stands to lose his little daughter, he is forced…
Cooped Up Directed by Kane Guglielmi Written by John Ratchford Produced by Kane Guglielmi Starring Stephen Peacocke, Charles Cottier, Kathryn Beck, Tim Ross, Sam Glissan, Adam Demos and Ray Hadley Why we’re excited No aerial shots or desert landscapes, no over-cast actors and no depressing suburban tales. Cooped Up looks like it’s chock full of genuine belly laughs, bursting with originality…
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