Pinnacle Films will release Mack Lindon’s debut feature film Rise, based upon his own real life story, in cinemas across Australia on November 6, 2014. With exceptional performances by newcomer Nathan Wilson, Martin Sacks and Marty Rhone, Rise follows the story of a young nurse, Will McIntyre (Wilson), who loses his freedom after a one night stand leads…
Somewhere in a forest in Sydney the first of many screams were heard as production on new independent horror film “Rags” began filming only a few months ago. The project sees director Benjamin Morton and actress Jenna Bridge re-team after their award winning short film P.O.V’s success last year. The film follows a group of…
Mark ‘Chopper’ Read wins Best Supporting Actor at Melbourne Underground FIlm Festival – for his role in Start.Options.Exit. The late Mark ‘Choper’ Read, who passed October last year has taken out best supporting actor for his role as a volatile army disposal store clerk in the subversive independent Melbourne dark comedy Start.Options.Exit. According to Read’s…
WASTELANDER PANDA – AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY ON ABC IVIEW FROM SAT 20th SEP – 10AM (AEST) Commissioned especially for ABC iview, Wastelander Panda, a post-apocalyptic Sci-Fi western, will premiere tomorrow, with all 6x10min episodes available for viewers to binge from 10am on iview. Wastelander Panda, the first drama program to be commissioned by ABC iview, is a co-production between Madman Productions…
There wasn’t a dry eye in the cinema when the credits rolled for Robert Connolly’s Paper Planes at this year’s CinéfestOZ. And it was with good reason that the film took out the $100,000 film prize. For those who haven’t been lucky enough to see the film yet, here’s the brand new trailer to tide…
With just two weeks until its national release, we thought we’d give you another sneak peek into our new comedy The Little Death with an exclusive clip! You can stay up to date on all things The Little Death by following the film on facebook, twitter and instagram – recently The Little Death team have been out on the streets of Sydney to hear your stories…
The countdown to Australia’s top screen Awards has officially started, with the first nominees for the 4th Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards announced today. Nominees were announced in the Best Short Animation and Best Short Fiction Film categories for the 4th AACTA Awards, which will also see Australia’s best film, television and documentaries awarded…
A new trailer dropped today for Mack Lindon’s Rise. Rise is set to open in Australian cinemas in October of this year. Check it out below. Rise is an Australian true-story movie based on an injustice with a universal theme of hope.
Hot on the heels of Austin Film Festival’s early line-up announcement which includes the World Premiere of One Eyed Girl, The Backlot Films is proud to announce its plans to release the South Australian psychological thriller in Australian cinemas during the first quarter of 2015. Starring Tilda Cobham-Hervey (52 Tuesdays) and Mark Leonard Winter (Healing,…
What do the worlds biggest porn star Ron Jeremy, Australian criminal cult icon Chopper Read, and baby boomer sex symbol, actress and socialite, Tottie Goldsmith all have in common? They are three of the featured cast of Start Options Exit (SOE) – a dark indie, comedy feature film. Start Options Exit (SOE) follows the exploits of twenty-somethings Neville Carlisle and Yolis…
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