Arc Cinema will screen the exclusive Canberra season of Stephen Page’s Spear

From 10 March, Arc cinema will be screening the exclusive Canberra season of Stephen Page’s debut feature Spear, including a special Q&A with the director on Saturday, 12 March 2016. A unique cinematic experience told through movement and dance with little dialogue, Spear draws on Page’s formidable 25 years spent as Artistic Director of the Bangarra Dance Theatre, where he has…

Submissions now open for Noosa International Film Festival

Australia’s newest film fest, the Noosa International Film Festival, is now open for short film submissions. Submissions are being accepted exclusively via FilmFreeway.com with official selections being screened publicly at various cinema venues. Submission guidelines are available at http://www.niff.com.au. NIFF is staging three short film competitions with an early bird deadline of 3 May, regular deadline 7…

6 things you never knew about The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith

The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith Directed by: Fred Schepisi Written by: Fred Schepisi Produced by: Fred Schepisi, Roy Stevens Starring: Tommy Lewis, Freddy Reynolds, Ray Barrett, Jack Thompson, Angela Punch McGregor, Steve Dodd and Ray Meagher Jimmie is a young aboriginal man who through hard work and marriage to a white woman is doing everything he can to…

Film Masterclass with Flickerfest Director Bronwyn Kidd

Meet the Festival Director – get the inside scoop on festival selection and Marketing and Distribution! Flickerfest l in 2016 will celebrate 25 years of screening the best short films from Australia and around the world in competitions and special showcases. Following the Festival in Sydney, a selection of films will go on tour to…

Cinema Australia Presents Scare Campaign

On March 29, 2016 we’re launching Cinema Australia Presents, a brand new initiative which aims to provide a showcase for Australian filmmaking talent and provide an alternative cinema experience for Perth audiences keen to catch the best, new-release Australian films on the big screen. Our event-style screenings will include Q&As with some of the countries finest filmmakers in…

Entries are now open for the 28th Annual West Australian Screen Awards

FTI have announced that nominations are now open for 28th Annual West Australian Screen Awards (WASAs) The WASAs celebrates the vibrancy of the WA screen sector, connecting screen practitioners of all disciplines; film, television, online and interactive games, honouring high achievement, local production, dynamic content and key individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to…

An array of Australian shorts on offer as Flickerfest celebrates 21 years at Camelot Outdoor

Celebrating 25 years of hot shorts, Flickerfest – Australia’s leading Academy® Accredited and BAFTA recognised short film festival – is now on tour, following the annual festival that showcases the best short films from Australia and the world in competition and other special programmes. Flickerfest is bringing the National Tour back to Perth for the 21st year of touring to…