For the nearly two million Australian’s traveling on trains everyday, it’s a very common occurrence: a delay. But what might surprise commuters is nearly every day, somewhere in Australia, the delay is caused by a rail fatality. There are far reaching consequences not only for the casualty and their families but also for a more…
This Australia Day, enjoy a sausage sizzle and the Triple J Hottest 100 Countdown in the NFSA courtyard, four true blue movie and TV screenings, and a special celebration of the 80s musical classic Starstruck– with special guest, director Gillian Armstrong! The sausage sizzle (plus a delicious Australian-themed menu from our cafe The Bench Room) starts from 11:30am.…
This year’s Tasploitation Challenge takes place from 22 to 24 January. Filmmakers and aspiring filmmakers from around Australia are encouraged to participate, but must be in the Hobart geographical area on that weekend to take part. The films will debut at gala screening on Monday 25 January. The Tasploitation Challenge Jury consists of: award-winning filmmaker and renowned…
It’s official. Next year the Cinema Australia team will be launching our brand new initiative, Cinema Australia Presents. Cinema Australia Presents aims to bring a swag of Australian made films to WA that may otherwise bypass our fine state and keen audiences, as well as special event Q&A screenings for WA made films. We’ll be launching…
Filmmaker Michael Hatch has announced Australian premiere details for his new film The Precipice. Shot in the South West of Western Australia The Precipice is set in a pre-apocalyptic world where 2 soldiers, 1 Woman and 1 Man, traverse enemy territory in order to find the location that holds the key to saving them and…
Continuing its succession of popular screenings, Revelation Perth International Film Festival has announced its next screening title Australian Revelations is a celebration of Australian film via monthly screenings and it is with enormous pleasure that we present a special family screening of the all-time Australian classic, Storm Boy. Very much part of Australia’s film renaissance of the 1970s, Storm Boy tells the…
The inaugural Melbourne Documentary Film Festival, Melbourne’s first competitive documentary film festival, will kick off in July 2016 at Howler Artspace and Longplay Cinema. With a mission to discover and promote innovative independent documentaries, MDFF will deliver an impressive slate of short and feature length films from around the world. MDFF is looking for the freshest, most challenging documentaries…
Revelation Perth International Film Festival will present THIS IS ROCK! at Perth’s 2016 Fringe World Festival from 21 January – 22 February. Joining the incredibly successful multi-arts Fringe World event for the first time, Revelation will present a program of seven music documentaries that chart a course from the roots to the renaissance of punk, hair and heavy rock.…
After a hiatus in 2015, Tasmania’s Stranger With My Face International Film Festival (formerly known as Stranger With My Face Horror Film Festival) will return for its fourth edition from April 14-17, 2016. Named after the dark YA novel by Lois Duncan, Stranger With My Face focuses on female perspectives in genre film, with an emphasis…
Thanks to Luna Outdoor Outdoor Cinema in Leederville, Cinema Australia has 5 double passes up for grabs to see Death of Liberty with a live Q&A on Sunday December 13 from 7.00pm with honored guests Steve Thomas (writer/director), Mick Thomas, one of Australia’s greatest songwriters and author Tony Moore. Death or Liberty is a dramatised documentary that brings to life a…
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