St Kilda Film Festival, Australia’s longest-standing and publicly owned short film festival, is now an ACADEMY AWARD® qualifier for the Documentary Awards and Short Film Awards. The Festival will be held from Thursday 21 to Saturday 30 May 2015 and will feature some of Australia’s best emerging and established filmmakers, producers and directors. The program will launch with a glamorous…
Now in its eighth year in Tasmania, Wide Angle Tasmania is proud to deliver Raw Nerve 2015, a national production initiative of Screen Australia and Screen Network. This year, Raw Nerve will select three teams with an early career director to make short films that explore the theme of ‘One Night’. An industry panel will…
Highlights of the festival’s first weekend, March 6-8 The Red Carpet Opening Night Gala for the 9th Byron Bay Film Festival will be the go-to event in the town this Friday. With a guest list that includes international screen stars David Wenham, Jack Thompson, Dustin Clare and Camille Keenan, and renowned filmmakers Broderick Fox, Ben…
From success at the LA Comedy Festival, where it won the ‘Best Ensemble’ award, comes the Melbourne and Adelaide Premiere of new body-swap film The Heckler. It marks the feature film debuts of local talents Kate Jenkinson (Hiding, Offspring, Super Fun Night), Emily Taheny (Mad as Hell, It’s a Date, Comedy Inc) and Simon Mallory…
A man questions whether or not he has the guts to ask out a perfect stranger. Written by James Pontifex (Writer/Director): Two days before the submission deadline for funding, my producer fell out of the project. I was alone. So what do you do? I could give up… but… I was really annoyed that I…
Romper Stomper, Mad Max, The Babadook and Candy. Australian Revelations is rapidly becoming one of this countries most important celebrations of Australian films and it’s latest announcement is bound to get audiences excited. Australian Revelations is a celebration of Australian film through a year-round, ongoing series of screenings and Dogs In Space will headline the next event on Monday 30 March. Written and…
Flickerfest makes a much anticipated stop in Melbourne this coming Wednesday 18 February at the Palace Kino Cinemas for a fabulous MADE IN MELBOURNE screening and After Party. Made in Melbourne features some of the hottest shorts from this year’s Flickerfest Australian Competition, from filmmakers down south! PLUS a fully catered after party with food from misschu, and drinks from our…
FLiCKERFEST brings its ‘Short Films Licensed To Thrill!’ event to Perth this month, celebrating its 20th year of touring to WA with a smorgasbord of short films; audiences will experience the best of short films from Australia and around the World at Camelot Outdoor Cinema, Mosman Park, from Thursday 5 to Sunday 8 March 2015.…
Muriel’s Wedding Sing-Along What better way to celebrate Friday the 13th by with a Muriel’s Wedding Sing-Along hosted by Famous Sharron! Sing along to all your favourite Songs in the Sing-A-Long edition of Muriel’s Wedding! MURIEL’S WEDDING remains an ABBASOLUTELY joyous movie experience where ABBA charts forever, dags rule, bitchy friends get what they deserve, and…
Ben & Jerry’s Openair Cinemas are back with a bang this summer, bringing music by day and movies by night to Perth’s Riverside Drive. As part of a nationwide series of events, which are enjoyed by more than 150,000 people across Australia, the Perth leg of the tour will take place on the lawn of the Ozone Reserve, overlooking the…
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