Perthites: Catch Wyrmwood during Perth Underground Film Festival at Rooftop Movies

Rooftop Movies’ January – February program features some classic Australian films like The Castle and Muriel’s Wedding, alongside recent new release The Water Diviner Rooftop Movies will host the Perth Underground Film Festival (PUFF) during FRINGE WORLD from Thursday 12 February – Saturday 21 February. The festival showcases independent experimental and documentary films from around the world, providing the opportunity to view films on…

FTI’s PAC Script Lab presents The Killing Tree by Ben Young

FTI’s PAC Script Lab is pleased to present a public reading of a new feature film script, THE KILLING TREE by Ben Young from an original idea by Andy Froemke & Thomas G.Lemmer. To catch a deranged killer from the future, an obsessed detective must confront her ghosts from the past. After losing her family in a tragic…

Blanchett and Mailman announced as hosts of the 4th AACTA Awards

Australia’s biggest celebration of screen just got bigger, with AACTA today announcing multi AFI and AACTA Award winning performers Cate Blanchett and Deborah Mailman as hosts of the 4th AACTA Awards Ceremony in Sydney. Joining these outstanding hosts will be AACTA President Geoffrey Rush who will present along with Kat Stewart, Marta Dusseldorp, Lachy Hulme, Stephen Curry and Dan Wyllie to name a few. Nominees include Patrick Brammall, Essie Davis, Sarah…

The Babadook and Candy announced for Australian Revelations

Australian Revelations is a celebration of Australian film through a year-round, ongoing series of screenings and The Babadook will headline the next event on Tuesday 27 January. Receiving a limited cinema release earlier this year, The Babadook is gaining fans – and noterity – across the world, regularly featuring in ‘top 10’ lists by critics everywhere. Director William Friedkin (The Exorcist,…

World premiere announced for From Parts Unknown: Fight Like a Girl

After a production spanning almost a decade, Strongman Pictures Entertainment in association with PCWe is proud to announce the world premiere of From Parts Unknown: Fight Like a Girl on the 10th of January 2015 at the Thornbury Theatre. The screening will be accompanied by a set from The Mercy Kills and live pro wrestling. From Parts…

Camelot Outdoor Cinema is now open – Catch these great Aussie flicks this summer

Camelot Outdoor Cinema is a unique and intimate venue located at Mosarts, the beating heart of Mosman Park. Camelot screens a wonderful selection of the season’s best films in picturesque Art Deco surrounds. It’s the perfect setting to take advantage of some great west coast weather. On the first Wednesday of every month we have Jazz and…

Focus on Made in Melbourne Film Festival: Director Glenn Triggs discusses 41

Written by Glenn Triggs (Director): I had just finished a feature horror film in 2009 called Cinemaphobia which was about a group of young adults that are slaughtered at a horror movie marathon by a killer who wears a mirror as a face. It was a two year process and heaps of fun with around…

Celebrate Muriel’s Wedding at Arc

CELEBRATE AUSTRALIA’S FAVOURITE BRIDE AT ARC! See the costumes, hear the music, watch the film. Join our special guests as we celebrate 20 years of Muriel’s Wedding on Friday, 5 December. Wear your bridesmaids dresses or wedding attire – prizes for the best costumes on the night! MURIEL’S WEDDING: RENEWING OUR VOWS FROM 5PM Courtyard Bar opens…

Calling creative WA film teams for West Coast Visions 2015

West Coast Visions is a development initiative offering $750,000 of production investment funding for up to one feature film project per year. It is one of ScreenWest’s largest funds. The program is designed to uncover, inspire and develop local projects and skills. Recent West Coast Visions films have had great success on the national and international festival…

Get up close with the Fat Pizza VS Houses cast including Pauly Fenech

Cult classic Fat Pizza collides with the Logie winning comedy Housos in Fat Pizza Vs Housos The Movie. Paul Fenech will make special cinema appearances in Perth on 26 & 27 November to promote his new movie Fat Pizza Vs Housos in cinemas everywhere 27 November Fat Pizza Vs Housos (MA 15+) is Paul Fenech’s riotous follow-up to Housos vs.…

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