Trasharama Short Film Festival invades Leederville tonight

A celebration of the nastiest, crudest, cheapest, filthiest, smelliest, most revolting short films made in Australia, TRASHARAMA is everything a degenerate freak could want in a festival program. Monster Fest and host Dick Dale are proud to present 13 of the very best disasterpieces. At 6.30pm, the zombie hoards of Perth will join the Official…

Jugular premiere gets baked in Northbridge

Director JJ DeCeglie’s Jugular will have its red carpet premiere at the Bakery in Northbridge on Friday night. The Fremantle novelist-turned-director’s debut feature won big at last year’s Melbourne Underground Film Festival taking out Best Film, Best Director and Best Actor for Gregory Pakis. Pakis plays Jack, a man whose world spirals into madness and violence…

Q&A: Meet Aim High in Creation director Anna Broinowski

Cinema Nova, Melbourne’s home of quality art house and contemporary cinema, will be hosting a Q&A session with Australian filmmaker, Anna Broinowski. The documentary filmmaker will be presenting her film Aim High in Creation, a revolutionary comedy about the cinematic genius of North Korea’s late leader Kim Jon-il, with a ground breaking experiment at its…

Sink your teeth into Monster Fest Perth

Monster Pictures, Howling Wolves Wines and Yes Asia are proud to announce the return of the highly anticipated Monster Fest Perth. According to Festival Director, Neil Foley, Monster Fest is Australia’s “nastiest, juiciest and downright evilest film festival.” “We have had increasing demand from our fans in the west, so it’s awesome to be returning…

Setting the world of women’s cinema on fire

The World of Women’s Cinema WOW Film Festival launches today with so much Australian talent on display. For 20 years the festival has showcased female filmmaking talent not only from Australia but from around the world and is held in different venues around Sydney. Below you’ll find a list of all the Australian short films screening…

Rise of the Eco-Warriors hits the road

Multiple award-winning filmmaker Cathy Henkel will take her latest documentary, Rise of the Eco-Warrior on a road trip during March. Beginning in Byron Bay and wrapping up in Perth all sessions will be accompanied by a Q&A session with the director. Rise of the Eco-Warriors follows a group of adventurous young people as they leave…