Cinema Australia Podcast #64 | Josh Reed

Cinema Australia Original Content: Director Josh Reed joins the Cinema Australia Podcast to discuss his tense, claustrophobic drama, We’re Not Here to Fuck Spiders. We’re Not Here To Fuck Spiders is a micro-budget crime film about a household of bottom-feeder meth-head criminals in the lead up to, and aftermath of, a lucrative home invasion. To…

Jett star! Dia Taylor discusses her new rock drama

Cinema Australia Original Content: Help us continue to cover more Australian films by making a donation to Cinema Australia. by Matthew Eeles Back in 2017, Cinema Australia covered the very solid, micro budget, indie drama, Marital Problems. We shared the trailer and interviewed the film’s talented screenwriter Julian Barbor, and producer Matthew Goldsworthy. But an interview…

Matt Nable will make his directorial debut with new thriller Transfusion

Help us continue to cover more Australian films by making a donation to Cinema Australia. Starring Phoebe Tonkin, and written and directed by Matt Nable, who also stars; production on the new Stan Original kicked off earlier this week in Sydney. Stan today announced that the Stan Original Film Transfusion commenced filming in Sydney earlier this week; and will premiere…

MIFF returns with an epic lineup of Australian films

Help us continue to cover more Australian films by making a donation to Cinema Australia. Following a disruptive 2020, this year’s film festival season is in full swing! Revelation Perth International Film Festival is about to kick off in Perth. Sydney Film Festival recently gave audiences a sneak peak at its 2021 program. CinefestOZ is gearing…

Production kicks off on The Red Shoes: Next Step

Help us continue to cover more Australian films by making a donation to Cinema Australia. New teen coming-of-age dance drama The Red Shoes: Next Step has commenced production today in Sydney,.  From the creators of the family fantasy adventure The Legend of the Five, The Red Shoes: Next Step stars two-time gold medalist ballet dancer Juliet…

Cinema Australia Podcast #63 | Jayden Stevens & Thomas Swinburn

Cinema Australia Original Content: Help us continue to cover more Australian films by making a donation to Cinema Australia. Cinema Australia is very excited to present this Podcast episode. A Family is one of the most unique locally-produced films we’ve ever seen, so we were thrilled to be chatting with director Jayden Stevens and cinematographer Thomas…

Principal photography has wrapped on Davo Hardy’s Public Eye

Cinema Australia Original Content: Help us continue to cover more Australian films by making a donation to Cinema Australia. Davo Hardy’s fifth feature film, Public Eye, has wrapped principal photography. The prolific and highly-accomplished writer and director has now started post-production, expecting to release this new film theatrically by the end of the year. Written during…

The Reef: Stalked heads into production

Help us continue to cover more Australian films by making a donation to Cinema Australia. Production has commenced on survival thriller The Reef: Stalked from creature feature master Andrew Traucki. Traucki’s credits include The Reef, Black Water and Black Water: Abyss. Filming is underway in Bowen in The Whitsundays, with the region’s tropical landscape and beautiful reefs…

Three Australian films announced in early Sydney Film Festival sneak peak

Help us continue to cover more Australian films by making a donation to Cinema Australia. The Kids, Step Into Paradise and Wash My Soul in the River Flow will screen at this year’s Sydney Film Festival. The 68th Sydney Film Festival today announced a sneak peek of 22 new films to be featured in this year’s 18-29 August event, including the…