Written and directed by Austin Lawrence, For Old Times’ Sake (2024) follows a young singer named Myles who struggles to reconnect with his estranged father after many years apart. Family can be… interesting. But no matter how messy or fractured one can be, we always find a way back together. This film explores the complex…
Post-production has officially wrapped on Emilie Lowe’s new short film, Where Dead Things Grow. Hot on the heels of her award-winning feature film debut, The Canary, Emilie has taken on the roles of director, cinematographer, and co-writer for this impactful and intimate glimpse into loneliness, loss of spirit, and finding hope in the darkness. Created…
Three bloody and brutal shark horror films have been released in Australia this year, all putting their own spin on the well-explored sub-genre. First, we were treated to Matthew Holmes’ excellent period piece Fear Below, which sees a ragtag team of 1940s pearl divers go head-to-head with an aggressive bull shark while trying to retrieve…
Journey Home, David Gulpilil will screen in cinemas around Australia from 30 October. Narrated by Hugh Jackman and with Baker Boy as the film’s Cultural Storyteller, the film takes audiences on a journey to remote Australia for a celebration of life like you’ve never seen before. When Australia’s most renowned Indigenous actor David Gulpilil passed away…
Following a sold-out world premiere and encore screenings that packed cinemas, the powerful Western Australian documentary, POINTE: Dancing On A Knife’s Edge, is preparing to tour across Australia with screenings confirmed for Canberra, Darwin, Sydney, Melbourne, Launceston, and an additional encore screening in Perth at Windsor Cinema. POINTE: Dancing On A Knife’s Edge is a…
Today, Seymour Pictures revealed the cast for its upcoming erotic thriller feature Hold Still, the directorial debut from Orla Doyle. Leading the cast in the role of Claire is newcomer and producer Julia Gardell, who stars alongside Hugo Weaving (The Matrix, The Lord of the Rings), Arlo Green (Miles from Nowhere, Spit), Elizabeth Hawthorne (30…
An official trailer has dropped for James Branson’s atmospheric, post-apocalyptic nightmare, Bunny. Written and directed by Branson, Bunny follows a young woman roaming the remains of a world she never got to grow up in. The new film stars an impressive Kate Wilson in her feature film debut alongside Andy Golledge, Ôntrei, Saxon Cook, Paul…
The Curator, an indie short exploring the delicate intersection of joy and grief, has officially wrapped filming in Brisbane and surrounding areas. The production, produced by Blue Lagoon Pictures, marks an exciting collaboration of emerging and established talent. The film stars Byron Bay’s rising actor James Carson, who co-leads alongside Liv Bosshard (Steps, Swinging Safari) who also wrote…
A celebration of splendiferous messiness to open on Fwiday nights only, with special cast and crew Q&A screening at Melbourne’s Cinema Nova on 7 November Sophie Somerville’s award-winning debut directorial feature film Fwends is set to hit cinemas on Fwiday nights only throughout November from the 7th, with the city of Melbourne serving up the…
Interview: Yaara Bou Melhem Yurlu | Country: Healing ‘Poison Country’ will be released in cinemas nationally on November 13, following sold out screenings at Sydney International Film Festival, Melbourne International Film Festival, Cinefest Oz Film Festival and Darwin International Film Festival. It will screen at Byron Bay Film Festival next month. Yurlu | Country also picked up…
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