Friends and Strangers world premiere set for IFFR

Help us continue to cover more Australian films by making a donation to Cinema Australia below. James Vaughan’s feature film debut, Friends and Strangers, will have its world premiere at the International Film Festival Rotterdam. The new Australian film will screen as part of the Tiger Competition – IFFR’s trade mark competition that celebrates the innovative and adventurous…

New world premiere dates confirmed for This is Port Adelaide

Help us continue to cover more Australian films by making a donation to Cinema Australia below. As a staunch supporter of the mighty West Coast Eagles, I’d love to be reporting on a new Eagles documentary. But I’ll just rewatch the one we got last year following our heart pounding win over Collingwood in the 2018 Grand…

Perth audiences set for live Q&A with filmmaker Robert Connolly

Help us continue to cover more Australian films by making a donation to Cinema Australia below. Cinema Australia was lucky enough to see an early screening of The Dry, and it’s already one of our favourite films of next year. Perth audiences will be treated to a special Q&A screening of The Dry on January 3, that will…

Sundance reels in Sally Aitken’s Playing with Sharks

Playing with Sharks, the feature documentary from director Sally Aitken and producer Bettina Dalton, has been selected to screen at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival in the World Cinema Documentary Competition section. The WildBear Entertainment production is one of only 10 films from around the world to be chosen for this prestigious and highly competitive…

Hold onto your seats! The new Occupation: Rainfall trailer is one hell of a ride

Help us continue to cover more Australian films by making a donation to Cinema Australia below. Occupation: Rainfall, the spectacular new Australian alien invasion blockbuster, produced entirely independently, will release in Australian cinemas on 28 January 2021. The film will open across more than 120 screens, reaching a wide audience of sci-fi adventure lovers and will be distributed…

Cinema Australia Podcast #55 | Roderick MacKay

Cinema Australia Original Content: Help us continue to cover more Australian films by making a donation to Cinema Australia below. In this episode of the Cinema Australia Podcast, host Matthew Eeles is joined by The Furnace writer and director, Roderick MacKay. To escape a harsh existence and return home, a young Afghan cameleer partners with a mysterious bushman…

Capricorn Film Festival announces its biggest lineup ever!

The Capricorn Film Festival, one of Australia’s best and fasted growing film festivals, is set to return in January bigger and better than ever. Central Queensland’s premiere film and arts destination event will include premieres, events, art experiences and much more. Presented by Livingstone Shire Council, the Capricorn Film Festival will be held from Wednesday…

New trailer! Girls Can’t Surf

Madman Entertainment has today released the official trailer for the triumphant true story, Girls Can’t Surf ahead of its Australian cinema release in March, 2021. Exploring an inspiring and little-known chapter of sporting history, Girls Can’t Surf follows the journey of a band of renegade female surfers who took on the male-dominated professional surfing world to achieve…