Help us continue to cover more Australian films and festivals by making a donation to Cinema Australia below. John Fraser’s bold black and white feature film Choir Girl will release via iTunes this month. Choir Girl tells the story of Eugene (Peter D Flaherty), a lonely photographer who becomes obsessed with an underage prostitute, Josephine (Sarah Timm), in…
The first trailer for the Catherine Dwyer’s feature documentary Brazen Hussies has today been released, ahead of the film’s national theatrical release later this year. Brazen Hussies celebrates the bold women who ignited a revolutionary chapter in Australian history, the Women’s Liberation Movement (1965 -1975). Interweaving freshly uncovered archival footage, personal photographs, memorabilia and lively personal accounts from…
Melbourne-based filmmakers David Black and Gerardo Chierchia have dropped the first trailer for their bonkers new independently produced feature film, Toxic Alien Zombie Babes From Outer Space. Despite Melbourne still being in Stage 4 Lockdown during the COVID 19 pandemic, Toxic Alien Zombie Babes From Outer Space is on track thanks to a dedicated team of filmmakers…
During an Industry Panel at CinefestOZ, Screenwest announced the State Government Supported Western Australian Screen Fund guidelines are now live on the Screenwest website and will include a rebate incentive of up to twenty percent for post-production, digital and visual effects (PDV) work completed for screen projects within Western Australia. The WA PDV Rebate is…
In this episode of the Cinema Australia Podcast, Matthew Eeles is joined by actors George Pullar and Ashlyn Louden-Gamble to talk about their new Australian film, Moon Rock for Monday. Moon Rock for Monday is about a young girl named Monday (Ashlyn Louden-Gamble) who believes the moon rock, or Uluru, can help cure her terminal illness. To get…
No Distinguishing Features is set to release this Friday via Vimeo on Demand. No Distinguishing Features is an inspirational Gold Coast-backed film about six people born with disabilities. From a young Paralympian’s journey to achieve his childhood dream, to a mother fighting for her intellectually disabled son’s right to a fair wage, the families share their lives with…
I Am Woman is Unjoo Moon’s narrative feature directorial debut. The film tells the inspiring story of singer Helen Reddy, who wrote and sang the song “I Am Woman” that became the anthem for the women’s movement in the 1970s. We recently caught up with Moon to discuss I Am Woman, working with Reddy to…
Justin has been at the forefront of the Australian horror and science fiction film industry for many years as the founder and owner of special effects company Wicked of Oz Studios. Justin has over fifteen years’ experience as a top Special Effects Makeup Designer, Art Director and Production Designer, working on big-budget American productions alongside…
Cinema Australia Original Content: by Matthew Eeles If you know anything about independent filmmaking, you’ll know it takes many years to get a feature film off the ground and in-front of an audience. Such is the case for Ildiko Susany who began developing her upcoming film, Marley, Someone, back in 2013 when the writer, producer,…
CinefestOZ has announced an exciting Industry Program led by local and national film industry leaders and innovators including Jodie Bell, Jub Clerc, Julia Redwood, Jamie Hilton, Steve Jaggi, Anne Robinson and These Final Hours director Zak Hilditch. American actor Kate Walsh will also take part in the program. The CinefestOZ Industry Program encourages attendees to…
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