Richard Sowada announced as St Kilda Film Festival’s 2020 director

Help us continue to cover more Australian films by making a donation to Cinema Australia below.  St Kilda Film Festival is pleased to announce the appointment of Richard Sowada as Festival Director for 2020. Richard is a highly respected film festival director, programmer and curator who brings over two decades’ experience in the screen culture sector. Richard founded the Revelation Perth…

House party goes from bad to worse in Bad Influence trailer

Help us continue to cover more Australian films by making a donation to Cinema Australia below.  A teaser trailer has dropped for Andreas Toumbas’ feature film debut, Bad Influence. Independently made, Bad Influence is described as a passion project for Andreas who began writing the film at the beginning of 2018. Cast and crew, including cinematographers Ben…

AIFF19 winners announced

The 2019 Australia Independent Film Festival, set in the heart of the Brisbane CBD, spanned three sensational days across six incredible screening sessions. With films submitted from over fifty countries it was a true smorgasbord of viewing delights second to none. Brisbane film lovers were treated to world class Australian and international short films, documentaries,…

WA creatives lead charge at Screen Forever

Help us continue to cover more Australian films by making a donation to Cinema Australia below.  A host of Western Australian creatives lead the charge during the Screen Producer’s Annual Screen Forever Conference this year, with some high profile creatives taking centre stage. Screen practitioners from across the nation travelled to Melbourne to take part in exclusive…

SBS World Movies pick up Reflections in the Dust

Help us continue to cover more Australian films by making a donation to Cinema Australia below.  Previous Cinema Australia Coverage Listen to our Podcast with director Luke Sullivan and actor Robyn Royce-Queree Read our interview with director Luke Sullivan SBS World Movies will launch Luke Sullivan’s Reflections in the Dust on Stan in December. SBS World Movies…

2019 Screen Music Awards winners announced!

Help us continue to cover more Australian films by making a donation to Cinema Australia below.  Antony Partos, Dan Luscombe, Paul Kelly, David Bridie and Angela Little among 2019 winners! The winners for outstanding achievements in music for feature films, documentaries, short films, children’s television, advertising, film and television soundtrack albums have been announced at the 2019…

Watch Jugular and Can’t Win. Do Try. right here for free

Help us continue to cover more Australian films by making a donation to Cinema Australia below.  Australian filmmaker Jeremy DeCeglie has released his debut feature Jugular and his sophomore film Can’t Win. Do Try. online for free. You can watch the two films below. Jugular Read our Jugular interview with director JJ DeCeglie here Jack is straight off the…

Capricorn Film Festival kicks off today!

Help us continue to cover more Australian films by making a donation to Cinema Australia below.  Capricorn Film Festival launches tonight! The very popular Central Queensland film festival will kick off celebrations with a screening of New Zealand drama, Bellbird. “We’re excited, opening night is finally here and we start it off with such a fantastic movie,”…