The WA Made Film Festival has officially announced the return of its Get Smart! Presented by Buy West Eat Best smartphone filmmaking competition, along with the official theme for 2026. Get Smart! Presented by Buy West Eat Best invites established filmmakers, independent filmmakers, students, and the general public to submit a mini-masterpiece to be considered…
In the haunting new short film Zombie, Claire (played with mounting intensity by Jessica Husband) sits alone on a wind-beaten Victorian cliffside, listening to a voicemail from her partner Ted. What unfolds is an impressive meditation on love, grief, and the blurry line between holding on and letting go. Written by Jessica and co-directed with…
CinefestOZ today announced four unique Australian films – including two made in Western Australia (WA) – are in the running to win Australia’s richest $100,000 film prize at the 2025 CinefestOZ Film Festival, which will be held in WA’s spectacular Margaret River wine region August 30 – September 7. The 2025 Film Prize finalists are:…
Monster Pictures, in partnership with Head Gear Films and White Hot Productions, have launched Monster Pictures Studios, a full-service genre film studio, designed to deliver bold and distinctive features that speak directly to audiences. Built by a team with deep experience across development, finance, production and distribution, and backed by a rolling development fund, the studio is positioned to fast-track premium…
A new trailer has dropped for Bruce Beresford’s The Travellers, a poignant, funny and heartwarming family story starring Luke Bracey, Bryan Brown and Susie Porter, Shubshri Kandiah, Celia Massingham and Nicholas Hammond. Stephen Seary, a charismatic and successful stage designer, returns to his small hometown in Australia to say goodbye to his dying mother. What…
The intimate and deeply moving documentary Nansie will enjoy its first public screening at The Ritz in Randwick, right around the corner from where its profound personal drama unfolds. Distributed by Screen Inc (Ice Maiden, The Koalas, Fight to Live), Nansie is a poetic, deeply moving documentary that will strike a chord with everybody. Like…
Welcome to the latest episode of the Cinema Australia Podcast. Over a decade in the making, the fully independent science fiction feature film Space/Time is now available via VoD release after a successful but limited cinema run around the country. In this episode, I’m joined by the film’s director and co-writer, Michael O’Halloran, and co-writer…
Cinema Australia is thrilled to reveal an exclusive first look at Richard Eames’ debut feature film, Skeleton Girls. A Kidnapped Society. Straight outta the underground of urban Perth, indie punk thriller Skeleton Girls. A Kidnapped Society has dropped the first taste of what to expect ahead of its premiere at Revelation Perth International Film Festival,…
Madman Entertainment has announced that Damon Gameau will take part in live Q&A events across Australia throughout July ahead of the release of the inspiring documentary Future Council on August 7. Joining Gameau on stage at select stops along the way will be Future Council member and talented musician, Ruby Rodgers (granddaughter of Jimmy Barnes),…
The heart warming and poignant Australian film What About Sal? will continue its run around the country, with new showings announced in Hobart on 3 July, and further streaming release coming soon to Netflix. Written and directed by acclaimed Australian actor and filmmaker John Jarratt, What About Sal? tells the story of Sal, a man…
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