This year’s Sydney Film Festival program is an Australian film lover’s dream

The 66th Sydney Film Festival program was officially launched today by Sydney Film Festival Director Nashen Moodley. “This year celebrates a resurgent year of Australian cinema, with an exceptional selection of contemporary Australian stories including 23 World Premieres,” said Sydney Film Festival Director Nashen Moodley. “From Mirrah Foulkes’ feminist revenge tale Judy & Punch, to…

Recasting Classics: Newsfront

Cinema Australia Original Content: By Matthew Eeles A remake of Newsfront has been announced. This modern retelling of Phillip Noyce’s 1978 classic will be directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse, who will again team up with The Dressmaker costume designer Marion Boyce to bring the characters of Len Maguire, Frank Maguire, Amy Mackenzie, Chris Hewitt, Fay and…

Competition: Win a double pass to see 2040!

Enjoy entering Cinema Australia competitions? Help us continue to bring you more Australian film coverage by making a donation to Cinema Australia below.  What could the future look like if we embraced the best solutions available today? Award-winning director Damon Gameau (That Sugar Film) embarks on a personal journey to explore what the future could…

Interview: Damon Gameau

Cinema Australia Original Content: Did you enjoy this interview? Help us continue to bring you more Australian film coverage by making a donation to Cinema Australia below.  Cinema Australia’s Matthew Eeles caught up with director Damon Gameau to discuss his new documentary 2040. What could the future look like if we embraced the best solutions…

Trailer revealed for Lee Galea’s moving music drama Filterphonic

by Matthew Eeles Writer, director and producer Lee Galea, who’s best known for his 2017 comedy/drama The Neon Spectrum, has revealed the first teaser trailer for his new film, Filterphonic. With Filterphonic, Galea adds musical to a long list of genres he’s explored throughout his career which also includes the 2009 drama Less Adolescent, and the…

Interview: Ben Hackworth

Did you enjoy reading this interview? Help us continue to bring you more Australian film coverage by making a donation to Cinema Australia below.  “It’s not heavy on plot. It’s all about character, and these characters are complex and real,” Australian director Ben Hackworth tells Cinema Australia about Celeste. Since the early 2000s Hackworth has directed…

5 things you need to know about Celeste

Please help us continue to support Australian cinema. Celeste (Radha Mitchell) was once Australia’s most beloved opera singer. Yet she threw it all away to follow the man she loved to live on a crumbling property deep in the rainforests of Tropical North Queensland. Ten years after his tragic death, Celeste is ready to make one final…