Thanks to Bonsai Films, Cinema Australia are giving you the chance to win yourself a copy of one of the year’s best films, The Pretend One! The Pretend One is a feature length magic realist drama following Charlie and her imaginary friend Hugo who growing up on an isolated cotton farm. When a new man…
Thomas M. Wright’s critically acclaimed Acute Misfortune is set to embark on a national Q&A tour with guests including Wright, Erik Jensen, Robert Connolly and various cast members. Erik Jensen was an ambitious 19 year-old journalist at The Sydney Morning Herald when Archibald Prize-Winning painter, Adam Cullen, with a career retrospective at the Art Gallery…
Article by Seaton Kay-Smith If I spend too long without making something, I get itchy fingers. I work as the Head of Development and Head Writer at Paper Moose, a creative agency in Surry Hills and we regularly make web videos and branded content for an array of companies – however, there is a difference…
The first season for Genna Chanelle Hayes’ new series Sisters has been released online via Youtube. Starring Tariro Mavondo, Gemma Forsyth, Marlikka Perdrisat, Genna Chanelle Hayes, Mark Coles Smith, Martin Sacks, Travis Jeffrey, Natasha Wanganeen and Denise Richards, Sisters explores the deep friendship between four unique Australian twenty-something girls as they navigate modern society and…
Crowdfunding a film can be a daunting experience. It’s not easy to ask the hardworking public to part with their cash, especially in today’s unforgiving economic climate. Nevertheless, a few films caught our eye recently which we’d encourage you to consider backing – mainly because we know the filmmakers behind the projects. They’re a hardworking,…
RELATED CONTENT: Director Imogen Thomas joins the Cinema Australia Podcast to discuss her new film, Emu Runner. Cast and crew of the highly anticipated thriller Locusts will walk the red carpet for the film’s world premiere at the Gold Coast Coast Film Festival. When tech entrepreneur Ryan Black (Ben Geurens) returns to his remote hometown…
Cinema Australia Original Content: In this episode of the Cinema Australia Podcast, host Matthew Eeles is joined by director Imogen Thomas to talk about her heartwarming new film, Emu Runner. Emu Runner tells the story of nine-year-old Indigenous girl, Gem Daniels (newcomer Rhae-Kye Waites), who lives in a remote Australian town. As she copes with…
Setting the standard for event-style cinema, Luna Palace Cinemas in Leederville have just announced an incredible lineup of Australian film Q&A screenings with special guests including Damon Gameau, Thomas M. Wright and Chantelle Barry. Check out the screening details below and make sure you get along to support these great Australian films. Readers should also…
Cinema Australia Original Content: by Matthew Eeles Cinema Australia readers have been given an exclusive, early look at new Australian feature film, Rage, from Prima Lux Films. Currently filming in Melbourne, Rage is a passion project for director John Balazs whose credits includes the action packed shorts Night Shift and Dancer. After a violent home…
As a little girl, Michelle Payne dreams of the impossible: winning the Melbourne Cup — horse-racing’s toughest two-mile race. The youngest of 10 children, Michelle is raised by single father Paddy. She leaves school at 15 to become a jockey and after early failures she finds her feet, but a family tragedy, followed by her…
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