9 Australian films we can’t wait to see in 2019

2019 is set to be a huge year for Australian cinema with so many great films set for release. Here’s nine films sitting high on our must-see list for the year. It should be noted that our list from last year featured a bunch of films that weren’t released including The Nightingale, Little Monsters and…

► Sunday Shorts: After She’s Gone

Written and Directed by Richard Jamze Produced by Payton Harkonen Starring Blake Le Burniy, Kat Tait and Charlotte Stent Before its cancelation, the dangerous ‘Amber Pill’ was created to help users see their loved ones again. If you had the last pills made, would you take them? When their only daughter suddenly dies, a grieving mother…

Interview: Trevor Jamieson

Cinema Australia Original Content: As a boy growing up in the Goldfields of Western Australia, Trevor Jamieson dreamed of playing Fingerbone Bill and following in the footsteps of his idol, David Gulpilil. Jamieson got the chance not once, but twice, portraying Mike ‘Storm Boy’ Kingley’s mentor in both the Barking Gecko stage play and director Shawn…

World movie posters of Australian director Charles Chauvel

by Andrew Blair Charles Chauvel was a pioneer director of Australian films between the 1920s and 1950s. His films were shown locally and overseas. I have been interested in Chauvel’s films for over 30 years, and have been researching how these films have been advertised around the world. Advertising in the early years of films was…

Action called on Unsound

by Matthew Eeles Upcoming Australian film Unsound has started filming in Sydney. Directed by Ian Watson (Janet King) from a script by Ally Burnham (Nice Package), Unsound follows the journey of a disillusioned musician whose romantic spark is ignited by a young, trans man as they work together to save his community nightclub for the deaf. The…

Trailer of the Day: Blackwater

Writer, Director, Producer, Editor Iain Fulton Starring John Regan, Chris Turner, Venessa Bristow, Justin Herreman, Ric Carlsson, Dugald Graydon, Asabi E Goodman, Nigel Riley, Johnny Norris, Jesse Aquiningo, Graham K Furness, Daniel James, Jason Muller and Timothy Quinlan A small mining camp in Dakota Territory 1899 named Blackwater is a peaceful and prosperous community. Held…

Four WA filmmakers compete for top award at Flickerfest

Four Western Australian filmmaking friends will soon compete for the top award at the prestigious Flickerfest Short Film Festival in Bondi. Their award-winning films Judas Collar and Calling have been recognised by local and international film festivals in the past year and now the two all-female writer/director/producer teams will be going head-to-head for Australia’s biggest short film…