The government tried to stop you witnessing this odyssey into a dark side of our country. They failed. Enter below for your chance to win a double pass to see director Luke Sullivan’s unsettling new film Reflections in the Dust when it crashes cinemas on March 7. An unspoken event has caused civilisation to crumble,…
Following a critically acclaimed screening at last year’s Sydney Film Festival, director Steve Jaggi’s brilliant observational mumblecore Chocolate Oyster is hitting the road with a series of Q&A screenings across the country. Chocolate Oyster follows twenty-somethings Ellie and Taylor, who live in Bondi apartments they can’t really afford and pursue their dreams in a city…
A release date, cinema locations and a new trailer have been revealed for director Luke Sullivan’s groundbreaking new Australian film, Reflections in the Dust, ahead of its March 7 release. An unspoken event has caused civilisation to crumble, leaving the survivors to cluster in the wilderness. Among them is a blind girl (Sarah Houbolt) who…
We’re giving readers the chance to win a Book Week DVD signed by director Heath Davis! When it looks like his novel is going to be published, high school English teacher and once famous novelist – Nicholas Cutler – thinks his luck has finally changed. But what promises to be the best week of his life…
Regarded of one of the pioneers in a genre later dubbed “power pop,” Van Duren’s lost career is a parable of the trials and tribulations of the music industry – an industry that leaves countless broken dreamers behind in its wake. Waiting: The Van Duren Story is a love letter to the artist that should…
Cinema Australia Original Content: Concept, Produced & Directed by Suhasini Seelin Concept, DOP and Edited by: Wilari Tedjosiswoyo Starring: Suhasini Seelin Guest Starring: Harlene Hercules and Gary Lee Supported by: The City of Melbourne Arts grants (artist in residence) program Article by Suhasini Seelin & Paulina Carvajal An average Australian drinks at least one cup…
Cinema Australia Original Content: Writer and director Davo Hardy has just wrapped his fourth feature film in as many years, following on from the success of A Silent Agreement, which has paved the way for inclusive filmmaking about disabilities in independent Australian cinema. A Silent Agreement brought Auslan (Australian sign language) to the big screen for…
A limited theatrical release has been announced for new Australian psychological thriller Pimped. The transgressive thriller starring Ella Scott Lynch (Love Child) and Benedict Samuel (The Walking Dead) will be released via Playground Films in conjunction with Bonsai Films. Cinematic, elevated, and performance driven, the story unfolds through the unique perspective of an abused and conflicted women who…
After more than a decade as one of Australia’s musical theatre stars, WAAPA alumni Lucy Durack (Wicked, Legally Blonde, Sisters, The Letdown) is set to premiere her screenwriting debut Lift, a bite-size romantic comedy set entirely in an elevator on 10Peach this Valentine’s Day. When serial temp Olivia (Durack) steps into an elevator for her…
Cinema Australia Original Content: Written and Directed by Bailey Watts and Peter Danks Produced by Kallan Baita Starring Rupert Raineri, Savannah Lamble and Patch May “We wanted to illustrate the point that you don’t have to piss off to the bigger cities to create projects like this.” Article by Bailey Watts and Peter Danks Wrong Turn…
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