The South Australian Film Corporation (SAFC) today announced that production of feature film comedy drama Never Too Late will take place in South Australia, with the shoot to commence this month. Described as cross between Grumpy Old Men and The Great Escape, Never Too Late is the riotous story of four heroic Vietnam veterans, famous for…
Filming has begun on the feature film adaptation of Jane Harper’s bestselling novel The Dry. Genevieve O’Reilly (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Glitch), Keir O’Donnell (Ray Donovan, Fargo) and John Polson (Mission: Impossible II, The Sum of Us) join Eric Bana (Munich, Chopper, Dirty John) in the production from Bruna Papandrea’s Made Up Stories.…
Written and Directed by Clare McCann Produced by Cherry Productions Starring Clare McCann, Ryan Bown, Tim Ross and Cristian Borello From humble beginnings the award winning screenplay of Benefited garnered much attention helping to bring together a wonderfully talented cast and crew. Everyone involved has worked tirelessly to bring this story to life to help…
Directed by award-winning filmmaker Paul Leeming and written and produced by Hamish Downie, An American Piano is based on the extraordinary true story of a young Japanese girl who played the piano for Prisoners of War during World War II and how it affected their lives. War is only possible when the enemy is dehumanised.…
The Gold Coast Film Festival is set to cement its growing reputation as Queensland’s destination film festival for the Australian screen industry with a 12-day blockbuster of premieres, workshops, gala ceremonies, panels and networking opportunities. The 2019 event, which officially launches its full program today, will screen 107 films – including three world and 10…
Australian premieres have been announced for two of the year’s most anticipated Australian films. Wayne Blair’s Top End Wedding and Sophie Hyde’s Animals are set to have their Australian premieres at a celebratory Adelaide Film Fest Pop Up event in April. Both films will premiere with a red carpet gala screening and after party, with a…
Written and Directed by Donna McRae and Michael Vale Produced by Donna McRae Despite being our closest relative, chimpanzees are one of the species we least understand. The chimpanzees that we see in entertainment and advertising are without exception infants. As a result, our impression of them is indelibly marked by their “cuteness”, but the fate of these…
Cinema Australia have been given access to an exclusive clip from new Australia documentary RocKabul ahead of the film’s Victorian premiere. Australian filmmaker Travis Beard spent seven years in Afghanistan – originally as a photojournalist until he came across the underground expat music scene. Deep in that scene he met four young Afghan men that wanted…
Saara Lamberg’s Cinema Australia 2017 Audience Award winning film Innuendo will screen theatrically in Byron Bay during March. With the assistance of new independent filmmaker’s cooperative, Cine-gar Bar, Lamberg’s disturbing arthouse drama will enjoy a run at Pighouse Flicks in Byron Bay. “Myself and Blake Northfield of Pighouse Flicks connected online through Cine-gar Bar and he…
Western Australia CinefestOZ will host a filmmaking masterclass for 15-18 year olds planning to enter this year’s Cinesnaps Short Film Competition and are encouraging aspiring filmmakers, keen YouTubers, and passionate Vloggers to get on board. This masterclass will be presented by experienced filmmaker Jodie Bell – a First Nations descendant of Butchella and Jagera people of Southeast…
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