Gold Coast Film Festival has for the first time opened submissions for feature film scripts from Queensland-based writers, with a $5,000 award thanks to The Heaton Group. As the city’s flagship film event, the Gold Coast Film Festival promotes the Gold Coast as a major Australian filmmaking destination, helps develop the filmmakers and crew working…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
Hey, isn’t that guy on the bench the Wallet Wizard? He is the Wallet Wizard. But’s he’s also a damn fine actor named Michael Whalley who Cinema Australia readers will remember from The Pretend One which we’ve been banging on about for the last year. The film about the imaginary friend? That’s right. In Jump he…
Cinema Australia Original Content: Australian star Karlisha Hurley already has a raft of short films and TV appearances under her belt. Now the teen is making her feature debut in Calen Coates’ coming-of-age drama Wrapped, which is currently in post-production. We caught up with the ambitious young talent for a chat. “I grew up believing…
Cinema Australia Original Content: I think there’s a spelling mistake. Is it meant to be titled Still Yacht? Imbecile. Stille Nacht is German for Silent Night. So no boats? 🤦🏻♂️There are no boats. This dramatic little short follows a rigid German-Australian mother, played by Belinda Giblin, who finds answers to generational secrets through her gay daughter when…
The 2019 Australia Independent Film Festival is now open for submissions. Following an amazing 2018 season, the Australia Independent Film Festival promises 2019 to be bigger and better. They accept screenplays, all format films and look forward to once again bringing the very best of Australian and International Independent film to the silver screen. From…
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