Directed by Ryan Davey Written by Paul Nash and Robert Skelhorn Produced by Ryan Davey Starring Josh Kieser and Darrell Plumridge Article written by Ryan Davey Compulsion is an escapist film done with a subtle comedic touch, with moments of raw emotion. A personal take on mental health and depression, showing how people can react to life situations when…
Women account for just 15% of directors, 22% of writers and 34% of producers in the Australian film industry, according to a 2017 report by Screen Australia. Returning for its third year, Melbourne Women in Film Festival will help to redress the imbalance and invite more women to the table, celebrating and supporting the work…
The award winning documentary Aceh: Beyond the Tsunami will be having its Australian premiere on Sunday, 16 December with screenings in Sydney and Perth. Both screenings will raise funds for UNICEF. Filmed in Indonesia by a team of Australian filmmakers, Aceh: Beyond the Tsunami explores the extraordinary, largely untold stories of survivors of the 2004…
The first trailer has dropped for Anthony Maras’ white-knuckle thriller Hotel Mumbai. Hotel Mumbai is based on the true story of the devastating terrorist attack on the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in 2008. The terrifying assault brings together the guests and staff of the luxurious hotel including wealthy new parents David and Zahra (Armie Hammer and Nazanin…
After receiving soaring reviews and widespread critical acclaim during its August theatrical run, the feature documentaryJimmy Barnes: Working Class Boy,is finally available to own from this Wednesday, 14 November. Australians now have the chance to view the documentary at home and learn how the once unknown boy, James Dixon Swan, became the Aussie icon we know…
New web series creator calls bullshit on herself Written and Directed by Loani Arman Produced by Melissa Crabtree Starring Bernie Van Tiel, Chloe De Los Santos, Thomas Larkin and Christen O’leary Article written by Loani Arman My ambition as writer & director of The Mother Load was always to put cultural diversity and women at the forefront of the…
A razor-sharp satire about the trials of a junior editor in a toxic media agency is making waves online, with more than 12k YouTube views registered since the pilot episode launched last Monday. For A Good Cause was created by emerging writer and director Tony Walsh (The Bus Knight, Sodium Squad) with funding from Screen…
So. Many. Great. Films. 2018 has been a great year for Australian films which started with the release of Warwick Thornton’s outback Western, Sweet Country. Which film will join Love is Now, Holding the Man, The Legend of Ben Hall and Innuendo The Bad Twin as the winner of the Cinema Australia 2018 Audience Award? Voting for…
Actor Eric Bana (Munich, Romulus, My Father, Chopper) has been cast as the lead role of Aaron Falk in the feature film adaptation of Jane Harper’s bestselling and award-winning novel The Dry, producers Made Up Stories announced today. Robert Connolly (Balibo, Paper Planes, Deep State) is set to direct from a script written by Connolly…
by David Morgan-Brown A breezy and not-too-dramatic road movie was not an unwelcome entry in the Australian New Wave near the end of the ‘70s, particularly given the number of searing and serious socio-political films that had been previously released in the decade such as Wake in Fright, The Last Wave, The Chant of Jimmie…
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