Edith Cowan University’s emerging filmmakers have ventured into uncharted territory, producing their first ever space movie, a bank heist comedy and a war story featuring a female protagonist. The ambitious films are among six short dramas which will premiere at The WA Screen Academy Gala: Uncharted Territory, hosted by WAAPA graduate Hayley McElhinney (Channel 9’s Doctor,…
The highly anticipated program for the 3rd Noosa International Film Festival (25-28 October) has been released with tickets on sale Friday 7 September. This year boasts a stellar line up of 80 films from 20 countries over a four-day festival weekend across Noosa and Eumundi venues. “This year’s festival is better than ever with seven…
Cinema Australia Original Content: Cinema Australia’s Matthew Eeles caught up with director Mark Grentell to discuss his new Australian comedy, The Merger. The Merger is a funny, feel-good movie about the Bodgy Creek ‘Roosters’ – a failing footie club who are forced to team up with some local Refugees – and end up winning more…
Post-production has began on a pilot episode for new paranormal comedy Cursed. Written, directed and co-created by Connor Fairclough (Head Above Water) and produced by Tristan Barr (Watch the Sunset), filming of Cursed took place in Queensland last month. Cursed is a horror-comedy series that will parody the clichés and techniques typically found in the horror…
Written and Directed by Lucy Coleman Produced by Sheila Jayadev, Lyn Norfor and Martin Thorne Starring Sarah Gaul, Hannah Lehmann, Marshall Campbell, Zoe Carides, Kendra Murphy, Julia Robertson, Terry Serio and Jessica Tuckwell Stuck in the angst of wondering who she is and what she is meant to be doing with her life, Loz, a 25 year-old aspiring playwright, finally thinks she’s found the answer to…
Filmmakers from across the globe are being invited to enter their work for the 22nd Revelation Perth International Film Festival in 2019. Revelation is regarded as one of Australia’s most exciting independent film festivals and will run from 4 – 17 July 2019 in Perth. Revelation director Richard Sowada said that receiving films from the call…
Written and Directed by Jamie Murray Produced by Marie-Stella McKinney Starring Googoorewon Knox, Judd English and Anthony Thomas Two brothers hunt for foxes on a remote farm in rural Australia. They’ve been out there for weeks however and still haven’t seen a single fox. When they receive a surprise invitation to dinner with the enigmatic farm owner, the question of…
Written, Directed and Produced by Jace Pickard Starring Jace Pickard, Debbie Neilson, Jacinta Moses, Helen Shoobert and Renee Lim Fragmentary tells the story of Ben Sanderson, a man who believes he can travel to an alternate reality under the influence of alcohol to see the love of his life who was murdered in his reality two years before. Jace Pickard says: The…
Cinema Australia Original Content: After decades working overseas, the multi-talented Marion Pilowsky has returned home to direct her first feature, The Flip Side starring Emily Taheny, Vanessa Guide, Luke McKenzie and Eddie Izzard. We caught up with Pilowsky to discuss her new comedy. “I wanted it to be completely relatable. I didn’t want the women in the film to be waking…
Cinema Australia Original Content: Danny Biaro (Tristan Barr), ex-member of outlaw bikie gang, The Bloodless Brothers, is tortured by the choices of his drug-ridden past that led to the disintegration of his family. After witnessing the brutal abuse of a young woman, Charis (Zia Zantis-Vinycomb), at his gang’s club, Danny wants out. Longing to be…
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