Jirga, directed by Benjamin Gilmour and produced by John Maynard, has been named the winner of the 2018 CinefestOZ $100,000 Film Prize, Australia’s greatest film prize. Both Benjamin Gilmour and John Maynard were presented with the film prize on Saturday night as part of CinefestOZ’s dazzling Gala Night celebrations in Busselton, in the South West…
Cinema Australia Original Content: We caught up with actor John Howard to discuss his new film, The Merger, directed by Mark Grentell (Backyard Ashes). The Merger is a hilarious, honest and heartwarming Australian comedy based on comedian Damian Callinan’s critically acclaimed solo show of the same name. Here’s the synopsis: The township of Bodgy Creek has seen…
Australian Q&A dates have been announced for Benjamin Gilmour’s Jirga ahead of a limited national release on September 27. Jirga, the new film from award-winning filmmaker, author and paramedic Benjamin Gilmour (Son of a Lion, Paramedico) has also been selected to make its International Premiere at the prestigious Toronto International Film Festival in the section dedicated…
Written and Directed by Imogen Thomas Produced by Imogen Thomas, Gabriel Shipton and Victor Evatt Starring Rhae-Kye Waites, Georgia Blizzard, Wayne Blair, Rob Carlton and Maurial Spearim, Mary Waites, Letisha Boney, Lindsay Waites, Rodney McHughes and Stella Carter Australian audiences will have their first opportunity to see Emu Runner when it debuts at the Adelaide Film Festival in October, fresh from its world premiere in the Discovery Program at the prestigious Toronto…
Umbrella Entertainment has dropped a brand new trailer for Australian adventure film In Like Flynn ahead of its WA premiere at CinefestOZ this week. If you’re heading to CinefestOZ you can find screening details here. In Like Flynn will hit Australian cinemas on October 11. In 1930, before Errol Flynn became one of the biggest…
A behind-the-scenes web series for the Australian psychological thriller Reaching Distance launches online today ahead of the film’s world premiere at CinefestOZ. The series documents the Sydney-based production of the film which utilised several old-Hollywood practical effects including a massive 25-metre rear-projection setup that created the illusion of a moving bus. The web series will…
Cinema Australia Original Content: Commentary written by Jason Raftopoulos This is the small but vital scene of Jim betting on the horse that for him will be his salvation, so the scene required the internal anxiety of the character to reflect its external action. It’s the one scene in the film where his behaviour and…
Written and Directed by Nicholas Andrews Produced by Lauren Orrell, Nicholas Andrews Starring Rosie Keogh, Lauren Orrell, Hannah Goodwin, Peter Maple 1984. Small town USA. Over 40 women are dead. Troubled by the death of her close friend, Rebecca’s grief quickly manifests into a morbid series of encounters and uninvited guests. Unfortunately we’re only discussing…
Cinema Australia Original Content: UPDATE (November 2019): Finke: The and Back will be released nationally via Madman from December 4. Details here. Endurance, strength, determination, success, broken bones, mechanical destruction, battered egos and death. This is the Finke Desert Race – one of the world’s most difficult off-road courses which runs from Alice Springs to Aputula in the…
Remakes of classic Australian films are few and far between. Australian film lovers will be excused for having reservations about the new Storm Boy, Shawn Seet’s retelling of Colin Thiele’s classic Australian book. The original film starring Greg Rowe and David Gulpilil is much-loved. In this modern reimagining ‘Storm Boy’ has grown up to be…
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