Web Series Wednesday: I Know You Are

Written and Directed by Brigitte Haviland Produced by Brigitte Haviland and Amber Kinnear Starring Laura Andon, Brigitte Haviland, Sophie Long, Nishita Merchant, Jeff Mesina, Josephine Parsons, Harry Peek, Nick Pes, Christine Snell and Sheree Zellner Platform YouTube When Kate loses her job and meets Rachelle, she is forced to question her close relationship with her dependent sister, Daisy. Article by Brigitte Haviland My first hands on experience of the…

Release date announced for Britt Kynde’s supernatural comedy Cursed

by Matthew Eeles Australian film fans will finally get the chance to see Britt Kynde’s Cursed when it’s released digitally this month. One of the year’s best indie films, Cursed is a very funny, very ambitious and very independent black and white-shot supernatural comedy written and directed by Kynde. When a neighbour places a curse on their…

Cast revealed for Netflix’s first Australian series?

In May last year Netflix announced its first Australian original series, Tidelands – a supernatural crime drama that will debut exclusively on Netflix around the globe with production set to start in Queensland this year. What wasn’t revealed at the time was the cast of the Netflix Original. An anonymous source contacted Cinema Australia yesterday and…

Web Series Wednesday: No Pink Cowboys

Directed/Written by Jonathon Gittus Co-Created/Produced by Fabiana Weiner Starring Fabiana Weiner & Jackson Tozer Digital Platform YouTube No Pink Cowboys follows ex-fling-turned-best-friend duo Sam (Jackson Tozer) and Annabelle (Fabiana Weiner) as they search for love and fulfillment in all the wrong places. This comedy breathes in the awkward moments of the modern dating world, picking up the pace…

Here’s your first look at Clayton Jacobson’s Brothers’ Nest

Brothers’ Nest Directed by Clayton Jacobson Written by Jaime Browne Produced by Jason Byrne Starring Shane Jacobson, Clayton Jacobson, Kim Gyngell, Lynette Curran and Sarah Snook Brother’s Nest is a new tragic-comedy that reunites the Jacobson Brothers 11 years after their breakthrough box-office smash hit comedy Kenny – albeit a very different animal. On a cold morning in the middle of country Victoria,…

Interview: Peter Spierig

“We’re interested in the same thing and we want to keep trying different things together.” One half of dynamic directing duo, The Spierig Bros, Peter tells Cinema Australia he has no plans to branch out on his own. He also fills us in on working with Helen Mirren and Jason Clarke on Winchester and describes what it’s…

Flickerfest 2018 national tour comes to Perth

Flickerfest 2018 27th International Short Film Festival! National Tour: January – May 2018 PERTH – THURSDAY 1ST MARCH TO SUNDAY 4TH MARCH, CAMELOT OUTDOOR CINEMA Celebrating 27 years in 2018 Flickerfest remains Australia’s leading Academy® Accredited and BAFTA recognised short film festival, ensuring that we continue to present A-list short film programmes recognised amongst the…

Trailer of the Day: Wrong Night Stand

Wrong Night Stand Directed by Mark Huxley Written by Mark Huxley and Neal Huxley Starring Neal Huxley, John McPherson and Tanya Jade Wrong Night Stand tells the story of Eddie and Eve. Shortly after the two start dating, Eve’s crazed ex boyfriend is released from prison, and begins to hunt down Eve. Trouble ensues as Eddie is stalked and…