Web Series Wednesday: Small Town Hackers (Exclusive)

Directed by Henry Inglis Written by Henry Inglis, Matt Lovkis and Joel Gray Produced by Lauren Elliott Starring Tim Watts, Sam Campbell, Adriane Daff and Trystan Go Production Company Mad Kids Digital Platform Above Average (US) Small Town Hackers is the first Australian series to be commissioned by US digital platform, Above Average. The 6-part series was written,…

Interview: Matthew Goldsworthy and Julian Barbor

Marital Problems is a solid little Australian dramedy. With a great script and an impressive cast, Marital Problems is the surprise film of the year. Here, Cinema Australia caught up with the film’s creators to discuss bringing their micro-budget indie to life. Interview by Matthew Eeles How did you two come to work on Marital…

The rebellion begins – Occupation gets an epic new poster

The first poster has dropped for Luke Sparke’s Australian sci-fi epic, Occupation. Occupation stars an incredible ensemble of local and international names including Dan Ewing (Red Billabong, Home and Away), Temuera Morrison (Star Wars, Once Were Warriors), Stephany Jacobsen (Revenge, Battlestar Galactica), Rhiannon Fish (The 100, Home and Away), Charles Mesure (Desperate Housewives, Once Upon a…

Nyong’o and Gad join Abe Forsyth’s Little Monsters

Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o and Beauty and the Beast’s Josh Gad are set to star opposite Australian actor Alexander England in the zombie comedy Little Monsters, from Australian writer/director Abe Forsythe. Keith & Jess Calder’s Snoot Entertainment and Bruna Papandrea’s Made Up Stories are producing the film, with production having begun this month in Sydney.…

In Focus: The Decadent and Depraved

Welcome to Cinema Australia’s new feature series, In Focus. The point of In Focus is to introduce you to an upcoming Australian feature film which may not be on your radar yet. If you’re currently filming an Australian feature film, or if you have one in the early stages of development, pre production or post production, let…

Trailer of the Day: Musclecar

Musclecar Written and Directed by Dwayne Labbé Produced by Aaran Creece Starring Jacinta Stapleton, Tai Scrivener, Blackwood Hume The beautiful and obsessive Bambi (Jacinta Stapleton) blows her dough buying the car of her dreams, a lipstick-red, 1968 Dodge Phoenix. When she can’t afford to run it she cooks up a harebrained scheme to bring her car to life.…

Miranda Tapsell and Wayne Blair reunite for Top End Wedding

Goalpost Pictures Australia have announced that Top End Wedding, the new feature film co-written by and starring Miranda Tapsell, co-written by Joshua Tyler and directed by Wayne Blair, will go into production early in the new year after securing major investment funding from Screen Australia. Tapsell starred in the Goalpost Pictures box office hit The…

Web Series Wednesday: Method

Method Directed by Jerome Velinsky & Tawni Bryant Written by Jerome Velinsky Starring Jerome Velinsky, Tawni Bryant, Kaarin Fairfax, Petra Kalive, Jasper Bagg, Sarah Roberts, Frank Magree & Don Bridges Article by Tawni Bryant Method was born from Jerome and I sharing stories of somewhat tragic auditions we had experienced over the last 10 or so years as…

Official trailer drops for Mad Kids’ new comedy Small Town Hackers

The first trailer has dropped for Small Town Hackers. The new comedy series from Perth-based production company Mad Kids (DAFUQ?, The Legend of Gavin Tanner, The Shapes, Set Yourself Free) will premiere next week on Above Average, an online video streaming site founded by legendary comedy producer Lorne Michaels’ Broadway Video (Saturday Night Live, The Tonight Show starring…