The Melbourne Women in Film Festival (MWFF) has announce its 2018 festival program. Taking place from 22 to 25 February at venues across Melbourne’s CBD including ACMI Federation Square, Hoyts Melbourne Central and RMIT University, MWFF celebrates and supports the work of women screen practitioners across all disciplines in the industry, including directors, writers, producers,…
Never Forget will have its NSW premiere this month which will include a Q&A with director Jon Bling. Starring Ann Truong, Tam Dinh, Van Nguyen and Ivan Bradara, Never Forget follows a young nurse who must travel back to her homeland to attend her father’s funeral. Her family sends a suitor to escort her back…
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…
Jolyon Hoff’s new Australian documentary The Staging Post will have a limited national release from Thursday. The Staging Post follows Muzafar and Khadim, two Afghan Hazara refugees, stuck in Indonesia after Australia ‘stopped the boats’. Facing many years in limbo they built a community, started a school, changed UN refugee policy and inspired a refugee…
Four years in the making, Australian documentary Big in Japan – directed and produced by Melbourne filmmaking trio Lachlan McLeod, Louis Dai and David Elliot-Jones – launches nationally on January 3, 2018. The documentary will go on an Australia-wide screening tour with documentary star Ladybeard and pop culture expo Supanova. In an outrageous DIY mission…
The second trailer has dropped for new Australian horror film, The Marshes, giving us our first real look at Eddie Baroo’s violent swagman. “Our amazing Editor Jess has gone above and beyond to cut another exciting trailer for the film,” The Marshes director Roger Scott told Cinema Australia. “We hope audiences like it as much…
The Neon Spectrum Written and Directed by Lee Galea Produced by Lee Galea and Joanne Scully Starring Stephanie Gonelli, Pat Moonie, Joshua Orpin, Trevor Hanna, Dylan Lloyd, Will Weatheritt, Rebecca Rayen LeBeau and Nicole Eveleigh After a lonely English girl learns of a hidden letter from her estranged father, she journeys to Australia in search…
Andrew Blair has amassed an enviable collection of Australian film posters from around the world. Impressed, Cinema Australia invited Andrew to share a few of his favourites. Andrew’s full collection of Australian movie posters can be found at his website, http://www.filmposter.com.au. Written by Andrew Blair When I was growing up, I had no idea that…
Principal photography has commenced on Steven Vidler’s (Blackrock) romantic comedy Standing up for Sunny with support from Headgear Films, Spectrum Films, Create NSW and VA Digital Hire. The four-week shoot will take place in Sydney, starring an exciting young cast lead by RJ Mitte (Breaking Bad), Philippa Northeast (Home & Away) and Sam Reid (Prime…
Jade of Death Written and Directed by Erin Good Produced by Taylor Litton-Strain Starring Bernie Van Tiel, Nicholas Hope, Jordan Cowan, Yoshi Washington, Susan Prior, Sara West, Miles Paras, Jeremy Waters and Chloe De Los Santos This 6 part series follows small town girl, Jade, who has a powerful ability. She can hear when and how people…
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