Article written by Phillip Storer In May 2016, the Federal Government shortlisted a site in the Ikara-Flinders Ranges in South Australia for Australia’s first Nuclear Waste dump. The Ikara-Flinders Ranges was formed over 540 million years ago in South Australia and is a place of great natural beauty. The First Place The Last Place considers…
Thanks to Madman Entertainment, we’re giving away copies of Jasper Jones on DVD. Adapted from Craig Silvey’s bestselling Australian novel and featuring a stellar cast including Toni Collette, Hugo Weaving, Levi Miller, Angourie Rice, Dan Wyllie and Aaron McGrath, Jasper Jones is the story of Charlie Bucktin, a bookish boy of 14 living in a…
The first trailer for Three Summer is here. Ben Elton’s anticipated new film was recently announced as a contender for the CinefestOZ $100,000 Film Prize when it screens at the Busselton-based festival towards the end of August. The WA-shot comedy will also have its world premiere at the Melbourne International Film Festival later this month.…
Directed by Casper Jean Rimbaud Produced by Destiny West and Philippe Mora Written by Casper Jean Rimbaud and Destiny West Starring Bruce England, Bec Caldwell, Sara Nadone, Robert Hartburn, Britt Hadlow, Caroline Rogers, Michael Rainone, Jean Marcello, Tanieka Jefferies and Maggie Myers Five youths on a camping trip in the late 1960’s stumble across a town lost in time, and seething with Christian superstitions, a town hiding a deep dark…
Words by Ben Chisholm (Director) The making of “No Hawaiian” came about after driving past the local pizzeria. I had the Simpsons song “You don’t win friends with salad” running through my head from the previous nights episode, but after seeing the store, I changed the lyrics to “You don’t put pineapple on pizza”. This…
Ali’s Wedding, Australia Day, MIFF@CinefestOZ film Jungle and Three Summers have been selected as the four Film Prize Finalists at this year’s CinefestOZ and will each go into the running to win Australia’s greatest film prize. 2017 marks the 10th anniversary of the CinefestOZ Film Festival and the fourth year in which the significant sum…
Although we’re a little disappointed the ScreenWest-backed production won’t have its first screening in its home state of Western Australia, we’re glad Melbourne audiences will be treated to what’s sure to be a quality film. Shooting his first Australian film, internationally renowned writer, director and comedian Ben Elton delivers a big hearted, of-the-moment, multi-story comedy…
After the recent announcement of an added Q&A screening of Watch The Sunset during the Revelation Film Festival, Cinema Australia has been given access to this exclusive clip from the film. The intense new clip is an absolute treat for film lovers and film students. There are at least five moments in the scene where…
Cinema Australia’s Matthew Eeles caught up with Meal Tickets director Mat de Koning at The Backlot Perth to discuss his insightful new rockumentary which explores life in a rock band from the point of view of Perth rockers The Skrewtop Detonators and Will Stoker & The Embers. Meal Tickets is screening at this year’s Revelation Perth International…
“These searing comments, delivered frankly on camera, are ones that the current political authorities lack the vocabularies or intellectual framework to deal with.” Professor Kerry Brown, Kings College London, Team Leader Europe China Research & Advice Network. World Policy Journal, New York: How did you get these people to speak so candidly? How did you…
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