Trailer of the Day: The Unhallowed

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…

Sunday Shorts: No Hawaiian

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…

Ben Elton’s Three Summers will have its world premiere at MIFF

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…

Interview: Mat de Koning

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…

Focus on MDFF #3: China’s 3Dreams

“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…

Free community screenings at CinefestOZ

The CinefestOz 2017 Community Screenings program – a celebration of West Australian film content – has been announced. The program features stunning WA landscapes, familiar local stories and works from talented West Australian creatives. Here’s this year’s lineup: Paper Planes An imaginative children’s film about a young Australian boy’s passion for flight and his challenge…

Sunday Shorts: Waltzing Tilda

Waltzing Tilda is the best Australian short we’ve seen this year. We couldn’t think of a better way to spend a cold Sunday night than watching a short film of such high quality. Enjoy. Written and Directed by Jonathan Wilhelmsson Produced by Raquel Linde Starring Holly Fraser, Glean De Goya & Bandit the RabbitWaltzing Tilda is a Sydney-set…

Incase you missed it, episode 2 of the Cinema Australia Wrap is here

In Episode 2 of the Cinema Australia Wrap, Matthew Eeles covers The Butterfly Tree, MOUNTAIN, Voyage of the Southern Sun, I Miss The War, JUNGLE, Descent into the Maelstrom – Radio Birdman Documentary film, Two People, Occupation, CinefestOZ, Capricorn Film Festival, Revelation Film Festival, The School, Hotel Coolgardie – The Film, Rabbit: film and Reaching…