Digilante will be the season finale in a series of five half hour documentaries produced as part of the fourth instalment of Opening Shot, an ABC and Screen Australia initiative designed to see young filmmaking teams bring a fresh perspective to some of the big issues facing younger Australians. Joining Mike Nayna are producers Mark Conway…
It’s only fitting Lazybones has it’s first screening at one of Melbourne’s major new film festivals. The sharp new Australian film captures the city it’s set in with beautiful simplicity – from it’s busting night markets to its sleepy outer suburbs. We caught up with the film’s creators Caitlin Farrugia (writer/producer) and Michael Jones (writer/director) ahead of tomorrow…
The Goners Written and Directed by Nathan Bender Produced by Mason Grady and Renee Giles Starring James Lee, Tom Biddle, Ernie Crowther and Rob Sneddon Thieves, Killers, Goners. Ruthless Aussie crooks battle it out in a bloody turf war to see which of the 3 gangs own the streets.
Entries for the coveted St Kilda Film Festival competitions are now open. Both emerging filmmakers and industry professionals are being called on to submit their creative works in the following categories; Australia’s Top 100 Short Film Competition, The SoundKILDA Music Video Competition, and Under the Radar for filmmakers under the age of 21. Commencing Thursday…
It’s AACTA time again! An important date on the Australian film and television calendar where a handful of our finest filmmaking talent are awarded for their hard work and dedication to their craft. Below are our predictions for this year’s awards. There aren’t too many differences between our ‘will win’ and ‘should win’ predictions this year which is…
YEAH NAH is a new online show, punching out comedy sketches produced by JAZAM Films, starring Luke Morgan and Jarrod White with more cast members to be introduced soon. With two official sketches up on the YEAH NAH Facebook page, the show has been received well and is building a solid fan base with over 9,100 views so…
“The Boys isn’t either horror or documentary, but it feels very much like both.” Written by David Morgan-Brown Before Animal Kingdom and Snowtown, there was another Australian film that portrayed how terrifying and brooding an ordinary suburban setting could be. The boys that are referred to in the title are the Sprague brothers, with eldest Brett…
As a non-profit website dedicated to the support and promotion of Australian made films, Cinema Australia rarely gets the opportunity to throw cash at crowdfunding projects. Trust us, if we had the money we’d be executive producers on almost every new Australian film calling for supporters through the myriad of crowdfunding platforms available on the interwebs. That’s…
Revelation Perth International Film Festival will celebrate its 20thanniversary in 2017 and has officially announced its dates as 6-19 July. Revelation Festival Director Richard Sowada said the event had quite humble beginnings but was now a mainstay of the WA arts calendar. Revelation commenced in 1997 in a basement backroom in Perth’s Greenwich Club with one person, two…
Voting for the Cinema Australia 2016 Audience Award is now open! This is your chance to vote for your favourite Australian feature film or documentary of the year and win some great prizes thanks to our friends at Umbrella Entertainment. Each vote will go into the draw to win a fantastic Umbrella Entertainment prize pack…
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