New Australian documentary, Hotel Coolgardie will be having its Perth premiere next month as part of Australian Revelations – a celebrations of Australian film presented by Revelation Perth International Film Festival in association with Cinema Australia. After screenings at the Sydney Film Festival and the internationally regarded Canadian documentary festival Hot Docs, Hotel Coolgardie comes to town…
“Pete Murray’s song, Opportunity, was the first song I taught myself to play on guitar when I was 16, so meeting him to work on a film 8 years later was bizarre and awesome!” by Joanne Kmaid Acting, singing, songwriting… Is there anything else you hope to embark on? Oh definitely entrepreneurship and philanthropy! I…
Top Knot Detective is set to hit the airwaves this week. Developed within SBS’s 2015 Comedy Runway initiative to find emerging talent, and financed by Screenwest, Screen Australia and SBS, Top Knot Detective is your favourite cult 90’s samurai TV series that you’ve never heard of.* Created by Aaron McCann and Dominic Pearce, Top Knot…
The Australian Film Future Foundation today announced that popular Australian actress and producer Claudia Karvan has joined their team as part of its new AFFF Ambassador program. The AFFF Ambassador program will see Karvan campaigning to raise $10 million in funds to digitise 1000 classic Australian films for future generations, equating to around $10,000 per film. The Australian…
Iron Spyder. a short film directed and produced by Melbourne film makers Christopher Mitchell and Yoav Lester. will receive its world premier on September 25 in Austin, Texas, at this years Fantastic Fest, one of the worlds biggest genre film festivals. Shot at an underground wrestling event in Melbourne, Australia, Iron Spyder is described by Fantastic…
The long weekend is upon us with some states enjoying it this weekend, while other states are preparing for their turn next weekend. Long weekends are a great time to catch up on movies, especially those Australian films you’ve been ‘meaning to see’. To help you out, Cinema Australia have compiled a list of Australian films you…
The Howard Years by Matthew Eeles A few minutes into my conversation with John Howard the busy actor enthusiastically tells me he’s working on a new show with the ABC called The Warriors. Ironic considering the nature of our conversation. We’re here to discuss The Club – his first feature film about an AFL football…
The Family Rosie Jones | Australia | 2016 | 98 mins | Label Distribution | Unclassified 15+ The Family sheds light on one of Australia’s most notorious cults, in a powerful and moving film by Melbourne director Rosie Jones (The Triangle Wars, Antenna 2011). ‘The Family’ was a sinister apocalyptic cult active in Melbourne in the…
Stars align for the Winda Film Festival by Matthew Eeles Australia’s newest film festival will launch this November. Winda Film Festival will focus on indigenous films from across Australia and the world with the inaugural event held in Sydney. The festival is lead by Medika Thorpe, a Gunai and Gureng Gureng woman from Melbourne who grew up…
“It was like a dream come true to see that happen in Italy and see the Aussies and the Italians working together side-by-side and bringing out the best in each other.” by Matthew Eeles Tell us a bit about The Space Between. What’s it about? The Space Between is about the character of Marco who…
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