Australian rock legend and Rose Tattoo frontman, Angry Anderson has been cast in director Colin ‘Spida’ Dixon’s upcoming Australian feature film, Patched. Currently in pre-production the film follows a small town motorcycle club accused by local police of robbing the community bank. Tensions build quickly between the police and the motorcyclists and ends in a…
Dark Epic Films have dropped a one minute sneak peek at their upcoming Australian sic-fi film, The Comet Kids. Directed by Glenn Triggs (41, Cinemaphobia) the film follows Lucas and his five friends as they go on the adventure of a lifetime to find the piece of a passing Comet that crash lands near their hometown…
Answer the call for your chance to be screened to CinefestOZ audiences through our popular Side Bar program. After a stellar program at the festival last year, CinefestOZ is excited to announce that the Short Film Entries are now open for 2016. CinefestOZ presents a wide variety of short films at side bar venues across the…
A stunningly gorgeous trailer has dropped for Ivan Sen’s Mystery Road sequel, Goldstone. Not one to let anyone else get in the way of his creative genius, Sen is credited as the writer, director, composer and cinematographer on the film. What a legend! Check out the trailer below and let us know what you think.…
Academy Award® winning filmmaker Eva Orner will join President of the Australian Human Rights Commission, Professor Gillian Triggs, crusading lawyer Julian Burnside and more for Q&As following a number of special event screenings of Chasing Asylum nationally. Chasing Asylum exposes the real impact of Australia’s offshore detention policies and explores how ‘The Lucky Country’ became a…
Pawno Directed by Paul Ireland Written by Damian Hill Produced by Toothless Pictures Starring John Brumpton, Maeve Dermody, Damian Hill, Malcolm Kennard, Mark Coles Smith, Kerry Armstrong, Tony Rickards, Daniel Frederiksen, Ngoc Phan, Naomi Rukavina, Mark Silveira, John Orcsik, Brad McMurry, Jesse Velik and Peta Brady Pawno is a character driven film about change, hope and identity. Within a day,…
You’re Not Thinking Straight Written and Directed by Luke Sullivan Produced by Luke Sullivan, Giovanni De Santolo Starring Morrison James, Jean-Pierre Yerma, Sage Godrei, Crystal Moran, Robin Royce Queree, Ali Aitken, George Ronsin, Caspar Hardaker, Jeremy Greenow, Emma Dalton, Aldo Fedato, Luke Wallace, Marilou Mochizuki and Christian Tsamorous Synopsis Strewn on the floor of a dingy bathroom cubicle, a…
In the latest episode of the Cinema Australia podcast I chat with legendary Australian stage and screen actor, Max Cullen about his career and upcoming film, Broke.
The nominees for the 17th annual South Australian Screen Awards (SASAs) have been announced. Among the nominees for Best Feature film is the coming-of-age feature film Girl Asleep, which takes a look at the world through the weird and wonderful mind of a teenage girl with great performances by Australians Bethany Whitmore, Eamon Farren, Harrison Feldman, Danielle Catanzariti…
Australia’s Funniest Shorts is calling for comedians, funny people and filmmakers to submit comedy short films and sketches for this year’s festival. The festival showcases short comedy films (between 3 and 8 minutes) and sketches (up to 3 minutes) and offers prize money for the best judged in each category. Australia’s Funniest Shorts is pleased to…
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