FTI announced the successful 2016 nominees for the 28th Annual West Australian Screen Awards (WASAs) at an event held on Monday 30 May 2016 at The Standard bar in Northbridge. The West Australian Screen Awards (WASAs) is the premier celebration of West Australian screen culture, celebrating excellence and achievements in feature film, short film, web…
FTI have announce that Australian comedian Rhys Nicholson is the official host of the 28th Annual West Australian Screen Awards (WASAs). The quick-witted comedian from Sydney expressed his excitement for coming to Perth to host the highly anticipated event, “Oh I can’t wait for the awards. Who doesn’t love awards? Losers I guess… I’m just so glad Joel Creasey was booked so…
Sheborg Massacre Directed by Daniel Armstrong Produced by Daniel Armstrong, Evannah Jayne, Louise Monnington, Anthony Moran, Brendan O’Shea and Trent Schwarz Starring Emma-Louise Wilson, Sarah Howett, Nathan Hill, Sean McIntyre, Kristen Condon, Brenton Foale, Daisy Masterman, Jasy Holt and Whitney Duff Synopsis When an alien fugitive crash lands into a local puppy farm and begins turning people into machines that…
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…
The Cinema Australia team has been dying to get our first look at director Abe Forsythe’s new film, Down Under and we couldn’t be any more excited after seeing this first trailer released today. It’s been a long time between drinks for Forsythe, whose last film was Ned, 13 YEARS AGO! A fine balance between…
The Death and Life of Otto Bloom Written and Directed by Cris Jones Produced by Mish Armstrong, Alicia Brown, Melanie Coombs, Shaun Miller and Jonathan Page Starring Xavier Samuel, Rachel Ward, Matilda Brown, Rose Riley and Terry Camilleri Synopsis The chronicle of the life and loves of Otto Bloom, a man who experiences time in reverse – passing…
Australia’s longest-standing and publicly owned short film festival, the St Kilda Film Festival, has today announced this year’s award nominees who are in the running for more than $50,000 worth of cash and prizes across 18 categories. As an ACADEMY AWARDS® qualifying event, the winners of this year’s Best Short Film and Best Documentary are…
Four new clips have dropped for Oscar winner Eva Orner’s new Australian documentary, Chasing Asylum Click here for your chance to win one of ten double passes to a special Q&A screening of the documentary with director Eva Orner at Luna Leederville in Perth. Chasing Asylum exposes the real impact of Australia’s offshore detention policies and explores how…
Thanks to Luna Palace Cinemas, Cinema Australia are giving you the chance to win one of 10 double passes to a special Q&A screening of Eva Orner’s explosive new Australian documentary Chasing Asylum on Sunday, 5 June at 5.15pm Chasing Asylum exposes the real impact of Australia’s offshore detention policies and explores how ‘The Lucky Country’ became a…
In the latest edition of the Cinema Australia Podcast, Matthew Eeles chats with Australian actor, Matt Day. Day has a new short film, Perry, which is screening at the St Kilda Film Festival tonight. Details here. You can see the trailer below. The hilarious short film was shot as part of a webseries and is the…
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