“I bring these experiences, memories and fears from my childhood through to my young adulthood to the characters I embody.” Interview by Tom Munday How did you first get into acting and modelling? I was a very creative kid growing up. I used to draw complex mazes, create role-playing games with lego masterpieces and invent…
Acclaimed Australian artists Matthew Sleeth, Emma Magenta and Bruce Gladwin are set to collaborate with screen creatives Maggie Miles, Robert Connolly, Andrew Bovell, Julie Eckersley and Ester Harding on three exciting, bold new projects announced to receive funding in the third and final round of the successful HIVE FUND initiative. An Adelaide Film Festival initiative…
New Australian film Observance will have its Western Australian premiere at Australian Revelations on Monday 30 May. Observance is the story of a grieving father returning to work as a private investigator and embarking on an unusual assignment to observe a woman from an abandoned apartment. Selected for screening at the BFI London Film Festival and FanTasia International Film Festivals, this…
On 7th May, Sydney Film School will throw open its doors to the public with a free Open Day to encourage budding filmmakers to take the opportunity to experience the School and all it has to offer. Those interested in learning more about a career in the film industry will have the opportunity to sit…
New Australian psychological thriller, Backtrack will screen exclusively for one-week across select Palace Cinemas from 16-22 June. The strictly limited one-week cinema release will be followed by digital and disc releases on August 3, a non-traditional pattern designed to make the film available to a broader audience across all channels without delay. Producer Jamie Hilton said, “We’re excited to…
The St Kilda Film Festival has revealed its exciting ten-day calendar for the 2016 event; running from Thursday 19 to Saturday 28 May 2016. Proudly produced by the City of Port Phillip, the Festival will kick off with Opening Night on Thursday 19 May, where the Palais Theatre will welcome 3,000 industry guests and film-lovers on the red carpet…
Mind Blowing World has announced that the new Australian feature Pawno, opened nationally on Thursday 21 April to fabulous reviews and solid box office on its opening weekend. Pawno opened on 19 screens across Australia, achieving a healthy $3,120 screen average over the Anzac Day long weekend, with especially strong results recorded at The Sun in Yarraville,…
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…
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