Cinema Australia readers have been treated to a handful of stunning new and exclusive images from Craig Anderson’s Red Christmas. There’s still a lot of mystery surrounding the new Australian horror film starring legendary American actress, Dee Wallace (The Howling, E.T. The Extra Terrestrial) but all will be revealed when the film screens at this year’s Sydney…
CinefestOZ is still accepting entries for Australia’s Greatest Film Prize for the 2016 Festival for a limited time only. Finalist films will screen at the festival from 24 August to 28 August 2016, located in the picturesque South West region of Western Australia. The Finalist films are screened to a panel of esteemed judges and sold-out crowds throughout…
Observance Directed by Joseph Sims-Dennett Written by Joseph Sims-Dennett and Josh Zammit Starring Lindsay Farris, Stephanie King, Brendan Cowell, John Jarratt, Benedict Hardie, Tom O’Sullivan, Roger Ward, Gabriel Dunn, Joseph Sims-Dennett, Louise Mignone and Ash Ricardo Synopsis In the grip of grief following the death of his young son, his marriage on the rocks and nearing bankruptcy, Parker reluctantly…
Melbourne’s own documentary film festival launched this year to showcase some incredible documentary filmmaking talent. The Melbourne Documentary Film Festival is a 3 day film festival and runs from 9th – 11th July 2016. Over the next few weeks we’ll be taking a look at three films screening during with festival through a series of exclusive article…
Thanks to Glass Doll Films, Cinema Australia are giving our readers the chance to win a copy of Ozploitation classics Dead Kids and Thirst on Blu-ray. Thirst Kate, a career girl, is kidnapped by The Brotherhood who take her to their secret farm headquarters where stringent efforts are made to convince her of her ancestry.…
Hotel Coolgardie Directed by Pete Gleeson Produced by Melissa Hayward, Kate Neylon Synopsis This wryly observed documentary is set in a tiny mining town somewhere between Kalgoorlie and Perth. Two Finnish girls on working visas, Lina and Steph, head to this remote spot for a three-month stint behind the bar of the local pub. It’s a…
The SmartFone Flick Fest is back! After a successful inaugural year in 2015, Australia’s only dedicated smartphone film festival is again calling for your entries. SmartFone Flick Festl provides a platform for filmmakers – from beginners to professionals – to bring their ideas to life without the need for expensive equipment or a big budget. Last…
“Upon discovering the history of Ben Hall, John Gilbert and Frank Gardiner, it sent me into a frenzy of research and writing. It’s become somewhat of an obsession that has hung on for almost 10 years.” by Matthew Eeles Australian filmmaker, Matthew Holmes has announced two prequels to his highly anticipated The Legend of Ben…
by Matthew Eeles Few things are rarer in Australian cinema than a film directed by a woman, with men having dominated the industry for more than four decades. Gender inequality in the Australian film industry has been well reported recently and the staggeringly low number of films made by women in this country – just 14%…
Sydney Film Festival today announced filmmaker Abe Forsythe’s second feature film, Down Under, will have its World Premiere when it screens within the ‘Special Presentation’ section of the 2016 festival program. A black comedy set during the aftermath of the Cronulla riots, Down Under is the story of two carloads of hotheads from both sides of the…
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