The highly anticipated Australian premiere of the locally made psychological horro/thriller Observance has been announced. Presented by FilmInk the premiere will include a Q&A with director Joseph Sims-Dennett and co-writer and producer, Josh Zammit at Ritz Cinema in Randwick on Sunday 3rd April, 7pm. Tickets are just $20. In the grip of grief following the death of his young son,…
Sophie Townsend’s Pretty Good Friends is now available to rent or download from Vimeo On Demand. The film tells the story of Jules (Jenni Townsend), who moves home to Melbourne with the hopes of re-inventing herself in time for her 25th birthday. She moves in with her childhood friend, Sam (Rain Fuller), and Sam’s long-term boyfriend Alex…
Cinema Australia is giving readers the chance to win an in-season double pass for the second half of Luna Outsdoors’ season. The latest Luna Outdoor listings from February through to early April includes two Australian films, Spear and The Daughter as well as the latest films from the world’s best directors including Joel and Ethan Coen,…
FTI have announced that nominations are now open for 28th Annual West Australian Screen Awards (WASAs) The WASAs celebrates the vibrancy of the WA screen sector, connecting screen practitioners of all disciplines; film, television, online and interactive games, honouring high achievement, local production, dynamic content and key individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to…
Watch The Sunset follows outlaw bikie member Danny Biaro who wants to change his ways and start a new life with his estranged family. But his past quickly catches up to him and he is compelled to make a decision that will affect his life forever. Now he must race against the clock to save his family.…
Celebrating 25 years of hot shorts, Flickerfest – Australia’s leading Academy® Accredited and BAFTA recognised short film festival – is now on tour, following the annual festival that showcases the best short films from Australia and the world in competition and other special programmes. Flickerfest is bringing the National Tour back to Perth for the 21st year of touring to…
Imagine a world where the myths were all true – the fairy tales, the legends, the whispered tales handed down from generation to generation – all of it. That creatures of the night, both foul and misunderstood, have always walked, crawled, flown, and stalked amongst us, and always will. Then imagine that these creatures were,…
Entries are now open for the CinéfestOZ Film Prize, to be awarded during the August festival, in the Margaret River region of Western Australia. This $100,000 Film Prize is awarded to an Australian feature film for excellence in film making. In 2014 the inaugural CinéfestOZ Film Prize was won by the family friendly, Robert Connolly-directed film,…
Luna Outdoor is set to host two special screenings of Stephen Page’s Spear. Both screenings will include a Q&A with producer John Harvey. Stephen Page directs members of the Bangarra Dance Theatre in the story of a young man’s journey to discover what ancient traditions mean to modern man. A groundbreaking work from Bangarra Dance…
In the latest episode of the Cinema Australia Podcast we chat with director Jonathan N. Dixon and William Emmons about their new Australian horror film, Grey Fear. A crowdfunding campaign for the film will launch Wednesday, 10 February. Grey Fear follows a close group of pro-surfers searching for an adventure off the beaten track as…
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