A very short teaser trailer for Matthew Holmes’ highly-anticipated film The Legend of Ben Hall has been revealed ahead of full trailer due for release just before Christmas. It might only be 15 seconds worth, but it looks like we’re in for a real treat, folks. Ben Hall makes plans to escape NSW before the law catches up…
Cat Sick Blues Written & Directed by: Dave Jackson Starring: Shian Denovan and Matthew C. Vaughan Where you can see it: Monster Fest 2015 When Ted’s beloved cat dies, the trauma triggers a mental breakdown. His broken brain prompts him to bring his feline friend back – all he needs is nine human lives.
Australian celebrities play detective as they go in search of their family history Well-known Australians play detective as they go in search of their family history, revealing secrets from the past. Taking us to all corners of Australia and the globe are the stories of six individuals seeking to find the definitive answer to where…
Having whet the appetites of the ghoulish and the discerning in recent weeks with first and second wave announcements, including stellar international and local guests, parties, World Premieres, Australian Premieres, workshops, Q&As and more, Monster Fest 2015, Melbourne’s annual celebration of cult movies and culture, has unveiled its full program and launched its brand new…
Continuing its succession of popular screenings, Revelation Perth International Film Festival proudly announces its next screening title. Australian Revelations is a celebration of Australian film via monthly screenings and the local film that pipped the big guns at the 2015 WA Screen Awards Pinch will headline the Monday 30 November event. A coming of age crime drama telling the…
The Made In Melbourne Film Festival turns seven this year and a record number of submissions has led to one of its strongest programs, full of variety, world premieres, and multi-award winning films. Led by a trio of exciting features – each fresh or ground breaking or even controversial – and bookended by the popular Opening and Closing Night Short…
Australian director Cate Shortland’s (Lore, Somersault) next feature film, a psychological thriller starring Teresa Palmer, starts filming at the Docklands Studio in Melbourne this week. Based on Melanie Joosten’s book Berlin Syndrome, Shortland’s as yet untitled film was written by Shaun Grant, who co-wrote Justin Kurzel’s Snowtown. It sees Australia’s very own Teresa Palmer (Wish You Were Here,…
Director Chris Sun has dropped the teaser trailer for his upcoming, highly-anticipated horror film, Boar. The film sees Sun working again with Nathan Jones and Bill Moseley who both starred in Sun’s previous film Charlie’s Farm. The rest of the cast is made up of Griffin Walsh, Christie Lee Britten, Nathan Jones, John Jarratt, Roger ward, Melissa Tkautz, Hugh Sheridan, Simone Buchanan, Bill Moseley, Steve Bisley and Ernie…
This week we’re very happy to be giving Cinema Australia readers the chance to win a DVD copy of Davo Hardy’s The Lives We Lead. The Lives We Lead follows Pamela and Edith Keegan (fiercely portrayed by Sally Williams and Georgina Neville), as their long-raging sibling rivalry bitterly steers through fifty years of their lives,…
Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) has announced its Feature Film, Television, Visual Effects or Animation and remaining Documentary nominations for the 5th AACTA Awards. In a year of record box office success for Australian films, taking more than $65 million locally to date, speculation about which films would be nominated for Australia’s top…
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