The Crowdfunders: Grid Face

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…

International release for The Lives We Lead – Now available on DVD

Australian filmmaker Davo Hardy’s debut feature The Lives We Lead is celebrating its DVD release via TLA Releasing. 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, smearing resentment and one-upmanship over each of their accomplishments and various…

Trailer of the Day: Lurking Woods – Get your red carpet premiere tickets here

Lurking Woods Directed by: Rizal Halim Screenplay by: Desmond Hew & Darryl Westrup Starring: Daniel Berenger, Hope Devaney, Troy Coward, Domique, Kyle James Sargon, Chloe Brown, Michael Rainone, Rod Manikam, Darryl Westrup, Bryan Chance, Vivienne Marshall, Cassee Lazic and Jasmine Nibali Where you can catch it: A red carpet premiere will be held at Hoyts Carousel cinema complex in Cannington on Sunday the 22nd November at 1:30pm. You can purchase tickets…

COMPETITION! Win a copy of Partisan (Now Closed)

Alexander is like any other kid: playful, curious and naive. He is also a trained assassin. Raised in a hidden paradise on the outskirts of town, Alexander has grown up seeing the world through the eyes of his father, Gregori. As Alexander begins to think for himself, creeping fears take shape and Gregori’s idyllic world…

Out of this world premiere announced for Arrowhead

A world premiere has been announced for Arrowhead. Audiences keen to catch Jesse O’Brien’s highly anticipated SciFi flick can see it on Saturday, 31 October at 5.30pm as part of the 2nd annual SciFi Film Festival held at Riverside Theatres in Parramatta. An interstellar Jekyll and Hyde, Arrowhead tells the tale of survival set amongst the distant stars. Kye…

Finalists announced for the Port Shorts Film Festival

Port Shorts Film Festival have announced its list of finalists. Showcasing an amazing selection of local talent, the film festival will be held over two big nights on October 23 & 24.   PORT SHORTS OPEN FILMMAKER FINALISTS – SATURDAY NIGHT ONLY Balloon Ride by Evan Hughes A young boy dreams of escaping with his…

Trailer of the Day: Alex & Eve

Alex & Eve Directed by: Peter Andrikidis Written by: Alex Lykos Starring: Richard Brancatisano, Andrea Demetriades, Helen Chebatte, Tony Nikolakopoulos and Zoe Carides Release Date: October 22, 2015 Alex & Eve is based on the hit stage play by Alex Lykos, who also wrote the screenplay and was produced by Murray Fahey. The original stage play was first performed in Sydney in 2006…

Trailer of the Day: Heery’s World

Heery’s World Directed by: Liz Jones Starring: Gary Heery Release Date: You can catch Heery’s World at the Antenna International Film Festival on Saturday, 17 October. Director Liz Jones will hold a Q&A after the screening. In a world where everything takes a photograph, what is the value of professional portraiture? Is it just an antiquated art or a dynamic…