Far from your average mother-daughter flick, Audrey is a twisted, razor sharp comedy both gloriously absurd and strangely relatable. And it’s in cinemas November 7. Forgotten soap star and self-appointed Mother of the Year, Ronnie Lipsick (Jackie van Beek; The Breaker Upperers, The Office Australia) is trapped in a life of unfulfilled dreams and suburban monotony. However,…
Jon Bell, an Australian filmmaker and storyteller from the Bundjalung/Wiradjuri nations, is no stranger to weaving cultural heritage into his narratives. In his chilling new horror, The Moogai, Bell explores the struggles of Sarah and Fergus, a young Aboriginal couple whose lives take a dark turn after the birth of their second child. When Sarah…
Following a full house standing ovation at the Darwin International Film Festival and four successive sold out preview events in the film’s birth place, Alice Springs, the award winning and critically acclaimed Under Streetlights is on a course to spread like wildfire in the lead up to its national release on December 12. Recently winning…
Radioactive has unleash their second trailer for The Red, an outrageous comedy horror set in the Australian outback, starring what promises to be Australia’s next iconic personality: Rippy—the giant Zombie Kangaroo. Rippy is your average bloke by day, and a terrifying Zombie Kangaroo by night. In The Red, this unforgettable character is hell bent on…
Transmission Films have today released the first look image for Spit, the highly anticipated Australian comedy from the award-winning team behind Gettin’ Square, and announced that the film will be released in cinemas on March 6, 2025. Written by Gold Coast-based writer and lawyer and writer of Gettin’ Square Christopher Nyst, Spit sees the return of beloved character Johnny (Spit) Spitieri, played by David Wenham.…
Monster Pictures Distribution has announced that production has wrapped on the Australian possession horror, Diabolic, written by Mike Harding and Daniel J. Phillips (Awoken), and directed by Phillips. As the ANZ distributors, Monster Pictures Distribution is excited to bring Diabolic to cinemas next year, where horror fans can experience it where it belongs, on the big screen. Grant Hardie from…
When Crocodile Dundee released in Australian cinemas on April 24 in 1986, little did anyone know that it would not only become the highest-grossing Australian film of all time (still to this day), and make Paul Hogan an international star – but it would also become an iconic film, one that has contributed to shaping our…
After a massive six days, including a sold-out Opening Night film The Correspondent with guests including Richard Roxburgh and Peter Greste, a spectacular Mexican fiesta following the Opening Weekend Gala screening of Cannes winner Emilia Peìrez, Australian icon Marta Dusseldorp walking the red carpet for the World Premiere of With or Without You and Dacre Montgomery…
Interview: Will Howarth and Tom McKeith In Vitro, starring Talia Zucker, Ashley Zukerman, and Will Howarth, has been awarded the coveted Dark Matters Jury Award, presented by Vertigo Entertainment, at the Austin Film Festival (AFF). The prestigious genre prize, announced at AFF’s Awards Luncheon on Saturday, October 26, follows the film’s North American premiere in…
Cinema Australia readers have been treated to an exclusive clip from Your Love is Mine, right in time for Halloween. Your Love Is Mine is a powerful relationship drama – with a touch of body horror – that explores the depths of love and desperation. Directed by Luke J.S. and Luke Wijayasinha-Gray, the film tells…
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