ScreenWest, Western Australia’s screen funding and development agency, has continued its commitment towards the State’s Indigenous screen sector with the release of its Indigenous Screen Strategy 2016-2020. The Indigenous Screen Strategy, developed in consultation with the WA Indigenous screen sector and the wider industry, was presented at the State Theatre Centre of WA this morning…
Revelation Perth International Film Festival kicks off its eighteenth season tonight at the Luna Cinema in Leederville, Perth, Western Australia and runs until 12 July 2015. The annual Festival opens tonight with the Australian road movie Last Cab To Darwin which will be introduced by the film’s director Jeremy Sims and cast including Michael Caton. Special guests of the festival will include Australian actors Ningali Lawford, Mark Coles Smith and Steve Bisley alongside national…
“How do I tell someone who’s won two Miles Franklin awards that we want to change what he had written?” Kelrick Martin (Director): When I was presented with Kim Scott’s original script for Karroyul, I was instantly taken with his wonderful visual style. The film about a young girl and her connection to her past through…
Over 500 filmmakers, celebrities, media and screen industry representatives turned out to celebrate the very best in Western Australian screen production at the 27th Annual WA Screen Awards at the Heath Ledger Theatre in Perth last night, Monday 29 June 2015, hosted by comedian Joel Creasey. Presented by FTI, the WA Screen Awards (WASAs) is the premier celebration of West Australian screen culture, celebrating…
Australia’s most popular stand up comedian, Carl Barron, will release his first ever feature film Manny Lewis to Blu-Ray, DVD and Digital Download on Wednesday 8th July. Available through all good retailers, Manny Lewis sees Carl make his acting debut in the movie, which was directed and co-written with Anthony Mir and produced by Martin Fabinyi for…
The Legend of Ben Hall Directed by: Matthew Holmes Starring: Jack Martin, Jamie Coffa, William Lee, Callan McAuliffe, Joanne Dobbin, Lauren Grimson, Adam Willson, Jordan Fraser-Trumble, Gregory Quinn, Micheal Resce, Angus Pilakui, Peter Flaherty Release Date: 2015 Did you know?: Tom Beaurepaire, the actor portraying Inspector Sanderson was born on 17th January… the real Sanderson died…
With the recent closure of so many video rental stores, and DVD and Blu-ray retailers, finding a copy of Jeremy Sims’ 2006 film Last Train to Freo proved a difficult feat. With a promise to throw Sims a tenner when I catch up with him in WA for the promotion of Last Cab to Darwin,…
“It was our single greatest expenditure but we feel ultimately one of the crowning glories of our film! “ Filmmakers Susie Conte and Jenny Crabb write exclusively for Cinema Australia about their exciting new documentary based on an almost forgotten Western Australian icon, The Parkerville Amphitheatre: Almost three years ago, Jenny stumbled across the ruins…
Welcome to Cinema Australia’s new feature, Trailer of the Day. Each day (or second, or this day) we’ll be aiming to bring you a trailer of an Australian film – new or old. We’ll be including a few fun facts about the film featured as well as screening information and release dates for new films. We also hope to…
CinéfestOZ is calling for enthusiastic people to volunteer at the 26-30 August event. More than 240 people volunteer their time to become the ‘face’ of CinéfestOZ during the five-day festival, performing essential duties including film ambassadors, general hospitality, festival promotion and ushers. A lucky number of volunteers take on roles of VIP hosts and drivers…
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