“When I started doing damage to others, bringing others down and really disappointing people that I love, that’s when I kind of clued into the fact that I was living a deeply unsavoury life.” Every time I ask any filmmaker the question, the answer is almost always the same, “The advertising budget is virtually non-existent.” Surely though, for a…
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…
The Dressmaker, one of the year’s most anticipated Australian film’s, dropped its brand new trailer this morning. Set in the 1950, The Dressmaker is a bittersweet comedy about a glamorous young woman who returns, after many years in Europe, to her small home town in rural Australia in order to right some wrongs from the…
David Wenham will attend the CinéfestOZ film festival (26-30 August) as Jury Chair for Australia’s biggest film prize, the CinéfestOZ Film Prize. The CinéfestOZ Film Prize encourages excellence in Australian filmmaking by providing a $100,000 award to an Australian feature film or feature-length documentary. David Wenham’s role as Chair is to head the five-person jury…
The Lives We Lead Directed by: Davo Hardy Starring: Sally Williams, Georgina Neville, Josh Wiseman and Davo Hardy Release Date: 2 August, 2015 Did you know?: Though their characters are the same age, Davo Hardy is actually 9 years younger than Sally Williams. Chronicling the turbulent lives of Pamela and Edith Keegan, two feuding sisters and the men they…
A $2.3 million investment by the State Government has secured Denmark as the location to film the movie adaptation of Tim Winton’s best-selling and award-winning novel, Breath. Culture and the Arts Minister John Day said this was an opportunity that could not be missed and the State would reap the benefits of Breath being filmed…
“You have to be exceptionally resilient, be prepared for many knocks to your confidence, and still get up every morning and find the joy in what you do.” Interview by Joanne Kmaid Actor, Director, Photographer, Videographer. You have achieved diverse careers that people dream of. Do you prefer one over the other? Honestly, acting has always…
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…
Screen Australia will provide $1.539 million to eight exciting new projects through its Multiplatform Drama program. The program supports unorthodox projects released on a variety of platforms. “Our new slate demonstrates the fund’s twin goals of supporting exciting new teams and finding fresh ideas from established talent. Funding from Screen Australia helps deliver on the…
Ambrosia Directed by: Rhiannon Bannenberg Starring: Elias Jamieson Brown, Scott Lee, Rebecca Montalti, Debbie Neilson and Natasha Velkova Release Date: 2015 Did you know?: This is the feature film debut of director Rhiannon Bannenberg who is also the film’s cinematographer, writer composer and editor. India travels back to her childhood home to spend time with her brother,…
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