In search of Victoria’s most diverse and inspired writers and directors, Film Victoria, SBS and Arenamedia’s new initiative will fast-track the skills and stories of under-represented voices to finance low budget feature films, backed by some of the screen industry’s biggest names. Launched today, Originate is designed to accelerate the development of a slate of…
Help us continue to cover more Australian films by making a donation to Cinema Australia below. We caught up with filmmaker Christopher Nelius to discuss his his eye-opening and totally bodacious new documentary, Girls Can’t Surf. Spoiler alert… They can! It’s the 1980s and the world of professional surfing is a circus of fluoro colours, peroxide hair and radical…
CinefestOZ film festival is now accepting film submissions for the 2021 festival. Categories for Australian films and Australian co-productions are: $100,000 Film Prize Official Selection – for narrative and documentary feature length films Short films VR/XR/AR CinefestOZ film festival will be held in the iconic Margaret River tourism region and throughout Western Australia’s South West.…
Nathan Hill’s I, Portrait is now available to rent via VoD. The erotic-thriller, I, Portrait is now available in Australia on Google Play, Youtube Movies and Prime Video with DVDs available to purchase via Amazon. Carmen McKenna (Natalie Heslop) has a gift. She is an award-winning painter. Whatever she paints materialises in her real life. Julian Ryde…
Help us continue to cover more Australian films by making a donation to Cinema Australia below. In this episode of the Cinema Australia Podcast host Matthew Eeles is joined by director Katie Found and actor Maiah Stewardson to talk about their beautiful new film, My First Summer. After the suspicious death of her mother, a 16-year-old is…
Help us continue to cover more Australian films by making a donation to Cinema Australia below. Thanks to Madman we have 20 double passes to giveaway to see new Australian documentary, Girls Can’t Surf. It’s the 1980s and the world of professional surfing is a circus of fluoro colours, peroxide hair and radical male egos. Girls Can’t Surf follows the…
Help us continue to cover more Australian films by making a donation to Cinema Australia below. Under My Skin is an important and moving tale of one person’s non-binary experience. Denny is a free-spirited artist, but when they fall for Ryan (Alex Russell), a by-the-books lawyer, both their limits are tested. Throughout the film, Denny is portrayed…
FanForce has released a trailer for their inspiring new documentary, Jaimen Hudson: From Sky to Sea ahead of its world premiere at the WA Made Film Festival on March 12. Discover the most powerful and inspiring story of 2021: Jaimen Hudson: From Sky to Sea. Jaimen Hudson’s aerial whale and dolphin imagery are stunning. His spectacular photographs…
Help us continue to cover more Australian films by making a donation to Cinema Australia below. Umbrella Entertainment has added Australian feature Awoken to their list of homegrown horror films releasing in 2021. Starring Erik Thomson (Storm Boy), Sara West (Bad Girl) and Benson Jack Anthony (Emo The Musical), Awoken is the feature debut for director/producer/writer Daniel…
Three Australian feature films will screen during Queer Screen’s 28th Mardi Gras Film Festival. Keep an eye on cinemaaustralia.com.au to find out more about general releases for each film. Help us continue to cover more Australian films by making a donation to Cinema Australia below. The Greenhouse Thomas Wilson-White’s The Greenhouse will launch on Friday, 19 February…
