The trailer for the surf documentary You Should Have Been Here Yesterday was launched today, ahead of the film’s release in Australian cinemas on November 21, 2024. Umbrella Entertainment is also delighted to announce that the film’s writer and director Jolyon Hoff will take part in an extensive Q&A tour ahead of the cinema release. Following sold-out screenings…
Madman Entertainment and Arenamedia have launched the teaser trailer for Magic Beach, the big screen adaptation of Alison Lester’s beloved children’s book, directed by Robert Connolly (The Dry, Paper Planes). Magic Beach is an exciting mix of live action and animation, and perfect family viewing for the Australian summer. Alison Lester’s Magic Beach is an ongoing bestseller, continuously in print for 35 years,…
HALO Films, WA’s leading independent distribution company, is proud to announce an exciting new global distribution partnership with independent Australian distributor Bounty Films. The agreement will see HALO Film feature productions enter into a joint distribution arrangement with Bounty Films who will release HALO Films’ content across multiple formats, including: TVOD (Transactional Video On Demand)…
Sharmill Films, in partnership with Bonsai Films, has today announced the release date for Mozart’s Sister, playing in cinemas across Australia on October 31, 2024. Fresh from sold-out sessions at its Sydney Film Festival World Premiere and directed by Madeleine Hetherton-Miau (The Surgery Ship), this fascinating documentary is a ‘musical mystery’ story that explores the lost talent…
Cinema Australia Podcast #87 | Sarah Legg The pieces are in place. The game is set. Only one will emerge victorious. Anyone for tea? A visionary debut from then 19-year-old writer-director-actor Sarah Legg and starring last year’s Australian Idol sensation Angelina Curtis, Cherubhead is one of the more offbeat and ambitious micro-budget films ever made in this country, and…
Dru Brown, writer and director of Double or Nothing, has announced that Brown Python Films has secured a distribution deal for ANZ with Australian distributor, Radioactive. Double or Nothing follows two ex-con cousins, Nick and Turbo, played by Rowan Howard and Andrew Ian-Pope, as they race against time to recover $50,000 for a ruthless Mob boss. The film blends elements of dark comedy and high-octane…
With three weeks to go before Monster Fest 2024 arrives simultaneously in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, we’ve put together your complete list of Australian feature films screening throughout the festival. Now in its thirteenth year, Monster Fest is an ode to all that is weird and wonderful in the international and local cult cinema…
Maslow Entertainment today released the spine-tingling trailer for the highly anticipated First Nations psychological horror film The Moogai, just in time for Friday the 13th. Starring Shari Sebbens (The Sapphires, Thor: Love and Thunder) and Meyne Wyatt (We Are Still Here, ABC TV’s Mystery Road), The Moogai will release wide in cinemas in Australia on Halloween (31 October 2024). The film…
Screenwest is pleased to announce Western Australian social impact documentary, Hard As Puck, is the successful recipient of the 2024 Brian Beaton Award. The highly regarded Brian Beaton Award recognises the valuable contribution esteemed late documentary producer Brian Beaton made to the Western Australian screen industry. The award honours his memory by awarding a grant to a…
A tale of young love with a touch of horror, Your Love is Mine is available to rent or buy on digital platforms in Australia, New Zealand, North America, the United Kingdom and Ireland. A bucolic tale of young love marked by tragedy, which then takes a left turn into horror, Your Love is Mine tells the…
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