Revelation Perth International Film Festival has today announced the first of the titles in its Australian Revelations series. Australian Revelations is a celebration of Australian film through a year-round, ongoing series of screenings and Geoffrey Wright’s 1992 classic Romper Stomper will headline the first screening on Monday 24 November. Romper Stomper was nominated for nine Australian Film Institute Awards. A younger Russell…
Nominated for six Logie awards and winner of five, Martin Sacks is arguably one of tellies most recognised professionals and one of the Australian public’s most loved actors. For twelve years he played Detective P.J. Hasham on Blue Heelers – a role he would become most famous for – but it was The Love Boat…
A group of young Australian filmmakers is celebrating after their film, One Eyed Girl won the Jury Award at this year’s Austin Film Festival in the Dark Matters category. The South Australian psychological thriller is the second feature film to take out the Dark Matters Award, after it was introduced to the AFF program last…
Broken Contract trailer premieres starring Esther Anderson and Chris Morris Jag Pannu Productions, in association with VCR Media, have released the official trailer for action/comedy feature film Broken Contract, starring Esther Anderson and Christopher Morris. Broken Contract is a story about Max (Morris), a down-on-his-luck club owner struggling to make ends meet. When a local gang…
Eponine Films has announced that Love is Now, starring Australian actors Eamon Farren (Chained, Red Dog, Carlotta), Claire Van Der Boom (The Square, Red Hill, ‘Hawaii Five-‐0’) and Anna Torv (‘The Secret Life of Us’, ‘Fringe’) will be released in Australian cinemas nationwide on December 4, 2014. Showing support for Australian filmmaking talent, HOYTS Group is partnering…
TANGO UNDERPANTS PTY LTD is delighted to announce that its award-winning short film Tango Underpants will screen on SBS Television next month, before heading to the Toronto International Short Film Festival for its Canadian premiere. The film will air on SBS2 as part of its Showing on SBS line-up on Saturday 8 November, with a repeat screening on SBS One…
The first trailer for Jim Lounsbury’s Love Is Now was released this morning and it’s a real beauty. Cinema Australia would go as far as saying it’s the best trailer we’ve seen all year right next to The Babadook’s. It makes excellent use of a cover of Pat Benatar’s We Belong which really sets the…
Written by Timothy Boyle (Writer/Director/Producer): To the readers of Cinema Australia, This is an article I was asked to write about the making of my latest feature film currently entitled “The Half Dead”. I say currently entitled, as I’m certain that if the film is picked up by any type of distributor. the first thing to go…
The 3rd annual Ausfilm Week London (20 -23 October) commences in Soho, London today – the targeted event aims to develop co-production opportunities between Australian and UK producers for feature film and high-end drama television. Graeme Mason, CEO Screen Australia; Andrew Eaton, Revolution Films, UK; award winning producer Liz Trubridge (Downton Abbey); and Peter Buckingham , SampoMedia will give keynote presentations across the four…
Got an idea for a short film? Enter the Peninsula Short Film Festival now. The Peninsula Short Film Fest, proudly presented by Peninsula Hot Springs, is now calling for entries and invites filmmakers of any level to submit a film, of up to eight minutes in length, by Friday 19, December 2014. Festival Director, Australian…
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