Australian Revelations is a celebration of Australian film through a year-round, ongoing series of screenings and The Babadook will headline the next event on Tuesday 27 January. Receiving a limited cinema release earlier this year, The Babadook is gaining fans – and noterity – across the world, regularly featuring in ‘top 10’ lists by critics everywhere. Director William Friedkin (The Exorcist,…
Four years after a dedicated group of 150 crew members converged on Sydney’s Western Suburbs to create Australian independent film, Damaged, this coming-of-age feature is finally near completion at Spectrum Films, Fox Studios. For first time director, actress and producer, Maha Wilson, Damaged has been both a challenging and rewarding experience, especially for a female in a…
We put the call out and you answered in droves. We were overwhelmed by the number of readers who took the time to vote for the best Australian film of 2014 and we greatly appreciate everyone’s enthusiasm for this inaugural award. Below you’ll find the top five films as voted by you, including the winner…
It was a hell of a year for Australian films in 2014. Despite some bad press and low box office returns, 2014 saw some amazing films from some of the countries top talents. The films were so good that we couldn’t pick a 5th ‘worst of’ film. Here are our picks for the top five best…
A brand new concept poster was revealed today for John Jarratt’s feature film debut, StalkHer. StalkHer is a collaboration with Bed of Roses actress Kaarin Fairfax – who also directed the film – about Jack who is pushed past the brink of his stalking obsession when he decides to break into Emily’s home to take…
Nominated for the Golden Camera award at the Cannes Film Festival, These Final Hours showcases the last day on earth, twelve hours before a cataclysmic event will end life as we know it. James (NATHAN PHILLIPS: The Bridge, Wolf Creek) makes his way across a lawless and chaotic city to the party to end all…
A Pozible campaign has just been launched for Western Australian filmmaker Jeff Asselin’s anticipated coming-of-age drama Pinch. When the target is reached the team will use the funds to assist with entry fees to international film festival. There are a heap of great rewards on offer for contributors including DVDs, tickets to the film’s VIP premiere…
In the Australian surfing town of Eagle’s Nest, a young woman is the thread that binds three tales of murder, blackmail and revenge. Director: Kriv Stenders Writer: James McFarland Stars: Teresa Palmer, Simon Pegg, Alice Braga, Luke Hemsworth and Callan Mulvey
Pandora Productions dropped a teaser trailer this morning for its new film Acacia. While details about the film are scarce we’ve taken this extract from Pandora Productions’ Facebook page which tells us a bit about the film… The film Acacia has been created female heavy and will push the boundaries of the all to familiar…
Interview by Matthew Eeles: Who first came to you with the idea of bringing commercial partners like Nikon and Reid Cycles on board and what was your first reaction? To be honest – coming from a photography background – I first wrote the script about photographers. It was somewhat autobiographical in a sense that there’s this guy moving from…
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