For a film backed mostly by Nikon Australia there’s never a moment in Love is Now when you feel like the mega-brand is intruding on the film’s artistic integrity and getting in the way of its bold narrative. Thankfully any shameless product placement amounts to around thirty seconds – an average TV commercial – throughout…
Written by Glenn Triggs (Director): I had just finished a feature horror film in 2009 called Cinemaphobia which was about a group of young adults that are slaughtered at a horror movie marathon by a killer who wears a mirror as a face. It was a two year process and heaps of fun with around…
CELEBRATE AUSTRALIA’S FAVOURITE BRIDE AT ARC! See the costumes, hear the music, watch the film. Join our special guests as we celebrate 20 years of Muriel’s Wedding on Friday, 5 December. Wear your bridesmaids dresses or wedding attire – prizes for the best costumes on the night! MURIEL’S WEDDING: RENEWING OUR VOWS FROM 5PM Courtyard Bar opens…
Tara Reid was flustered when Cinema Australia spoke to her during a recent press junket for her new Australian film Charlie’s Farm directed by one of the countries hottest new talents, Chris Sun. She told us, “Everything’s going great. We’re busy, busy, busy. We did about twenty different things yesterday after landing the day before. I’ve slept…
This Little Piggy by Tristan Barr (writer/director): I was in my second year of actor training at the Victorian College of Arts, and feeling the need to explore externally with something other than acting I shot a few shorts with some success with small crews, minimal budget, and my mates as the actors. I had…
Sorry folks. Apparently the version we ad embedded was an unauthorised leak. We’ve been told to expect a trailer soon though so stay tuned. Newcomers to the remote Australian desert town of Nathgari, Catherine and Matthew Parker’s lives are flung into crisis when they discover their two teenage kids, Tommy and Lily, have mysteriously disappeared…
Long Shot – Written by Connor Harvey: When you’ve spent the last three years of your life on a media degree at university, you’d want to hope you got something out of it. Everything I have worked on has led to this final project. I believe that my short film, Long Shot, is a good…
Thanks to eOne, Cinema Australia is giving our readers the chance to win a copy of Galore on DVD. Entry details below. It’s a sweltering summer before the final year of school and Billie and Laura share every secret except for Billie’s biggest secret – she’s crazy in love with Laura’s boyfriend, Danny. When Billie’s…
The State Government of Victoria has promised a $3.8 million four-year renewal of the Melbourne International Film Festival MIFF Premiere Fund, which provides strategic minority co-financing to new Australian films that then go on to premiere at MIFF. “The MIFF Premiere Fund’s continuation is important for MIFF, audiences, local filmmakers, and the State’s creative economy,” said…
West Coast Visions is a development initiative offering $750,000 of production investment funding for up to one feature film project per year. It is one of ScreenWest’s largest funds. The program is designed to uncover, inspire and develop local projects and skills. Recent West Coast Visions films have had great success on the national and international festival…
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